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South Indian Bank CFO, General Manager Francis on RBI Policy
This story was originally published at 15:20 IST on 1 October 2025
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MUMBAI - Vinod Francis, general manager and chief financial officer, South Indian Bank, said the following on the Reserve Bank of India's fourth bi-monthly monetary policy for 2025-26 (Apr-Mar) detailed on Wednesday:
In my opinion, it was macro-prudential for the RBI Monetary Policy Committee to hold key policy rates unchanged and deferring the rate cut call till its next meeting in December. This wait and watch policy is a sound strategy since it gives ample time and space for the committee to have clarity about transmission from the earlier frontloaded rate cut and how GST rationalisation shapes the inflation trajectory.
This caution is warranted in the wake of changing growth-inflation dynamics and growing haze on exports. On the regulatory side, the expected credit loss framework, to be implemented in phases, is a welcome move as it will improve the risk management of banks by recognising stress much in advance. This indeed will make financial reporting standards more transparent. End
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