RBI reserve should be used to fix financial system, says former CEA Arvind Subramanian
• 6 years ago"If the reserve is used for deficit financing that would amount to raiding RBI and I would be extremely dissatisfied and disappointed with it," Arvind Subramanian said
RBI can transfer Rs 1 lakh crore of excess reserves to govt: Bank of America Merrill Lynch report
• 6 years ago"We expect the proposed committee on the RBI's economic capital framework (ECF) to identify Rs 1-3 trillion which is 0.5-1.6 percent of GDP as excess capital," analysts at Bank of America Merrill Lynch said in a note on Monday.
RBI Board meet: Govt wants to capture central bank to gain control of its Rs 9 lakh cr reserves, says P Chidambaram
• 6 years agoIn a series of tweets, the former finance minister also claimed that the government and the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) was heading towards a “confrontation” in the Monday's board meeting of the bank.
RBI complains too much; its role has been better defined, powers expanded over four years of Narendra Modi govt
Rajan Katoch • 6 years agoHistorically, finance ministers have sought to accelerate growth and boost credit, while RBI governors have prioritised stability and control of inflation.