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MUMBAI (Reuters) – India’s central bank is assessing whether further measures would be needed to slow down the growth in banks’ lending towards unsecured loans and non-banking finance companies (NBFC), Governor Shaktikanta Das said on Friday. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI), has warned lenders against “all forms of exuberance” due to worries about the …

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By Shivansh Tiwary and Nandan Mandayam NEW DELHI (Reuters) -India’s airports are likely to report strong pre-tax profit growth in the fiscal year ended 2025, a top consultancy said on Friday, as demand for air travel stays robust and the country aims to become a major global aviation hub. The airport industry’s pre-tax profit will …

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By Swati Bhat and Sudipto Ganguly MUMBAI (Reuters) -The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) kept its key interest rate unchanged on Friday in a widely expected move, saying robust economic growth will give it space to focus on bringing down inflation towards its medium-term target of 4%. The central bank raised its economic growth outlook …

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(Reuters) – The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) kept its key interest rate unchanged on Friday in a widely expected move as robust economic growth continues to provide space to focus on bringing down inflation towards its medium-term target of 4%. The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC), which consists of three RBI and three external members, …

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MUMBAI (Reuters) – India’s foreign exchange reserves hit a record high of $651.5 billion as of May 31, the governor of the central bank said on Friday. “India’s external sector remains resilient and the key external vulnerability indicators continue to improve,” Shaktikanta Das said while announcing the latest interest rate decision. “Overall, we remain confident …

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By Shivansh Tiwary and Aditi Shah NEW DELHI (Reuters) -Saudia Group is in talks with Airbus and Boeing over ordering wide-body jets to increase its capacity as planemakers face constraints in production slots of narrow-body aircraft, a spokesperson for the group told Reuters. The state-owned group, which owns Saudia Airlines and budget carrier Flyadeal, last …

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NEW DELHI (Reuters) -India’s opposition Congress leader Rahul Gandhi has demanded an investigation into sharp stock market moves towards the end of the just-ended national elections, alleging on Thursday that Prime Minister Narendra Modi gave misleading investment advice. Modi’s alliance won the vote with a far smaller majority than the landslide forecast by exit polls …

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BENGALURU (Reuters) – Zee Entertainment Enterprises’s board has approved a fundraise of up to 20 billion rupees ($239.6 million), the Indian broadcaster said on Thursday. The company had two major deals – a $10 billion merger with Sony India and a $1.4 billion cricket broadcasting deal with Walt Disney – fail this year, and was …

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