Category: Economy Institutions
Non-Banking Financial Companies (NBFCs)
RBI has placed 15 non-banking finance companies (NBFCs) in the Upper Layer (NBFC-UL) under Scale Based Regulations (SBR) for non-bank lenders.
Multilateral Development Bank
As leaders gather for G-20 Summit in New Delhi, experts said securing consensus on multilateral development bank (MDB) reforms and adopting rigorous language regarding the phasing down of unabated fossil fuels could enhance India’s leadership role.
Financial Action Task Force
Financial Action Task Force (FATF) considers a set of binding rules to bring fugitive economic offenders across countries to justice.
Urban Cooperative Banks (UCBs)
RBI Governor highlighted the need for the UCBs to strengthen financial and operational resilience to contribute to the overall financial and banking sector stability.
Neo Banks
Reserve Bank of India is hesitant to grant NBFC licenses to neo-banks such as PhonePe, Razorpay, BharatPe, OkCredit, and NiYo.
Credit Ratings
Moody’s Investors Service has reaffirmed India’s rating as a long-term local and foreign-currency issuer at Baa3.
National Institute of Public Finance and Policy (NIPFP)
The National Institute of Public Finance and Policy (NIPFP) has refused to reveal any information on unaccounted income and wealth.
Standing Committee on Statistics (SCoS)
Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI) has replaced the Standing Committee on Economic Statistics (SCES) with SCoS.
Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB)
AIIB has concluded an internal review, which revealed no evidence of undue influence on the institution’s decision-making process.
Inland Waterways
Foundation stone laid for Inland Waterways Transport (IWT) terminal to be developed at Bogibeel (Dibrugarh).
Debt-to-GDP ratio and SDR
Data released by the Reserve Bank of India shows that India’s external debt at end-March 2023 rose to $624.7 billion from the year-earlier period but the external debt-to-GDP ratio slid to 18.9% at end-March from 20% a year earlier.