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The Q4'16–17 rate was 6.1% as against a forecast of 7.1% by economists. [151] The rate for the financial year 2016–17 was 7.1%, a reduction from the 8% in 2015–16. [152] This drop was attributed to demonetisation by economists. [153] The GDP growth rate for Q1'17–18 dropped to 5.7%, compared to 7.9% a year prior, [154] the lowest since ...
The first demonetisation of India was carried out in the year 1946 when, under the then Governor General of India, Field Marshal Archibald Wavell, 1st Earl Wavell, the Reserve Bank of India demonetised notes of ₹500, ₹1000, and ₹10,000 in order to check black market operations and tax evasions. This was done via 2 ordinances.
The 2000 rupee note was introduced by the Reserve Bank of India on 8 November 2016. The introduction of this denomination of the Indian rupee was part of the government's demonetization exercise aimed at curbing corruption, black money and counterfeit currency. On the same day, the Indian government announced the demonetization of the existing ...
Bank rate is defined in Section 49 of the RBI Act of 1934 as the 'standard rate at which RBI is prepared to buy or rediscount bills of exchange or other commercial papers eligible for purchase'. When banks want to borrow long term funds from the RBI, it is the interest rate which the RBI charges to them.
The dollar index was just off a one-year low at 100.82, reflecting bets on faster rate cuts, while the euro and pound nudged towards multi-month highs versus the greenback. [FRX/]
September 6, 2024 at 7:22 AM. By Johann M Cherian and Purvi Agarwal. (Reuters) -U.S. stock index futures fell on Friday as caution prevailed ahead of a key jobs data report that could be pivotal ...
Axis Bank. Axis Bank Limited, formerly known as UTI Bank (1993–2007), is an Indian multinational banking and financial services company headquartered in Mumbai, Maharashtra. [ 8 ] It is India's third largest private sector bank by assets and fourth largest by market capitalisation. It sells financial services to large and mid-size companies ...
The Federal Reserve will lower interest rates by 25 basis points at each of the U.S. central bank's three remaining policy meetings in 2024, according to a majority of economists in a Reuters poll ...