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RBI Keeps Interest Rates Unchanged At 6.5%, Predicts 7.2% GDP Growth

Mumbai: The Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI) Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) meeting on Wednesday decided to keep the interest rate unchanged at 6.5%. The six-member MPC began its three-day bi-monthly meeting on October 7. Today’s meeting started with RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das announcing the MPC policy decisions.  

The MPC kept the repo rate unchanged at 6.50%, with five of the six members supporting the move. This is the 10th consecutive meeting since 2023 that the RBI has not changed the interest rate. The MPC members took the decision to keep the repo rate unchanged after an assessment of macroeconomic conditions and future outlook, Governor Das said. 

The repo rate is the interest rate at which the RBI lends money to commercial banks against government securities.  

The real GDP growth rate for 2024-25 is estimated to be 7.2% while it grew by 6.7% in the first quarter (Q1). Moderation in inflation will remain “slow and uneven.”   

The MPC has held its bi-monthly meetings in April, June, August, and October. Subsequent meetings in the current financial year are slated for December and February.   

 

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