Food price surge puts Raghuram Rajan on the back foot

Last Updated: Sunday, June 21, 2015, 08:44

RBI Governor Raghuram Rajan has cut interest rates three times this year to boost growth, but he has since warned he will not cut again if poor rains drive up prices and threaten his inflation target.

Private bankers to be interviewed for CEO/MD post at 5 large PSBs

Last Updated: Thursday, June 11, 2015, 18:06

While the age limit was increased to 57 years, from 55 years earlier, the mandatory board-level experience for the applicants were reduced to one year from three years previously to invite more experienced talent for heading large public sector banks.

RBI Governor Rajan meets FM Jaitley

Last Updated: Thursday, June 11, 2015, 13:42

Reserve Bank Governor Raghuram Rajan on Thursday met Finance Minister Arun Jaitley and discussed macroeconomic issues.

First set of small, payment bank licences in 2 months: RBI

Last Updated: Sunday, June 7, 2015, 13:09

The RBI had received 72 applications for small finance bank licences and 41 applications for payment bank licences.

Rajan says not more comfortable on inflation now than in April

Last Updated: Wednesday, June 3, 2015, 14:04

The central bank cut its policy repo rate by 25 basis points to 7.25 percent on Tuesday, for the third time this year, to boost investments and growth.

I am happy to let it go to the government: Rajan on PDMA

Last Updated: Thursday, May 28, 2015, 22:08

Reserve Bank Governor Raghuram Rajan on Thursday said there was no reason for RBI to manage public debt and he would be happy if the debt management function goes to the government.

Make in India should not entirely focus on global markets: Rajan

Last Updated: Thursday, May 28, 2015, 19:51

Reserve Bank Governor Raghuram Rajan on Thursday said it was a 'worthwhile ambition' to pursue Make In India campaign but cautioned that the whole effort should not be made towards producing for overseas markets as global slowdown could create problems.

Rate cut likely on or before June 2 policy review: Experts

Last Updated: Wednesday, May 13, 2015, 18:10

The Reserve Bank is likely to go for a rate cut on or before the June 2 policy review as the CPI inflation fell to a 4-month low of 4.87 per cent in April and industrial output declined in March, say experts.

Raghuram Rajan says MPC discussion not currently top of list

Last Updated: Friday, April 17, 2015, 10:05

Governor Raghuram Rajan said in an interview with an English daily that the central bank is "on the same page" as the government on many issues.

FM Jaitley leaves for US today to attend IMF-World Bank meet

Last Updated: Tuesday, April 14, 2015, 09:00

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley is leaving for the US Tuesday night to attend the IMF-World Bank Spring meetings in Washington.

RBI Governor Raghuram Rajan brushes off talk of top IMF role: Report

Last Updated: Wednesday, April 8, 2015, 10:36

The head of RBI, Raghuram Rajan, has brushed off talk that he could be a candidate for the top job at the International Monetary Fund when Christine Lagarde`s term ends next year, according to a newspaper interview.

RBI chief says banks too exposed to infrastructure

Last Updated: Thursday, April 2, 2015, 14:59

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) chief said on Thursday the country`s push to build infrastructure should not come at the expense of financial stability, adding banks already had too much exposure to the sector.