Category Archives: RBI

RBI issued terms & conditions for Sovereign Gold Bonds- 2016 Series-II

By | March 4, 2016

RBI/2015-16/333 IDMD.CDD.No. 2020/14.04.050/2015-16 March 04, 2016 The Chairman& Managing Director All Scheduled Commercial Banks, (Excluding RRBs) Stock Holding Corporation of India Ltd.( SHCIL) Dear Sir/Madam, Sovereign Gold Bonds- 2016 Series-II Government of India has vide its Notification F.No. 4(19)-W&M/2014 dated March 04, 2016 announced that the Sovereign Gold Bonds, 2016 (“the Bonds”) will be open… Read More »

RBI to accept Sovereign Gold Bonds form from 08th March to 14th march 2016

By | March 4, 2016

Sovereign Gold Bond Scheme 2016 – Series II Source : Reserve Bank of India Date : Mar 04, 2016 The Reserve Bank of India, in consultation with the Government of India, has decided to issue third tranche of Sovereign Gold Bonds. Applications for the bond will be accepted from March 8, 2016 to March 14,… Read More »

RBI Master Directions 2016 on Interest Rate on Deposits

By | March 3, 2016

RBI/DBR/2015-16/19 Master Direction DBR. Dir. No.84/13.03.00/2015-16 March 03, 2016 Master Direction – Reserve Bank of India (Interest Rate on Deposits) Directions, 2016 In exercise of the powers conferred by conferred by Sections 21 and 35 A of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949, the Reserve Bank of India being satisfied that it is necessary and expedient… Read More »

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RBI Master Direction 2016 on Interest Rate on Advances

By | March 3, 2016

RBI/DBR/2015-16/20 Master Direction DBR.Dir.No.85/13.03.00/2015-16 March 03, 2016 Master Direction – Reserve Bank of India (Interest Rate on Advances) Directions, 2016 In exercise of the powers conferred by conferred by Sections 21 and 35 A of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949, the Reserve Bank of India being satisfied that it is necessary and expedient in the… Read More »

RBI Master Circular on Basel III Capital Regulations – Revision

By | March 3, 2016

Source Reserve Bank of India RBI/2015-16/331 DBR.No.BP.BC.83/21.06.201/2015-16 March 1, 2016 All Scheduled Commercial Banks (Excluding Local Area Banks and Regional Rural Banks) Madam / Sir, Master Circular – Basel III Capital Regulations – Revision Please refer to Master Circular DBR.No.BP.BC.1/21.06.201/2015-16 dated July 1, 2015 on ‘Basel III Capital Regulations’. The treatment of certain balance sheet… Read More »

Lending Rate Based Interest Rates

By | February 27, 2016

Lending Rate Based Interest Rates Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has issued guidelines on computing interest rates on advances based on the Marginal Cost of Funds based Lending Rate (MCLR) to banks vide circular DBR No. Dir.BC.67/13.03.00/2015-16 dated December 17, 2015 which will be effective from April 1, 2016. Apart from helping improve the transmission… Read More »

Bank Procedure for Opening accounts of foreign students

By | February 26, 2016

Procedure to be followed by banks while opening accounts of foreign students (a) Banks shall, at their option, open a Non Resident Ordinary (NRO) bank account of a foreign student on the basis of his/her passport (with visa & immigration endorsement) bearing the proof of identity and address in the home country together with a photograph… Read More »

RBI Review of Guidelines on Revitalising Stressed Assets in the Economy

By | February 26, 2016

Source Reserve Bank of India RBI/2015-16/330 DBR.BP.BC.No.82/21.04.132/2015-16 February 25, 2016 All Scheduled Commercial Banks (excluding RRBs) All-India Term-lending and Refinancing Institutions (Exim Bank, NABARD, NHB and SIDBI) Dear Sir, Review of Prudential Guidelines – Revitalising Stressed Assets in the Economy The Reserve Bank of India has issued various guidelines aimed at revitalising the stressed assets… Read More »