Interest rate channel of monetary policy
The interest rate channel of monetary policy refers to the way in which RBI’s repo rate change influences inflation and …
Read MoreMonetary Transmission Mechanism
Monetary Transmission Mechanism or monetary transmission refers to the process by which a central bank’s monetary policy signals (like repo …
Read MorePayment and Settlement System
Payment and settlement system means the financial infrastructure that carries out payment and settlement between banks and other institutions. Since …
Read MoreWays and Means Advances (WMA)
The WMA (introduced in 1997) scheme is temporary loan facility to the central and state governments by the RBI. It …
Read MoreBanker to the government
Banker to the government function is done by central banks like the RBI. As a banker to the government central …
Read MoreLender of Last Resort
Lender of last resort’ (LoLR) is an exclusive function of central banks including the RBI, where it lends money to …
Read MoreBanker’s Bank
In any economy, the banker to bank function is done by the central banks including the RBI. As a banker’s …
Read MoreFinancial Supervision
This is the function of supervising financial institutions especially, commercial banks by making onsite/offsite supervision using certain criteria. RBI is …
Read MoreFinancial Regulation
Financial regulation means putting laws for the financial institutions like banks to follow. RBI, SEBI, PFRDA and IRDA are the …
Read MoreMonetary policy schedule
Monetary policy in India is implemented on a scheduled manner, starting with the annual policy statement by the Governor in …
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