Monday, April 28, 2014

The great Indian rate trick

A Reserve Bank of India (RBI) working group’s suggestion to create an Indian Banks Base Rate (IBBR) to which all commercial banks can link their loan rates is yet another shot by the regulator to bring in transparency in loan pricing and ensure better transmission of monetary policy. Reset every month, IBBR will be an average of the prevailing base rates of top 14 public sector banks, seven private banks and three foreign banks. This needs to be done as the existing base rate system has turned into a joke..........

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