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Deliver or depart: SBI chair Setty sends stern message to top brass at subsidiaries

Mumbai, Aug. 24 -- State Bank of India has asked its subsidiaries to step up as part of chairman C.S. Setty's stern message that underperformance will not be tolerated, according to a person aware of ... Read More


RBI at fork in the road, experts back chasing headline inflation

New Delhi, Aug. 23 -- India's central bank is facing a crucial question: Should it continue to target headline inflation, even when volatile food prices are largely beyond its control? The answer, acc... Read More


SMBC wins RBI approval to acquire 24.99% in Yes Bank, to join board with 2 seats

Mumbai, Aug. 23 -- Yes Bank on Saturday said that the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has approved a proposal by Japanese lender Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation to acquire up to 24.99% in the private ... Read More


Yes Bank stake sale to Sumitomo gets RBI nod

Mumbai, Aug. 23 -- Yes Bank on Saturday said that the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has approved a proposal by Japanese lender Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation to acquire up to 24.99% in the private ... Read More


Should rate-setting panel track headline or core inflation? RBI stirs debate

New Delhi, Aug. 21 -- The central bank has initiated a process to gather opinions on whether monetary policy should track headline inflation or core inflation, which strips out the impact of fuel and ... Read More


RBI panel member: GST revamp will lower prices, but second-round effects unclear

Mumbai, Aug. 21 -- The Reserve Bank of India's six-member monetary policy committee in August unanimously decided to keep therepo rate unchanged at 5.5% despite softer inflation. Minutes of the meetin... Read More


Tariff fog clouded RBI rate call: Minutes

Mumbai, Aug. 21 -- When the rate-setting committee of the central bank met two weeks ago, an uncertain global environment brought about by the tariff tantrums of US President Donald Trump loomed large... Read More


Trump's tariff shadow loomed over monetary policy decision in August, minutes show

Mumbai, Aug. 20 -- When the rate-setting committee of India's central bank met two weeks ago, an uncertain global environment brought about by the tariff tantrums of US president Donald Trump loomed l... Read More


Trump's punishing tariffs to deepen the slump in one large corner of Indian banking

Mumbai, Aug. 18 -- Indian banks have low exposure to the sectors in the direct line of US President Donald Trump's tariffs. Yet, as trade disruption ripples through the economy, they may not escape a ... Read More


Mint Explainer: Why has ICICI Bank hiked its minimum balance requirement 5X?

Mumbai, Aug. 11 -- ICICI Bank, which last revised its average minimum account balance requirements in 2015, has raised the threshold for savings accounts in metro and urban areas to Rs.50,000 from Rs.... Read More