Neha Dasgupta And Rajesh Kumar Singh

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High retail inflation diminishes rate cut hopes
Rediff.com12 Jul 2016

While a pick-up in summer monsoon rains in recent weeks is expected to cool food...

Modi could name Arvind Panagariya as RBI governor: TV channels
Rediff.com11 Jul 2016

Panagariya, who heads the government's main economic advisory body NITI Aayog, is also...

India's infrastructure output growth hits 5-month low
Rediff.com30 Jun 2016

Annual growth in electricity production last month slowed to 4.6 per cent from 14.7 per...

Factbox: Potential successors to RBI chief Rajan
Rediff.com28 Jun 2016

Here is some background on the candidates seen as potential successors to Rajan at the RBI

As RBI chief Rajan retreats, his long-time nemesis advances
Rediff.com21 Jun 2016

While he has plenty of critics at home, Rajan is a favourite among foreign investors...

Raghuram Rajan: A victim of dirty politics
Rediff.com21 Jun 2016

Even before Prime Minister Narendra Modi swept to power in 2014, Subramanian Swamy was...

Raghuram Rajan was 'forced to quit'
Rediff.com19 Jun 2016

Raghuram Rajan joked he wasn't expecting to win any votes or Facebook 'likes' in the...

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

RBI chief Rajan wins over Modi despite broad mistrust
Rediff.com1 Jun 2016

The first signs of growing bonhomie between Modi and Rajan came early last year, when...

India set to retain fastest growing economy tag
Rediff.com31 May 2016

India's upbeat outlook contrasts with neighbouring China, where growth slipped to 6.7...

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

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's retail inflation snaps easing trend, interest rates seen on hold
Rediff.com12 May 2016

Slowing inflation prompted the RBI to cut the policy repurchase rate last month by 25...

Bill to reform India's interest rate, monetary policy soon
Rediff.com5 May 2016

The inflation target of the RBI would be reviewed once every five years.

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...