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India Holds Key Interest Rate; Lowers Inflation Outlook

By Renju Jaya   ✉   | Published:   | Follow Us On Google News

India's central bank retained its key interest rates on Wednesday after cutting by 100 basis points since February and downgraded its inflation outlook for the current fiscal year.

The Monetary Policy Committee of the Reserve Bank of India, governed by Governor Sanjay Malhotra, unanimously decided to hold the policy repo rate at 5.50 percent.

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