Neha Dasgupta And Manoj Kumar

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Wanted: An independent RBI chief to champion Indian reforms
Rediff.com19 Jun 2016

The RBI is not statutorily independent from the government but has long enjoyed wide...

India seen pressing ahead with bank clean-up despite Rajan's exit
Rediff.com19 Jun 2016

Bankers and government officials told Reuters Rajan's successor may be less aggressive...

India's trade deficit widens to three-month high in May
Rediff.com15 Jun 2016

Imports dropped 13.16 per cent year-on-year

Scope to cut rates if inflation heads to 5%: Rajan
Rediff.com8 Jun 2016

Rajan said the central bank has used up all its "space available" to cut interest rates

India to crack down on savings scams as Modi backs banking for all
Rediff.com30 May 2016

India does not have a unified regulatory regime to counter Ponzi, or pyramid, schemes...

Banks still resisting rate cuts as liquidity row with RBI drags on
Rediff.com25 May 2016

These cash shortages increase banks' funding costs, making it harder for them to lower...

After benefits of cheap oil, India counts cost of reduced Gulf remittances
Rediff.com25 May 2016

The prospect of further falls in remittances is a hindrance for the Reserve Bank of...

Faster fiscal consolidation key for India ratings upgrade: Moody's
Rediff.com19 May 2016

The ratings agency currently rates India at Baa3

India eyes oil-for-drugs deal with Venezuela to recoup pharma cash
Rediff.com18 May 2016

Like pharmaceutical companies globally - which used to enjoy a preferential exchange...

Rajan says taking steps to 'firewall' the economy
Rediff.com13 May 2016

In 2013, India suffered its worst currency crisis in more than two decades but has...

India to take on defaulters as parliament approves bankruptcy bill
Rediff.com11 May 2016

The insolvency and bankruptcy code will strengthen the hands of lenders to recover...

RBI to get rates panel in policy shift
Rediff.com11 May 2016

Three members will be representatives from the government, and three from the RBI.

Lok Sabha backs bankruptcy code, key to debt cleanup
Rediff.com5 May 2016

Modi govt eyes cleanup of bad debt mountain as wary state banks hesitate
Rediff.com5 May 2016

India's $121 billion troubled debt pile, over $100 billion of which is on the books of...

March infrastructure output grows fastest in 16 months
Rediff.com2 May 2016

Infrastructure accounts for nearly 38 per cent of India's industrial output

Ambitious new bankruptcy code may take years to clean up India's debt mess
Rediff.com2 May 2016

Bankers back the new bankruptcy code, which would impose debt deadlines on failed firms...

Retail inflation hits six-month low in March
Rediff.com12 Apr 2016

Retail inflation has eased from double digits in 2013.

Forex reserves surge to record high of $360 bn
Rediff.com9 Apr 2016

The surge is a stark turnaround from 2013 when the country's current account gap hit a...

RBI's new mission: Getting lenders to pass on its rate cuts
Rediff.com4 Apr 2016

After months of denying there was a liquidity problem, Governor Raghuram Rajan has...

India eyes loans from China-led Asian Investment Bank
Rediff.com31 Mar 2016

India, the bank's second biggest shareholder after China, is looking to borrow from the...