April 5, 2024 12:45 PM

RBI keeps repo rates unchanged at 6.5 percent for seventh consecutive time

The Reserve Bank of India's Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) on Friday kept the key repo rate unchanged at 6.5 per cent for the seventh consecutive meeting, as it focused on reigning in retail inflation that has stayed above its 4 per cent target. The repo rate is the interest rate at which banks borrow funds from the RBI to overcome short-term liquidity mismatches. "It was decided by a majority of 5:1 to keep the interest rate unchanged at 6.50 per cent. Consequently, the Standing Deposit Faci...