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Banking sector cheers RBI reforms

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) kept the repo rate unchanged at 5.50% this week but struck a fairly dovish tone, suggesting that further interest rate cuts are still likely in the coming months. The bank also unveiled a package of regulatory proposals, several of which are aimed at boosting bank lending. All of this reinforces our view that India’s economy will continue to hold up well in the face of punitive US tariffs.

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