RBI keeps lending rates unchanged at 4% for ninth time in a row
India TV NewsHighlights RBI keeps repo rate unchanged at 4%. Consequently, the reverse repo rate stands at 3.35% RBI retains GDP growth target at 9.5% & CPI inflation projection at 5.3% in FY22 RBI said economy hauled itself out of its deepest contraction & 'we are prepared to deal with Covid' The Reserve Bank of India on Wednesday kept the benchmark interest rate unchanged at 4 per cent and decided to continue with its accommodative stance in the backdrop of concerns over the emergence of the new coronavirus variant Omicron. Consequently, the reverse repo rate will continue to earn 3.35 per cent for banks for their deposits kept with RBI. "The Monetary Policy Committee has decided to keep benchmark repurchase rate at 4 per cent," Governor Shaktikanta Das said while announcing the bi-monthly monetary policy review. RBI retained its growth projection at 9.5 per cent for the current fiscal despite concerns over Omicron.