Why do we need external benchmarks while pricing loans?

An internal Study Group constituted by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has recommended that banks should set interest rates based on an external benchmark and not as per internal…

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Anatomy of a decline

Introduction: Indian growth indicators have been in constant decline, in the April-June quarter, growth plummeted to a dismal 5.7 per cent.  The growth for fiscal 2017-18 is projected to be…

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India 100th on Global Hunger Index

India has a “serious” hunger problem and ranks 100th out of 119 countries on the global hunger index — behind North Korea, Bangladesh and Iraq but ahead of Pakistan, according…

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Inter-bank Local Currency Credit Line Agreement and Cooperation Memorandum relating to Credit Ratings

The Union Cabinet has given its approval to the signing of the (i) Interbank Local Currency Credit Line Agreement and (ii) Cooperation Memorandum Relating to Credit Ratings by Exim Bank with participating member banks…

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Electronic Negotiable Warehouse Receipt (e-NWR) System

Union Minister of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution today launched the Web Portal of Warehousing Development and Regulatory Authority (WDRA) & “Electronic Negotiable Warehouse Receipt (e-NWR) System” in New…

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