RESERVE BANK OF INDIA

Capital / Liquidity

RBI to Push Back Asset Quality Review

By Samuel Riding | 30/01/2017

Banks said to have spent last two months dealing with impact of demonetisation.

AML / KYC

RBI Said to Lift Cash Withdrawal Limits by End-Feb

By Samuel Riding | 27/01/2017

Report suggests 78-88% of currency supply will be back in the system within 2 months.

Market Infrastructure

India’s Top Banks Eye Blockchain Trade Finance Platform

By Samuel Riding | 27/01/2017

Transaction documents kept on blockchain, reducing need for bank-to-bank reconciliation.

Market Infrastructure

India Could Reintroduce Commodity Spot Market

By Samuel Riding | 25/01/2017

Securities regulator lobbying central bank for new market; last spot exchange shut in 2013.

Market Infrastructure

RBI Conducts Bank Hacking Test

By Samuel Riding | 24/01/2017

Exercise aims to determine countermeasures and enhance defences.

AML / KYC

RBI Unit to Boost Cybersecurity

By Samuel Riding | 19/01/2017

Central bank unit seeking 39 staff for roles in cybersecurity, research and innovation, systems audit.

AML / KYC

India Raises Cash Withdrawal Limit

By Samuel Riding | 17/01/2017

RBI also applies increased limits to overdraft and cash credit accounts.

Indonesia, India Shutter Dodgy Investment Companies

By Samuel Riding | 13/01/2017

OJK task force shuts down 6 firms for illegal operation; RBI orders 7 NBFC to close.

AML / KYC

India Demonetisation Nets USD213bn

By Samuel Riding | 09/01/2017

Amount recovered is 93.5% of outstanding notes; RBI plans to expedite counting, identify fake notes.