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The Reserve Bank of India has created a dedicated helpline Email ( helpstartup@rbi.org.in ) for start-ups in India in order to offer guidance/assistance to them for undertaking cross-border transactions within the ambit of the regulatory framework....

The Reserve Bank of India has today denied having issued a communication circulating on social media alerting members of public that banks will not accept currency notes with scribbling on them from January 1, 2016. The Reserve Bank has reiterated that all currency notes issued by it are legal tender and banks and members can […]...

Reserve Bank of India (RBI) through its Master Circular dated 1.12.2015 (available on its website www.rbi.org.in) has issued consolidated instructions/guidelines on credit card, debit cards/pre-paid card operations of banks. The said instructions contain detailed terms under which a debit card may be issued, inter-alia, advising banks as ...

Can the brand owner or non-resident entity/entities undertake single brand retail trading of the specific brand through more than one company in India?...

To further boost this entire investment environment and to bring in foreign investments in the country, the Government has brought in FDI related Reforms and liberalisation touching upon 15 major Sectors of the Economy. The salient measures are: i. Limited Liability Partnerships, downstream investment and approval conditions. ii. Investme...

The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi, launched three gold related schemes at a function here today. The schemes are – Gold Monetization Scheme, Sovereign Gold Bond Scheme, and India Gold Coins. ...

Government of India, in consultation with Reserve Bank of India (RB), has decided to issue Sovereign Gold Bonds. The Bonds will be issued on November 26, 2015. Applications for the bond will be accepted from November 05, 2015 to November 20, 2015. The Bonds will be sold through banks and designated post offices as may be notified. The bor...

The Reserve Bank of India has today placed on its website the Report of the Working Group on the Implementation of Indian accounting standards (Ind AS) by Banks in India (Chair: Shri Sudarshan Sen, Principal Chief General Manager, Department of Banking Regulation). Suggestions/comments, if any, on the Report may be sent by post to the Pri...

ASSOCHAM has reiterated for allowing foreign domestic investment (FDI) in retail industry and modernisation of wet market through public-private partnership (PPP) with adequate safeguard so that these new corporations do not become monopolistic and charge high price....

On the basis of an assessment of the current and evolving macroeconomic situation, it has been decided to: reduce the policy repo rate under the liquidity adjustment facility (LAF) by 50 basis points from 7.25 per cent to 6.75 per cent with immediate effect; keep the cash reserve ratio (CRR) of scheduled banks unchanged at 4.0 per cent ...