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RBI/2025-26/150 (Delhi)
Reserve Bank of India (Payments Banks – Cash Reserve Ratio and Statutory Liquidity Ratio) Amendment Directions, 2025

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RBI/2025-26/151 (Delhi)
Reserve Bank of India (Regional Rural Banks – Cash Reserve Ratio and Statutory Liquidity Ratio) Amendment Directions, 2025

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RBI/2025-26/152 (Delhi)
Reserve Bank of India (Local Area Banks – Cash Reserve Ratio and Statutory Liquidity Ratio) Amendment Directions, 2025

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RBI/2025-26/153 (Delhi)
Reserve Bank of India (Urban Co-operative Banks – Cash Reserve Ratio and Statutory Liquidity Ratio) Amendment Directions, 2025

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RBI/2025-26/154 (Delhi)
Reserve Bank of India (Rural Co-operative Banks – Cash Reserve Ratio and Statutory Liquidity Ratio) Amendment Directions, 2025

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RBI/2025-26/155 (Delhi)
Formation of new district in the State of Gujarat – Assignment of Lead Bank Responsibility

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Jan

RBI/2025-26/156 (Delhi)
Continuous Clearing and Settlement on Realisation in Cheque Truncation System: Phase 2

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Jan

RBI/2025-26/157 (Delhi)
Reserve Bank of India (All India Financial Institutions – Know Your Customer) Amendment Directions, 2025

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Jan

RBI/2025-26/158 (Delhi)
Reserve Bank of India (Asset Reconstruction Companies – Know Your Customer) Amendment Directions, 2025

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Jan

RBI/2025-26/159 (Delhi)
Reserve Bank of India (Local Area Banks – Know Your Customer) Amendment Directions, 2025

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Jan

RBI/2025-26/160 (Delhi)
Reserve Bank of India (Non-Banking Financial Companies – Know Your Customer) Amendment Directions, 2025

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Jan

RBI/2025-26/161 (Delhi)
Reserve Bank of India (Payments Banks – Know Your Customer) Amendment Directions, 2025

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Jan

RBI/2025-26/162 (Delhi)
Reserve Bank of India (Regional Rural Banks – Know Your Customer) Amendment Directions, 2025

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Jan

RBI/2025-26/163 (Delhi)
Reserve Bank of India (Rural Co-operative Banks – Know Your Customer) Amendment Directions, 2025

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Jan

RBI/2025-26/164 (Delhi)
Reserve Bank of India (Small Finance Banks – Know Your Customer) Amendment Directions, 2025

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Jan

RBI/2025-26/165 (Delhi)
Reserve Bank of India (Urban Co-operative Banks – Know Your Customer) Amendment Directions, 2025

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Jan

RBI/2025-26/166 (Delhi)
Reserve Bank of India (Commercial Banks – Know Your Customer) Amendment Directions, 2025

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Dec

RBI/2025-26/132 (Delhi)
Liquidity Adjustment Facility - Change in rates

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Dec

RBI/2025-26/133 (Delhi)
Standing Liquidity Facility for Primary Dealers

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Dec

RBI/2025-26/134 (Delhi)
Penal Interest on shortfall in CRR and SLR requirements - Change in Bank Rate

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Dec

RBI/DOR/2025-26/135 (Delhi)
Reserve Bank of India (Commercial Banks – Undertaking of Financial Services) (Amendment) Directions, 2025

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Dec

RBI/DOR/2025-26/136 (Delhi)
Reserve Bank of India (Small Finance Banks – Undertaking of Financial Services) (Amendment) Directions, 2025

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Dec

RBI/DOR/2025-26/137 (Delhi)
Reserve Bank of India (Payments Banks – Undertaking of Financial Services) (Amendment) Directions, 2025

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Dec

RBI/DOR/2025-26/138 (Delhi)
Reserve Bank of India (Non-Banking Financial Companies – Undertaking of Financial Services) (Amendment) Directions, 2025

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Dec

RBI/DOR/2025-26/139 (Delhi)
Reserve Bank of India (Non-Operative Financial Holding Company) (Amendment) Directions, 2025

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Dec

RBI/2025-26/140 (Delhi)
Export and Import of Indian Currency to or from Nepal and Bhutan

31
Dec

RBI/2025-26/141 (Delhi)
Reserve Bank of India (Commercial Banks – Credit Risk Management) – Amendment Directions, 2025

31
Dec

RBI/2025-26/142 (Delhi)
Reserve Bank of India (Small Finance Banks – Credit Risk Management) – Amendment Directions, 2025

