april Flashcards
India’s real Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth at ________ for FY25
7%
Policy Repo Rate
6.50%
Fixed Reverse Repo Rate
3.35%
Standing Deposit Facility (SDF) Rate
6.25%
Marginal Standing Facility (MSF) Rate
6.75%
Bank Rate
6.75%
Cash Reserve Ratio (CRR)
4.50%
Statutory Liquidity Ratio (SLR)
18%
RBI kept the repo rate unchanged at 6.5% for
7th consecutive time
RBI kept the repo rate unchanged at 6.5% for 7th consecutive time to reduce inflation and
make sure people expect lower prices while ensuring it works effectively. The committee
decided this with a majority of
5:1.
Consumer Price Index (CPI) inflation or retail inflation is projected at __________ (unchanged vis-a-vis
February 2024 projection) for FY25,
4.5%
RBI set an objective of achieving the medium-term target for CPI inflation of
4% within a band of +/- 2%,
With Respect to the domestic economy, real GDP expanded by __________ in 2023-24 (FY24
7.6%
India’s Forex Reserves Reached all-time high of
USD 645.6bn
RBI to enable Cash Deposit Facility Via
UPI
With a view to facilitating wider non-resident participation in Sovereign Green Bonds (SGrBs), a scheme
for investment and trading in these bonds is available at the
IFSC (International Financial Services Centre)
in Gandhinagar, Gujarat..
RBI would launch a mobile app for accessing the
Retail Direct portal
RBI Retail
Direct Scheme which was launched in
November 2021.
RBI Retail
Direct Scheme enables investors to buy securities in primary auctions as well as buy/sell
securities through the
NDS-OM (negotiated dealing system – order matching) platform.
RBI has decided to allow ____________- to use permissible rupee interest derivative
products.
Small Finance Banks (SFBs)
At present, SFBs are permitted to use only ____________ for proprietary hedging.
Interest Rate Futures (IRFs)
RBI proposed to broaden Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC)-Retail access by allowing X_________- to offer CBDC wallets, facilitating resilience testing for multi-channel transactions
non-bank
payment operators
Members of MPC:
Dr. Shashanka Bhide;
Dr. Ashima Goyal;
Prof. Jayanth R. Varma;
Dr. Rajiv Ranjan;
Dr. MichaelDebabrata Patra;
and headed by Shaktikanta Das (RBI Governor).