Following are the highlights of RBI’s bi-monthly monetary policy statement:

Short-term lending (repo) rate unchanged at 8 per cent

Cash reserve ratio (CRR) unchanged at 4 per cent

Statutory liquidity ratio (SLR) retained at 22 per cent to unlock banking funds

GDP growth for current fiscal estimated at 5.5 per cent

Projects retail inflation at 6 per cent by March 2015-end

Projects retail inflation to lower in November, rise again in December

Says change in monetary policy stance at the current juncture is premature

Hints at lowering policy rate early next year, if fiscal, inflation conditions improve

Weak revenue realisation a threat to fiscal deficit target

Next bi-monthly policy statement on February 3

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