Reserve Bank of India (RBI)
RBI’s Gokarn identifies emerging inflation risks
Reserve Bank of India deputy governor Subir Gokarn says changing dietary habits are driving up food prices
RBI names working group to review key open market operations
Reserve Bank of India names working group members assessing liquidity adjustment facility; six out of ten from central bank
Subbarao tackles dilemmas in central banking
Reserve Bank of India governor opines on five challenges facing monetary authorities
RBI narrows rate corridor with repo, reverse repo hikes
Reserve Bank of India lifts repo and reverse repo rates in first-ever mid-period policy review; narrows rate corridor as flagged to cut market volatility
India’s Mohanty to lead review of key open market operation
Reserve Bank of India executive director Deepak Mohanty will head working group assessing liquidity adjustment facility; review will examine method in light of changing liquidity dynamics
India’s Chakrabarty demands technological improvement in banking services
Reserve Bank of India deputy governor Kamalesh Chandra Chakrabarty says country needs to update banking infrastructure to maintain current growth levels
Subbarao concerned over Basel III countercyclical measures
Reserve Bank of India governor Duvvuri Subbarao cites concern over variable likely to be used to calibrate countercyclical buffers
RBI’s Thorat: formalise payments to promote inclusive growth
Reserve Bank of India deputy Usha Thorat says payments developments offer “unique opportunity”
RBI: India’s reforms strengthened purchasing power parity
Reserve Bank of India paper says 1990s liberalisation policies helped stabilise purchasing power parity
Peru nearly doubles reserve ratio on foreign deposits
Central Bank of Peru raises reserve requirement on foreign deposits to 120% in bid to stem capital inflows
RBI’s income plummets on low returns
Reserve Bank of India’s Annual Report shows income in past fiscal year dropped as rates of return fell worldwide; central bank expects temporarily weakened output path
Indian officials to probe De La Rue plant
Reserve Bank of India says government officials due to visit De La Rue plant; trip follows paper fault which forced De La Rue chief executive to quit
Indian inflation back in single digits on back of Reserve Bank hikes
Official data on wholesale price index show inflation fell to 9.97% last month
India’s Gokarn terms inflation a “legitimate concern”
Reserve Bank of India deputy governor Subir Gokarn says supply side price pressures cannot be controlled through standard monetary policy measures
RBI: slow growth could help anchor inflation
Reserve Bank of India’s August Bulletin says slower growth could help address inflationary pressures
RBI moots new bank licences to increase competition
Reserve Bank of India says it may issue new bank licences; higher capital requirements are expected
RBI drastically cuts deputy governor Chakrabarty’s role
Reserve Bank of India removes five of deputy governor Kamalesh Chakrabarty’s nine portfolios; move linked to Chakrabarty’s out-of-turn comments on monetary policy
RBI attempts to soothe market jitters with more rate reviews
Reserve Bank of India will release four extra monetary policy reviews per year in a bid to keep investors calm; decision brings it in line with bulk of major central banks
India jerks in policy reins to choke off ballooning inflation
Reserve Bank of India levies bigger-than-forecast 50 basis point rate hike as data show inflation has spilled over from food to all areas; higher fuel prices, weather patterns key going forward
India approves new currency symbol
Indian government picks symbol for rupee after nationwide contest; says country’s growth and arrival on the international economic stage merit symbol
RBI's Gopinath says regulation key in OTC reforms
Reserve Bank of India deputy governor Shyamala Gopinath discusses challenging process of calibrating India's over-the-counter derivatives markets
Four former governors join Central Banking’s advisory board
Joseph Yam, Y.V. Reddy, Don Brash and Ludek Niedermayer join Central Banking Publications editorial advisory board
Abandon pure inflation targeting: India’s Subbarao
Reserve Bank of India governor Duvvuri Subbarao says central banks should not persist with single focus on inflation targeting
Gold to put in sparkling performance: asset managers
Central bank reserve managers from around the world say gold will do better than any other reserve asset in 2010; metal’s importance to soar over near future