31
Dec

RBI/2025-26/143 (Delhi)
Reserve Bank of India (Payments Banks – Miscellaneous) – Amendment Directions, 2025

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Dec

RBI/2025-26/144 (Delhi)
Reserve Bank of India (Local Area Banks – Credit Risk Management) – Amendment Directions, 2025

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Dec

RBI/2025-26/146 (Delhi)
Reserve Bank of India (Urban Co-operative Banks – Credit Risk Management) – Amendment Directions, 2025

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Dec

RBI/2025-26/148 (Delhi)
Reserve Bank of India (Commercial Banks – Cash Reserve Ratio and Statutory Liquidity Ratio) Amendment Directions, 2025

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Dec

RBI/2025-26/149 (Delhi)
Reserve Bank of India (Small Finance Banks – Cash Reserve Ratio and Statutory Liquidity Ratio) Amendment Directions, 2025

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INDIAN ECONOMY

The K-shaped economy of the rich doing fine and everyone else struggling is back — and it could mean a rocky 2026

The K-shaped economy has returned, with gaps widening between high and low-income Americans. Higher earners see steadier opportunities, while lower-income households face cooler prospects....

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UP ramps up services to achieve $50 bn export goal, eyes $1-trn economy

To meet its $50-billion export target by 2030, the Uttar Pradesh government is looking to significantly scale up services sector, with a focus on Information Technology (IT) and Global Capability Centres (GCC) domains. While merchandise exports form a bulk of the state’s shipments, the Yogi Adityanath gove...

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India-UK trade pact expected to come into force by first half of 2026: British envoy

The India-UK Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) is expected to be implemented in the first half of 2026, marking a new era in partnership between the two nations, British Deputy High Commissioner Andrew Fleming said. Speaking to PTI, he described the pact as the most "comprehensive and ambit...

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Labour Codes may spur hiring as firms get more flexibility to restructure

The new Labour Codes are likely to boost the hiring appetite across manufacturing, logistics, hospitality, and micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) as they will now have more room to restructure operations without needing complex government approvals, experts said. Under the Industrial Relations Cod...

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MARKET & FINANCE

FPIs purchase Rs 7,524 crore of debt, highest single day in 7 months

The first day of the year 2026 was positive for the debt market with foreign investors buying a net domestic debt of Rs 7,524 crore, the highest single-day inflow since May 29 last year. Foreign portfolio investors pumped Rs 29,179 crore into debt on May 29....

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India’s foreign exchange reserves increases by $3.2 billion to $696.6 billion, gold reserves jump $2.9 billion

India’s forex reserves jumped by $3.293 billion to $696.61 billion in the week. According to the Reserve Bank of India, the overall kitty had increased by $4.368 billion to $693.318 billion in the previous reporting week. Expressed in dollar terms, the foreign currency assets include the effects of appreci...

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Equity MF inflows in 2025 set to see first dip since Covid

Inflows into equity oriented mutual fund schemes may have seen a fall in 2025, the first time since the sharp fall witnessed during the pandemic in 2020. Industry players attribute this to lower market returns of the past two years as well as to New Fund Offers (NFOs) not having done exceptionally well in 20...

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GLOBAL CORPORATE

Tesla loses EV crown to China's BYD in 2025 as sales slip

Tesla's sales fell in 2025, the company reported Friday, ceding its position as the world's biggest electric vehicle maker for the year to Chinese auto giant BYD. The American company led by Elon Musk logged 418,227 deliveries in the final three months of the year, taking its full-year sales figure to arou...

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INCOME TAX

NRI woman earns Rs 1.35 crore from mutual funds, pays zero tax in India, gets income tax notice: How India-Singapore DTAA saved her

A Mumbai-based woman who is a tax resident of Singapore, sold some of her debt and equity mutual fund investments in India and claimed tax exemption on capital gains under Article 13 of the India-Singapore Double Taxation Avoidance Agreement (DTAA). However, the tax department rejected her claim. Thus she ...

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Old income tax notices resurface as 10–15-year-old tax demands appear on portal, interest piles up, says report

Income tax demands from very old years, such as 2005 to 2011, have suddenly started appearing on the income tax portal, according to a report by ‘The Economic Times’. This is a complete shock for many taxpayers, as many of them had neither received any notice nor were aware of the assessment orders at the tim...

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Banking

Banks see double-digit growth for Q3FY26

Banks are expected to report double-digit growth in both advances and deposits in the December quarter, according to the provisional figures of 10 banks. Punjab National Bank is expected to report a 10.1% year-on-year (Y-o-Y) growth in advances to Rs 11.68 lakh crore, while a 4.5% rise over the September q...

