commercial banks

Mumbai, March 31 The Reserve Bank of India on Tuesday extended the enhanced export credit period of up to 450 days for pre-shipment and post-shipment finance for disbursements made until June 30, citing ongoing logistical disruptions due to the ongoing West Asia crisis.The central bank had...

Mumbai, March 23 According to the Reserve Bank of India's bulletin released on Monday, foreign banks have experienced a higher transmission of monetary easing in both fresh and outstanding deposit and lending rates compared to their domestic counterparts.The data in the bulletin showed that...

Mumbai, March 10 The Reserve Bank of India on Tuesday issued revised prudential norms governing dividend declaration by banks after examining feedback from stakeholders on the draft guidelines.Among the key changes, the RBI has eased the method of calculating "Adjusted Profit After Tax (PAT)"...

Mumbai, March 10 The Reserve Bank of India has capped the maximum dividend that banks can pay to shareholders at 75 per cent of profit after tax (PAT), effective from the financial year 2026-27.The central bank issued the Reserve Bank of India (Commercial Banks – Prudential Norms on...

Mumbai, February 13 The Reserve Bank on Friday issued the final guidelines on acquisition financing by banks, increasing the lending limit to up to 75 per cent of the deal value from the 70 per cent proposed in the draft rules.In amended directions governing commercial banks' credit...

Mumbai, February 13 The RBI on Friday proposed revised guidelines for the Lead Bank Scheme (LBS) to streamline operational aspects and further enhance the effectiveness of the programme, which was introduced in 1969 to coordinate development activities at the district level.The LBS aims to...