Highlights: RBI surprises market with 25-basis points repo rate cut
The Reserve Bank of India on Wednesday slashed the repo rate by 25 basis points, from 7.75
per cent to 7.5 per cent effective immediately.
BT Online Bureau- New Delhi,
- Updated Aug 4, 2015 11:18 AM IST
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The Reserve Bank of India on Wednesday slashed the repo rate - the interest rate at which it lends to banks - by 25 basis points, from 7.75 per cent to 7.5 per cent effective immediately.
Here are the key highlights:
>> CRR kept unchanged at 4%
>> RBI sees inflation soften through H1FY16 and will be sub-6% in H2
>> RBI seeks to bring inflation to 4% by FY18-end
>> Disinflation is evolving at faster pace than envisaged, says RBI
>> Further monetary policy action to be conditioned by incoming data
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