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PRE-BUDGET

Budget 2026 preview: The sharp slide in inflation, RBI target and big expectation ahead of Budget

India is just a month away from the annual Budget. It is tabled on Feburary 1. The Indian economy is poised interestingly. While GDP has surged above 8%, inflation plunged to lowest levels in October. All eyes are now on the key Budget announcements that would look to balance growth and inflation levels withi...

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GLOBAL ECONOMY

Turkish Manufacturing Nears Stabilisation as PMI Rises in December

Turkish manufacturing activity shrank at a slower pace in December, marking two consecutive months of improvement, signalling a slight moderation in operating conditions at the end of 2025, a business survey showed on Friday. T...

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Spain's Manufacturing Sector Slips Into Contraction in December, PMI Shows

Spain's manufacturing sector entered contraction territory in December for the first time since April, as both output and new orders fell amid weakening demand, S&P Global reported on Friday. The HCOB Spain Manufacturing Purcha...

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Exports Help French December Manufacturing Grow at Fastest Rate in More Than Three Years, PMI Shows

French manufacturing activity grew at the fastest rate in 3-1/2 years in December thanks to robust exports, although political uncertainty may create headwinds in 2026, a business survey by S&P Global showed on Friday. The fina...

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German Manufacturing Sector Ends 2025 in Deepening Downturn, PMI Shows

Germany's manufacturing sector faced a deepening downturn at the end of 2025, with output declining for the first time in 10 months in December amid a sustained drop in demand, a business survey showed on Friday. The HCOB final...

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Euro Zone Manufacturing Slips Deeper Into Contraction at Year-End, PMI Shows

Euro zone factory activity retreated further into contraction territory in December as production decreased for the first time in 10 months, dampened by accelerating declines in new orders, a survey showed on Tuesday. The HCOB ...

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Hong Kong's November Retail Sales Rise 6.5% on Sustained Recovery Momentum

Hong Kong's annual retail sales rose 6.5% in November in value terms for a seventh month of gains, boosted by a sustained recovery in momentum, government data showed on Friday. Sales stood at HK$33.7 billion ($4.33 billion). I...

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Greek Manufacturing Growth Picks up in December Despite Supply Chain Woes, PMI Shows

Greece's manufacturing sector saw an improvement in December as new orders rose at a faster pace, although supply chain disruptions slowed output growth, S&P Global reported on Thursday. The S&P Global Greece Manufacturing Purc...

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UK Factories Pick up a Bit of Speed but Outlook Worries Remain

Britain's factory sector grew at its fastest pace in 15 months in December, though by less than previously thought, while confidence dipped despite some relief over finance minister Rachel Reeves' budget, a survey showed on Friday...

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Canadian Factory Downturn Lengthens as New Orders Hit a Three-Month Low

Canada's manufacturing sector contracted for an 11th straight month in December as trade uncertainty contributed to a steeper decline in output and new orders, data showed on Friday. The S&P Global Canada Manufacturing Purchasi...

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INDIAN CORPORATE

Centre designates core customs and indirect tax digital platforms as “critical information infrastructure” under IT Act

Centre has formally designated its core customs and indirect tax digital platforms as “critical information infrastructure” under the Information Technology Act, a move that significantly tightens cybersecurity controls and restri...

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Hindustan Zinc mined metal production rises, saleable silver output drops in Q3

Vedanta group firm Hindustan Zinc Ltd (HZL) on Friday reported a four per cent rise in mined metal output to 2,76,000 tonnes in the third quarter of the current fiscal year, primarily on account of higher ore production. The co...

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Tata, Motherson, Foxconn arm lead Rs 41,863 crore ECMS approval

Mobile phone enclosures emerged as the biggest focus area as the government on Friday cleared 22 projects under the Electronics Components Manufacturing Scheme (ECMS) worth Rs 41,863 crore with homegrown Tata Electronics and the M...

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COMMERCIAL LAW

Insurance a long game with hurdles, foreign investors unlikely to rush in

The government has formally paved the way for 100% foreign ownership in insurance companies, but industry experts say the latest liberalisation is unlikely to trigger a rush of new foreign entrants setting up wholly-owned insurers...

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GST

GST Council may meet soon to consider tax cut on air, water purifiers

The GST Council is expected to meet within the next fortnight two weeks to consider a proposal to reduce the tax rate on air and water purifiers, a move that could make these products more affordable amid growing public health concerns. Official sources quoted in reports indicated that the issue has gained ur...

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