Friday, November 9, 2012

Playing the base rate game

Two years back when the Reserve Bank of India introduced the base rate as the benchmark for banks to calculate all lending rates, it was projected as the panacea for all ills. When compared to the Benchmark Prime Lending, the base rate promised transparency, faster transmission of any rate action by the central bank and uniformity for customers. But has the base rate served its purpose?...........

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