Sbi Report

Concerns on credit supply to small business a myth; MSME sector has seen 'stupendous' loan growth since GST: SBI report

Economists at the country's largest lender SBI on Tuesday termed concerns on credit supply to small businesses as a "myth" and said the sector has had a "stupendous" loan growth since GST.

Rupee may decline further against US dollar, prompting RBI to hike interest rate to check fall of local currency: SBI report

The rupee on Tuesday slumped 16 paise against the US dollar to trade at a life-time low of 71.37 on strong demand for the American unit .

Brace up for more fake note discovery despite RBI's claims of new bills being secure, says SBI report

"The promise of RBI that new currency notes of Rs 200 and Rs 500 (post-demonetisation) are more secure and less prone to counterfeit is not entirely correct," SBI's house economists said in a report released after the RBI came out with its annual report.

Rising crude oil prices may stretch current account deficit to 2.5% of GDP in FY19, says SBI

According to SBI Ecowrap, every $10/barrel increase in oil price results in additional import bill of $8 billion

Delayed payments under guaranteed rural employment programme MNREGA decline to 6-yr low: SBI report

Delayed payments under the guaranteed rural employment programme MNREGA fell to 6-year low of Rs 67,956 crore last fiscal ended 31 March, a SBI research report said

Rs 2,000 notes go missing: Shivraj Chouhan doesn’t get it; killing high value pink notes was govt-RBI plan post-demonetisation

Shivraj Chauhan didn’t take the names of potential hoarders of Rs 2,000 notes, but one can assume that the chief minster’s ire is aimed at political rivals.

Budget 2018: Increase tax exemption limit to Rs 3 lakh, says SBI report

With rise in personal disposable income post 7th Pay Commission, the income tax exemption limit needs to be raised by Rs 50,000 to Rs 3 lakh, a SBI report said

Bank credit growth unlikely to pick up during festival season, says SBI report

There is hardly any difference in credit growth in festival and post-festival months, SBI report said

Digital transactions volume 'leapfrogged' by 3 years post-demonetisation, says SBI report

Increasing number of PoS terminals and ease of doing digital transaction will increase this level further, SBI report said