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RBI Steps Up Interactions With Fintechs And Industry Bodies

MUMBAI: Keeping up with the pace of rapid changes in the fintech sector, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has stepped up its interaction with the fintech companies. The banking regulator has held over 200 meetings with the fintech companies and industry representatives in the past six months. “The...

Mar 2 · >

Auditors Should Engage With Stakeholders To Gather Input: CAG

NEW DELHI: CAG of India Girish Chandra Murmu on Friday said auditors should engage with stakeholders to gather input, address concerns, and promote transparency and accountability. Addressing the three-day International Conference on Strengthening of Grassroots Democracy, he also emphasised on the need to prioritise audit procedures based on identified...

Mar 2 · >

Gold Jumps Rs 350; Silver Rallies Rs 400

NEW DELHI: Gold prices jumped Rs 350 to Rs 63,320 per 10 grams in the national capital on Friday amid strong trends in the global markets, according to HDFC Securities. The precious metal closed at Rs 62,970 per 10 grams in the previous trade. Silver also rallied Rs 400...

Mar 2 · >

Sensex, Nifty Hit Record High

MUMBAI: Benchmark equity indices Sensex and Nifty rallied more than one-and-a-half per cent to hit their lifetime highs on Friday helped by impressive GDP data and fresh foreign fund inflows. The 30-share BSE Sensex jumped 1,245.05 points or 1.72 per cent to reach 73,745.35 — its all-time closing peak....

Mar 2 · >

Direct Benefit Transfer Worth Rs 34 Lakh CrORE Facilitated By PFMS: Sitharaman

NEW DELHI: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Friday said Direct Benefit Transfer of Rs 34 lakh crore has been facilitated by the Public Financial Management System (PFMS) and asked accounts officers to further enhance efficiency and transparency of the system. In a written message to the Controller General of...

Mar 2 · >

Economy Surprises With 8.4 Per Cent Surge In Q3, Fastest In 6 Quarters

NEW DELHI: India’s economy put on an unexpected spurt in the October-December period as it expanded 8.4%, a six-quarter high, vastly outstripping expectations. This is going to make India an even brighter spot in the global economy — gross domestic product (GDP) is now expected to rise 7.6% in...

Mar 1 · >

Protect Investors In Small, Midcap Schemes: SEBI To Mutual Funds

NEW DELHI: Capital markets regulator Sebi has asked mutual fund houses to put in place a framework to safeguard investors, who invested in smallcap and midcap schemes, amid a “froth building up” in these categories. Also, the regulator has suggested steps such as restrictions on inflows in these segments,...

Mar 1 · >

Core Sector Growth Hits 15-Month Low Of 3.6% In January: Govt Data

NEW DELHI: India’s core sector output, which measures production by eight key industries, grew by 3.6 per cent in January, a 15-month low, as per a government data update. A lower growth of 0.7 per cent was recorded in October 2022. The base effect combined with a single digit...

Mar 1 · >

RBI Expands Scope Of BBPS Directions To Non-Bank Payment Aggregators

MUMBAI: The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Thursday revised the framework for Bharat Bill Payment Systems (BBPS) Directions, enabling non-bank payment aggregators (PAs) to participate in the system as operating units. The banking regulator said entities that are authorised to operate as PAs, including those who have been...

Mar 1 · >

Rural Demand To Improve, GDP Growth Seen At 7 Per Cent Next Year: CEA

NEW DELHI: India’s post-pandemic robust economic momentum will continue for the fourth year in a row with a likely 7% expansion in the next financial year, Chief Economic Adviser V. Anantha Nageswaran said on Thursday. The growth will be supported by an expected normal monsoon, better rural demand, improved...

Mar 1 · >
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