Tuesday, 17 April 2012

India cuts rates by 50bp in growth gamble

Financial Times .com

India’s central bank cut key lending rates for the first time in three years on Tuesday in an aggressive effort to stimulate growth and boost investment at a time when the shine is rapidly coming off Asia’s third largest economy.


The Reserve Bank of India cut the repo rate – the rate at which the central bank lends to commercial banks – by a more than expected 50 basis points to 8 per cent. The reduction was widely welcomed by business

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