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RBI buys bonds worth 40,000 cr in week to feb 21

TREND | 01 Mar 2025

Economic Times

The Reserve Bank of India bought bonds worth 40,000 crore through open market operations to increase liquidity in the banking system. This brings their total bond purchases in February to 80,000 crore. Market participants anticipate further liquidity injections through similar operations or repo auctions. RBI had also made significant bond purchases in January.

$10 bn Swap auction by RBI gets healthy response

Business Line | 28 Feb 2025 9 more

Growth in personal loans slows down to 14.2% in Jan, shows RBI data

Reserve Bank of India's $10 bn forex swap auction receives 1.5 times bids

Budget FY26 lays foundation for AP's reconstruction: AP CM Naidu

Business Line | 28 Feb 2025

India and Japan renew $75 billion bilateral currency swap agreement

RBI conducts forex swap worth $10 billion to inject long-term liquidity

AP's NDA Govt pegs Budget for FY26 at 3.22 lakh crore balancing welfare, development

Business Line | 28 Feb 2025

Waqf Bill likely to come up before House during 2nd part of Budget Session

Business Standard | 27 Feb 2025

AP Cabinet meet on Feb 28 to approve FY26 Budget proposals, FM Payyavula Kesav to present the Budget

Business Line | 27 Feb 2025

Rising state debt: Top 10 states with highest liabilities in 2024

Business Today | 27 Feb 2025

In Rs 3.22 Lakh Crore Budget, Andhra Pradesh Government Prioritizes Welfare schemes

TREND | 28 Feb 2025

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Proposals include Rs 20,281 crore for the Scheduled Caste component, Rs 8,159 crore for the Scheduled Tribes, Rs 47,456 crore for the Backward Classes.

NBFCs surge post RBI relief, brokerage outlooks improve

TREND | 28 Feb 2025

Economic Times

The brokerage described RBI's decision to ease bank lending to finance companies as 'Dene Wala Jab Bhi Deta...Deta Chappar Phaad Ke" (God gives abundantly whenever he gives). It was referring to RBI's move to ease the sector's woes. CLSA said Bandhan Bank is the biggest beneficiary of the step.

Bandhan Bank, Ujjivan Small Finance Bank major beneficiaries of RBI move

Business Standard | 27 Feb 2025 9 more

IndusInd Bank, Bandhan Bank Could Gain As RBI Eases Risk Weights For Loans To NBFCs

NDTV Profit | 27 Feb 2025

RBI's risk weights seen as macro prudential step to support economic growth

Religare to appoint four new directors on board; seeks RBI's approval

World Bank bullish on India, reaffirms confidence in its economic potential

Centre spent over Rs 400 crore to contest court cases in last 10 years

New India Cooperative Bank Vault Had Capacity For Rs 10 Crore But Book Showed Rs 122 Crore: Mumbai …

NDTV Profit | 26 Feb 2025

SpiceJet Q3 result: Budget airline flies back to black, earns profit of 25 crore

livemint | 26 Feb 2025

SpiceJet posts Rs 26 cr profit in Dec quarter backed by high performance

New India Coop Bank had capacity for Rs 10 cr, book showed Rs 122 cr: EOW

Editorial. Nimble on policy

TREND | 27 Feb 2025

Business Line

RBIs reversal of stringent lending norms is an appreciable move

House price index rises 3.1% in third quarter of FY25, shows RBI data

TREND | 27 Feb 2025

Business Standard

All-India House Price Index (HPI) increased 3.1 per cent in the third quarter of 2024-25 as compared to 4.3 per cent growth in the preceding three months and 3.8 per cent growth in the year-ago period, according to data released by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI). The RBI released its quarterly house price index for the December quarter of 2024-25 on Thursday, based on transaction-level data received from the registration authorities in 10 major cities. The cities are Ahmedabad, Bengaluru, Chennai, Delhi, Jaipur, Kanpur, Kochi, Kolkata, Lucknow, and Mumbai. The RBI said the annual HPI growth varied widely across the cities - ranging from a high growth of 8.1 per cent (Kolkata) to 0.1 per cent (Kanpur). On a sequential (q-o-q) basis, all-India HPI increased by 0.4 per cent in Q3:2024-25. Mumbai, Bengaluru, Ahmedabad, Lucknow, Kolkata, Chennai, Jaipur and Kochi recorded a sequential rise in house prices during the latest quarter.

Indian toy industry on a strong growth trajectory; exports rise 40%, imports drop 79% in 5 years: Report

TREND | 27 Feb 2025

Business Line

The Union Budget 2025-26 reaffirms the importance of this sector through the announcement of the National Action Plan for Toys