Glossary Terms

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Carrying costs of sterilisation

The RBI conducts Market Stabilisation Scheme to withdraw excess liquidity from the financial system. As a part of this exercise, …

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Market Stabilisation Bonds (MSBs)

Under RBI’s Market Stabilisation Scheme (MSS), the RBI issues Market Stabilisation Bonds (MSBs)to withdraw the excess liquidity in the economy. …

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Sterilisation (of excess money supply)

Sterilisation in the context of monetary policy refers to the activity of the RBI of taking away the excess money …

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Market Stabilization scheme (MSS)

Market Stabilization Scheme (MSS) is aimed to sterilize the excess money supply created due to foreign exchange market intervention by …

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Liquidity Adjustment Facility (LAF)

Liquidity Adjustment Facility is the mechanism by the RBI through which the central bank manages the liquidity needs of the …

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Repo rate

Repo rate is interest rate charged by the RBI on the overnight loans given to the commercial banks under the …

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Refinancing

Refinancing is financing of one loan by another. Or in other words, one loan is replaced by another. Refinancing institutions …

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Refinance Facilities (under monetary policy)

Refinance facilities are sector specific refinance facilities given by the RBI to banks. The main types of refinance facilities are …

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Eligible Instruments under SLR

As per the Statutory Liquidity Ratio (SLR) norms, all SCBs (Scheduled Commercial Banks) shall maintain a uniform SLR on their …

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Statutory Liquidity Ratio (SLR)

The Statutory Liquidity Ratio is a monetary policy instrument of the RBI. Under SLR, commercial banks have to keep a …

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