MUMBAI: The lockdown to curb the spread of covid-19 has meant that policymakers are doubling up on their efforts to keep the economy safe.
In that, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has rolled up its sleeves and on Friday announced a sequel to its earlier measures.
From banks to non-bank lenders and even state governments, the central bank had something for everyone. The measure that carried some punch was the cut in reverse repo rate by 25 basis points to 3.75%, a bid to discourage banks from parking their funds with the RBI.
As this column had pointed out on 16 April, banks have been parking record amount at the central bank’s reverse repo operations instead of lending to companies or investing in bonds.
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