Shaktikanta Das was speaking at a seminar on the global economy organised by the Ministry of Finance and the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) in the national capital.
The Central Bank decided to keep policy rate unchanged for third time in a row as it maintains heightened vigil on inflation.
Shaktikanta Das stated that the retail inflation data for this month, which are scheduled to be released on June 12, "could possibly be lower."
RBI governor Shaktikanta Das on Friday stressed the "very satisfying" inflation cooling and asserted that GDP will grow at 6.5 per cent in FY24 optimistically.
RBI governor Shaktikanta Das cautioned banks against any build-up of asset-liability mismatches and asserted that both are detrimental to financial stability.
RBI Governor addressed G20 finance ministers meet in Bengaluru, highlighting factors that can arrest the global recession.
RBI rate hike: In a report, the Germany-based bank said the RBI will respond with a slower pace of rate hikes from here, basing the expectation on the recently released minutes of the last meeting of the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC).
The RBI governor said the financial stability, macroeconomic stability and resilience of growth is being witnessed despite two Black Swan events happening one after the other and multiple shocks.
RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das said that there will be some hike but how much I will not be able to tell now... to say that 5.15 (per cent) may not be very accurate.
The RBI takes into account a particular range within which crude prices are expected to fluctuate considering all the factors that can be anticipated and that can be sort of foreseen as of today.
Cautioning investors, the governor said such assets have no underlying whatsoever, not even a tulip.
Known for his frank views, Rajan also said the government needs to do more to prevent a K-shaped recovery of the economy hit by the coronavirus pandemic.
I firmly believe that India has the potential to grow at a reasonably high pace in the post-pandemic scenario, said Reserve Bank of India Governor Shaktikanta Das.
Shaktikanta Das was appointed as the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Governor in December 2018.
Addressing AIMA National Management Convention, Das underlined the need for increased investment in healthcare education, digital and physical infrastructure to ensure sustainable growth and generate employment opportunities.
Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Governor Shaktikanta Das said that the second wave of pandemic has taken grievous toll on India.
NEFT, RTGS money transfer services has been extended to payments banks by the RBI.
Governor Das said prepaid payments instruments (PPIs) were given the option to become interoperable, wherein customers of one company can send funds to customers of other PPIs or banks.
Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on April 07 announced revised projection for CPI inflation of financial year 2021-22. "The projection for CPI inflation has been revised to 5% in Q4 of 2021, 5.2%, in Q1 of 2021-22, 5.2% also in Q2 of 2021-22, 4.4% in Q3, and 5.1% in Q4 with risks broadly balanced. On March 31, 2021, the government retained the inflation target at 4% with the lower and upper tolerance levels of 2% and 6%, respectively, for the next five years that is from April 2021 to March 2026. An inflation rate of 4% over the medium term has now been successfully entranced the economic landscape," said RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das.
Speaking at the India Economic Conclave, Das said that now the world knows the dangers of the Covid-19 pandemic and it is not as in the case of 2020 when there was complete uncertainty.
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