Speeches & Media Interactions

Moderator: Hello, ladies and gentlemen, I don't think I need to introduce the RBI Governor to you. All of you know him, so we can get started straight away. Mr. Das, thank you very much for finding the time today. Has it been the most challenging year of your tenure or would you say the COVID year 2020 was more challenging? Shaktikanta Das: Every challenge in a particular context looks more challenging than the previous one. There were so many situations when I was a

Tamal Bandyopadhyay: A very warm welcome to this fireside chat. I am a bit nervous sir. You always wear a different kind of tie. What is the brand that you prefer? Shaktikanta Das: It goes with the season and a Central Bank has to be for all seasons. Tamal Bandyopadhyay: Somebody told me that if you want to speak to someone and make them feel at ease, you start talking about ties. Mr Dave, CEO, HSBC India is sitting here. He was trying to excite me to ask all sorts of

Participants from RBI: Shri Shaktikanta Das – Governor, Reserve Bank of India Shri M. K. Jain – Deputy Governor, Reserve Bank of India Dr. Michael D. Patra – Deputy Governor, Reserve Bank of India Shri T. Rabi Sankar – Deputy Governor, Reserve Bank of India Dr. O. P. Mall – Executive Director, Reserve Bank of India Shri Saurav Sinha – Executive Director, Reserve Bank of India Shri R. Subramanian – Executive Director, Reserve Bank of India Dr. Rajiv Ranjan – Executive Director, Reserve Bank of India Moderator: Shri Yogesh Dayal – Chief General Manager, Reserve Bank of India  ​

Sukumar Ranganathan Good afternoon, everyone. I have with me Mr. Shaktikanta Das, who really needs no introduction, the Governor of the Reserve Bank of India; and I think we can all safely say that his has been one of the reassuring voices, every time when he comes on television to present his policy, especially over the last two years in the course of the pandemic. The Bank has seen us through a really tough phase, and there are challenges ahead, so he and I are goin

Participants from RBI: Shri Shaktikanta Das – Governor, Reserve Bank of India Shri M. K. Jain – Deputy Governor, Reserve Bank of India Dr. Michael D. Patra – Deputy Governor, Reserve Bank of India Shri M. Rajeshwar Rao – Deputy Governor, Reserve Bank of India Shri T. Rabi Sankar – Deputy Governor, Reserve Bank of India Dr. O. P. Mall – Executive Director, Reserve Bank of India Dr. Rajiv Ranjan – Executive Director, Reserve Bank of India Moderator: Shri Yogesh Dayal –

ज़ी बिजनेस आरबीआई ने कोविड-19 पेंडेमिक के समय देश के बैंकिंग सिस्टम और अर्थव्यवस्था को बड़े मुश्किल दौर से निकालने का काम किया है। ब्याज दरों में तेज कटौती करके, सिस्टम में लिक्विडिटी डालकर, जरूरत पड़ने पर मोराटोरियम देकर और साथ ही साथ लोंस की रिस्ट्रक्चरिंग को आसान करके, अर्थव्यवस्था को उस वक्त जिस बड़े सहारे की जरूरत थी, बैंकिंग सिस्टम को थी, वह काम किया। लेकिन आरबीआई का काम ऐसा है कि चुनौतियां कभी खत्म नहीं होती। अभी भी कुछ बड़ी और नई चुनौतियां हैं, दुनिया भर से भी, और हमारी अपनी भी। एक ओर महंगाई तेजी से बढ़ती जा रही है, ब्याज दरें बढ़ रही है और दूसरी तरफ मजबूत अर्थव्यवस्था में ग्रोथ बरकरार रखने की चुनौतियाँ है। आइए इसी खास मुद्दे पर आज हमारे साथ एक बेहद खास मेहमान, भारतीय रिज़र्व बैंक के गवर्नर श्री शक्तिकान्त दास साहब कार्यक्रम में शामिल हो रहे हैं।

The Indian economy has emerged as a strong economy post the COVID crisis. Thanks to the Jugalbandi between the Reserve Bank of India and the Government of India; the Indian economy on a relative basis and also an absolute basis now, clearly is on a pedestal positioning. But the challenges of yesterday are different, and the challenges of today are, in a sense, centred around inflation, geopolitical crisis and a high-interest rate regime. So to understand, what is the

Participants from RBI: Shri Shaktikanta Das – Governor, Reserve Bank of India Shri M. K. Jain – Deputy Governor, Reserve Bank of India Dr. Michael D. Patra – Deputy Governor, Reserve Bank of India Shri M. Rajeshwar Rao – Deputy Governor, Reserve Bank of India Shri T. Rabi Sankar – Deputy Governor, Reserve Bank of India Dr. O. P. Mall – Executive Director, Reserve Bank of India Dr. Rajiv Ranjan – Executive Director, Reserve Bank of India Moderator: Shri Yogesh Dayal –

Sanjiv Chadha, Managing Director, Bank of Baroda Thank you very much, Governor once again for that tour de force. We are really reassured about the fact that in terms of the external sector, despite what is happening in the neighbouring countries, India is in a different and very strong place. Also, I think the areas you covered in terms of what banks need to focus on, I am sure that will define the agenda for not only this conference but also for the next few years.

Q: What are the risks and opportunities for the Indian economy? The revival of economic activity continues to be steady and is gaining traction. GDP has exceeded 2019-20 levels, and from April 2022 onwards, many high-frequency indicators that we monitor are showing steady improvement. The economy is back on track. In terms of business activities or investment, the opportunities are larger in pharma, technology, and renewables, etc. The other opportunity for India is t