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Sandrine Rastello

ARTICLES BY SANDRINE RASTELLO

The pullback in inflation has raised hopes of another rate cut in the next policy review in December. Photo: Aniruddha Chowdhury/Mint

RBI monetary policy panel prioritized growth as inflation risks ease

1 min read . 18 Oct 2016

In a second signal of a shift, Michael Patra, a career RBI official who’s a member of the six-person panel that now decides on policy, cited a pared-back estimate of the medium-term desired rate of return for savers. Photo: Abhijit Bhatlekar/Mint

Urjit Patel signals looser inflation tolerance, upending forecasts

3 min read . 05 Oct 2016

Photo: Aniruddha Chowdhury/Mint

RBI interest rate decision guide: How to read the monetary panel’s moves

3 min read . 04 Oct 2016

Former RBI governor Raghuram Rajan, who spearheaded the shift, said last month that India’s six-member monetary policy committee will bring a balance of views, continuity and more independence to the 81-year-old central bank. Photo: Abhijit Bhatlekar/Mint

Monetary policy committee: What India can learn from other central banks

3 min read . 26 Sept 2016

The RBI has faced pressure from the Modi government to lower interest rates. Photo: Reuters

Biggest RBI overhaul to ease ties with state

3 min read . 23 Sept 2016

File photo. Investors will be keen to assess new RBI governor Urjit Patel’s outlook on price pressures. Photo: Abhijit Bhatlekar/Mint

Monetary policy committee: Meet the new members

4 min read . 22 Sept 2016

Photo: Bloomberg

Prop up growth, boost budgets: Central bank remit keeps widening

1 min read . 06 Sept 2016

India’s $17 billion exports of apparel were about half as much as Bangladesh’s last year and its 3.7% global market share lagged behind Vietnam’s 5.1%. Photo: Bloomberg

India’s knitwear capital Tiruppur takes on apparel leaders China, Bangladesh

5 min read . 01 Sept 2016

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As Welspun awaits Wal-Mart review, investors brace for worst

4 min read . 25 Aug 2016

Six-member panel is one of the most significant steps remaining in the biggest overhaul of RBI in its eight-decade history, a process initiated by Rajan when he took charge three years ago. Photo: Reuters

Raghuram Rajan hands over India inflation battle with legacy in balance

4 min read . 09 Aug 2016

A rising young population is embracing new technologies, and mobile wallets are on the rise. Photo: Bloomberg

China’s e-commerce boom a lesson for creating jobs in India

1 min read . 03 Aug 2016

Widespread use of the revamped pigeon pea—known locally as tur dal—has the potential to boost yields that are less than half of China’s, and could help the country reach its longer term inflation target of 4%, lowering borrowing costs. Photo: Bloomberg

A revamped 3,000-year-old pigeon pea could ease inflation in India

4 min read . 20 Jul 2016

The RBI requires commercial lenders to invest a portion of deposits in liquid instruments, which in practice means government bonds. Photo: Bloomberg

RBI braces for Basel battle on sovereign bonds

4 min read . 13 Jul 2016

Critics of the plan, including Raghuram Rajan, say it would leave the RBI open to conflicts of interest and economic shocks. Photo: Abhijit Bhatlekar/Mint

Raghuram Rajan resists plan to fund banks from RBI coffers

5 min read . 29 Jun 2016

Narendra Modi’s move to ease foreign-investment rules after Rajan said he planned to leave demonstrated the practical nature of his policy making. Photo: AFP

After Raghuram Rajan, Modinomics seen as increasingly election-focused

4 min read . 23 Jun 2016

Reserve Bank of India Governor Raghuram G Rajan during quarterly interest rate review briefing at the RBI headquarters in Mumbai. Photo: Abhijit Bhatlekar/ Mint

India silent on Raghuram Rajan’s future as speculation intensifies

4 min read . 02 Jun 2016

M&M Financial, which has customers in 260,000 villages who borrow money to buy cars, tractors and other utility vehicles, last quarter reported its first earnings growth in a year as it improved collection of dues. Photo: Bloomberg

Rural India shows signs of revival for Mahindra lending unit

2 min read . 27 May 2016

This year’s monsoon is particularly important after the first consecutive droughts in three decades left vast tracts of India reeling. Photo: Priyanka Parashar/Mint

Strong monsoon forecast for parched India lifts growth prospects

3 min read . 09 May 2016

Since taking charge of the RBI in 2013, Raghuram Rajan has led the push for an inflation target, a monetary policy committee and moves to clean up the balance sheets of state-run banks. Photo: Hindustan Times (Hindustan Times)

Survey finds Raghuram Rajan likely to stay on as RBI governor

3 min read . 23 Apr 2016

Raghuram Rajan also called for a new set of international rules to assess monetary policy that includes using colour codes to rate how beneficial measures are to global welfare. Photo: Reuters

Raghuram Rajan worries about ‘QE Infinity’ as global economy not stable

1 min read . 07 Apr 2016