The Reserve Bank of India has cut its key interest rate for the first time in nearly five years, as cooling inflation has offered room to stimulate the slowing economy. The central bank forecast real GDP growth for next fiscal year at 6.

The Reserve Bank of India seeks to boost the sluggish economy and sees inflation easing towards its 4% target.

The Reserve Bank of India has cut its key interest rate for the first time in nearly five years, as cooling inflation has offered room to stimulate the slowing economy. The Monetary Policy Committee decided to trim the repo rate by 25 basis points to 6.

MUMBAI -- The Reserve Bank of India on Friday cut its key interest rate for the first time since May 2020, as concerns about a slowing economic growth appeared to take precedence over sticky inflation and a weakening rupee.

India is expected to cut interest rates for the first time in nearly five years on Friday to provide stimulus to its sluggish economy, with easing price pressures giving policymakers more room to manoeuvre.

India's central bank cut interest rates today for the first time in nearly five years, as concerns over a growth slowdown in the world's fifth largest economy outweighed inflation risks.

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The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) cut its key repo rate for the first time in nearly five years on Friday and signalled a less restrictive policy approach ahead, as it seeks to provide stimulus to the sluggish economy.

The Reserve Bank of India is expected to trim the interest rate by 25 basis points to 6.25% at the policy meeting concluding Friday, in what would be its first rate cut in nearly five years. Indian government bonds have rallied in recent weeks,