RBI MPC Meet Highlights: Central bank maintains status quo; trims FY22 GDP forecast to 9.5%

RBI MPC Meet Highlights: Central bank maintains status quo; trims FY22 GDP forecast to 9.5%

RBI Monetary Policy Committee meet: Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Governor Shaktikanta Das kept the repo rate unchanged at 4%, retaining the accommodative stance to aid economic recovery. The central bank also trimmed FY22 GDP forecast to 9.5% from 10.5%

RBI MPC meet: Governor Shaktikanta Das kept key policy rates unchanged on Friday, June 4 for the sixth consecutive time
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  • Jun 04, 2021,
  • Updated Jun 04, 2021, 10:57 AM IST

RBI MPC meet: Announcing the outcome of the second bi-monthly Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Governor Shaktikanta Das kept interest rates unchanged and retained an accommodative stance for the sixth consecutive time. Das announced the MPC's decision after it concluded its three-day meet on June 4. The central bank also trimmed the FY22 GDP forecast to 9.5% from 10.5%. The RBI  had kept repo rate unchanged at 4% and the reverse repo rate at 3.35% in the April policy review.

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