Saturday, 7 February 2015

GK Daily - 4/2/2015

1) Japanese delegates visit Nanguneri Multiproduct SEZ
  • Japanese delegates led by Hiroaki Takayama, Mizuho bank limited visited Nanguneri Multiproduct Special Economic zone(SEZ).
2) 6th Bi-Monetary Policy Released 

  • Repo Rate - 7.75%
  • Reverse Repo Rate - 6.75%
  • Marginal Standing Facility (MSF) - 8.75%
  • Bank Rate - 8.75%
  • Cash Reserve Ratio (CRR)- 4%
  • Statutory Liquidity Ratio (SLR) - 21.5% [RBI has reduced 50 Base Points from 22 to 21.5)
Key Points
  • 72 Applicants for Small banks and 41 Applicants for Payment banks
  • FII can invest in Corp Bonds with 3 years Maturity.
  • RBI raised cap on Forex with LRS (Liberalized Remittance Scheme) to $250000 per person
  • Inflation Expected - 6% by Jan 2016.
  • 2014 GDP - 5.5%
  • GDP 2015-16 Expectation - 6.5%

3) Indian Shortlisted for US prestigious Hayek Prize 
  • Journalist - Writer Hindol Sengupta's book "Recasting India : how entrepreneurship is revolutionizing the worlds largest democracy" is among six books shortlisted for Hayek Prize.



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