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GST reform to lower retail prices, boost consumption: RBI article

September 25, 2025 5:37 am

Starting September 22, the government has introduced a two-slab structure of 5 per cent and 18 per cent, abolishing the earlier four-rate tax regime.

Express View on inflation: Prices stable

September 15, 2025 7:31 am

Amid US tariffs, moderation in inflation and lowering of GST rates could be spur economy needs

Ready to support growth, sectors impacted more by US tariffs: RBI Governor

August 26, 2025 5:37 am

He said the RBI has ensured ample liquidity in the banking system and will take all necessary steps to support economic growth, especially in sectors that may be more severely impacted.

Banks, corporates should come together to create investment cycle: RBI Guv Sanjay Malhotra

August 25, 2025 1:19 pm

RBI Governor Sanjay Malhotra on Monday asked banks and corporates to come together and drive the "animal spirits"

Monetary policy needs to remain watchful amid uncertainty on the external front, says RBI Governor Malhotra

August 20, 2025 8:19 pm

In the August policy, the RBI’s six-member MPC unanimously voted to leave the policy repo rate unchanged at 5.5 per cent and maintain the policy stance as ‘neutral’.

What RBI’s decision to not cut rates says about India and Trump tariffs

August 07, 2025 11:28 am

With growth momentum likely to be maintained at around 6.5 per cent, there is no need for further rate cuts. Only if the growth trajectory gets severely dented by the aggravation of trade risks can we expect a further rate cut by the central bank in this cycle.

RBI keeps interest rates unchanged. But what will dictate policy action?

August 07, 2025 7:09 am

Considering that the uncertainty over tariffs continues, further policy action will possibly depend on whether growth and/or inflation deviate significantly from the central bank's current assessment.

Reduced oil purchases from Russia would not impact inflation, says RBI Governor

August 07, 2025 4:40 am

RBI Governor Sanjay Malhotra said trade negotiations with the US were ongoing and he hoped there would be an “amicable solution”.

RBI Policy: Why MPC is likely to keep repo rate unchanged in August meeting

August 06, 2025 8:14 am

RBI Monetary Policy Committee meeting scheduled from August 4-6

Debt on Plastic: Credit card delinquencies surge 44% to Rs 33,886 crore amid rising consumer spending

July 28, 2025 5:20 am

These trends signal both short-term and long-term stress in the unsecured credit market, especially as consumers lean heavily on plastic for everyday and discretionary spending.

‘Think of it the other way, not about govt raiding RBI, but how RBI could have behaved differently’

June 22, 2020 6:07 pm

In this edition of the Idea Exchange, Former Chief Economic Adviser Arvind Subramanian talks about demonitisation, defends GST, explains the reasons why growth has not been robust and reflects back on his tenure as Chief Economic Adviser of India.

Express Eye for Detail Ep 12: Two years of demonetisation, the Diwali mess and Faizabad renamed as Ayodhya

June 22, 2020 6:11 pm

Two years on, The Indian Express learns that RBI did not approve of demonetisation and more about the week’s top stories in Express Eye for Detail episode 12.

Eye for Detail EP 12: All about the Ayodhya uncertainty, RBI vs govt and Statue of Unity

June 22, 2020 6:12 pm

How the BJP and RSS are reacting to the Supreme Court deferring the Ayodhya case, why the RBI and the government are at loggerheads and what it means to have a statue worth almost Rs 3000 crores. All that and more in this week’s Eye for Detail.

'For the first time we have a majority govt. If some hard decisions have to be taken, they must be announced now'

June 22, 2020 6:13 pm

Former governor of Reserve Bank of India Bimal Jalan talks about how he addressed the issues of transparency and accountability in financial transactions and governance in his new book, India Ahead: 2025 and Beyond.

Congress has no faith in us or any other institution because it has no faith in itself: Narendra Modi

June 22, 2020 6:21 pm

Prime Minister Narendra Modi said the Congress party has no faith in the government, the CJI, the RBI or any international organisation that gives data on India's growth. He said it is because Congress has no faith in itself.

Demonetisation: RBI recovers almost all banned notes

June 22, 2020 6:55 pm

56.4 Per Cent Rise In Bad Loans Or Non Performing Assets Of State Owned Banks

June 22, 2020 7:10 pm

RBI Asks Banks To Track Demand Drafts Used To Convert Old Notes To New During Demonetisation

June 22, 2020 7:11 pm

Election Commission Hits Back After RBI Rejects Plea To Raise Cash Limits For Poll Candidates

June 22, 2020 7:12 pm

Rs 14 Lakh Crore In Old Notes Back With Banks, Micro-Small Scale Industries Suffer Job Loss

June 22, 2020 7:14 pm