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Coronavirus Fallout: RBI Allows Three Month Moratorium On EMIs, Announces 75 BPS Rate Cut And More
Swarajya Staff
Mar 27, 2020, 11:21 AM | Updated 11:43 AM IST
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Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Governor Shaktikanta Das this morning cut interest rates by 75 basis points to 4.4%. He also announced several measures to inject ₹3.74 lakh crore liquidity into the country's financial system.
Measures he announced this morning include:
- A three-month moratorium on term loans, deferring interest on working capital and ensuring no impact on credit history of the borrower
- Cash Reserve Ratio (CRR) of all banks to be set at 3%
“This kind of uncertain outlook has never been seen before...need of the hour is to do whatever is necessary to shield the economy from the pandemic”, the governor said.
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