IFSC issues Guidelines for execution of block deals on the Bullion Exchange
The IFSC has deemed it necessary to enable a mechanism for execution of large trades in gold in a single transaction without putting either the buyer or the seller in a disadvantageous position. In order to facilitate execution of such large trades, the Bullion Exchange is being permitted to provide a separate trading window for this purpose.
RBI announces Change of date of reversal for operations under LTRO and TLTRO
The dates of reversal of LTRO and TLTRO have been modified to March 08, 2023 (Wednesday) and April 10, 2023 (Monday) respectively.
Clarification regarding the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) public document on ‘High-Risk Jurisdictions subject to a Call for Action’
s per the February 24, 2023 FATF public statement, South Africa and Nigeria have now been added to this list of Jurisdictions under Increased Monitoring while Cambodia and Morocco have been removed from this list based on review by the FATF.
RBI compendium on Business Continuity Measures to tackle pandemic
More than one hundred measures, both conventional and unconventional, were undertaken during the period. The effort was to be proactive and innovative, while remaining on guard to preserve financial stability.
RBI releases Compendium on Business Continuity Measures during the COVID-19 Pandemic
This compendium on Business Continuity Measures was released on 17th February, 2023. It was released at the annual conference of the Corporate Strategy and Budget Department of the RBI.
RBI releases ‘Quarterly Statistics on Deposits and Credit of SCBs: December 2022’
The quaterly statistics, inter alia, observe that the bank credit growth was 16.8 per cent in December 2022 as compared with 17.2 per cent a quarter ago and 8.4 per cent a year ago. Growth in credit was led by bank branches in metropolitan centres, accounting for nearly 60 per cent of the total credit by SCBs. There was 17.2 per cent rise in lending; urban, semi-urban and rural centres also recorded double digit credit growth.
RBI introduces measures to enable all in-bound travellors visiting India to make local payments using UPI
Travellers visiting India can now experience the convenience of UPI payments at over five crore merchant outlets across India, that accept QR Code-based UPI payments.
RBI issues notification on Implementation of Indian Accounting Standards (Ind AS)
RBI has been decided that Asset Reconstruction Companies preparing their financial statements as per Indian Accounting Standards, shall reduce the specified amounts from their net owned funds while calculating the Capital Adequacy Ratio and the amount available for payment of dividend.
Incentive scheme for the promotion of RuPay Debit Cards and low-value BHIM-UPI transactions (P2M)
The scheme will provide financial incentive to acquiring banks for promoting point-of-sale (PoS) and e-commerce transactions using RuPay Debit Cards and person-to-merchant (P2M) transactions of low value (i.e., up to ₹ 2,000) on the BHIM-UPI platform, as per the incentive rates.
Draft Guidelines on Minimum Capital Requirements for Market Risk
The new norms clearly draw a boundary between the banking book and the trading book and list out the instruments that can be included in the trading book, which are subject to market risk capital requirements; and those to be included in the banking book which is subject to credit risk capital requirements.
