RBI keeps repo rate unchanged at 8%, slashes SLR by 0.5%
Reserve Bank of India in its monetary policy review leaves repo rate unchanged at 8 per cent. The central bank sees marginal improvement in economic growth to 5-6 per cent in FY15.
BT Online Bureau- Updated Jun 3, 2014 11:57 AM IST
As widely expected Reserve Bank of India Governor Raghuram Rajan kept the key policy repo rate unchanged at 8 per cent as inflation control remained a priority for the central bank.
Key takeaways:
-RBI leaves repo rate unchanged at 8.00 pc
-RBI cuts banks' SLR by 50 bps to 22.5 pc of deposits from June 14 fortnight
-RBI reiterates CPI inflation target of 8 pc by January 2015 and 6 pc by 2016
-RBI sees marginal improvement in economic growth to 5-6% in FY15
- Cash reserve ratio was kept unchanged at 4 per cent
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