Data on lending and deposit rates of scheduled commercial banks (SCBs) (excluding regional rural banks and small finance banks) received during the month of November 2024 are set out in Tables 1 to 7. Highlights: Lending Rates: • The weighted average lending rate (WALR) on fresh rupee loans of SCBs stood at 9.54 per cent in October 2024 (9.37 per cent in September 2024).

(Amount in ₹ Crore) SCHEDULED COMMERCIAL BANKS (Including RRBs, SFBs and PBs) ALL SCHEDULED BANKS 17-Nov-2023 01-Nov-2024* 15-Nov-2024* 17-Nov-2023 01-Nov-2024* 15-Nov-2024* I LIABILITIES TO THE BKG.SYSTEM (A) a) Demand & Time deposits from banks 241123.09 289863.65 285900.51 244489.67 294354.23 291084.89** b) Borrowings from banks 187366.53 135897.86 136118.41 187461.76 136048.36 136192.88 c) Other demand & time liabilities 71762.95 24969.58 24937.38 72490.30 25304.29 25293.90

The Reserve Bank today held a Conference in Mumbai of the Directors on the Boards of Private Sector Banks on the theme ‘Transformative Governance through Sound Boards’. This is the second annual Conference organised by the Reserve Bank with the Boards of Private Sector Banks as part of a series of engagements with Boards of RBI’s Supervised Entities. The Conference had participation of over 200 Directors of Private Sector Banks, including Chairmen and Managing Directors & Chief Executive Officers.

(Amount in ₹ crore) SCHEDULED COMMERCIAL BANKS (Including RRBs,SFBs and PBs) ALL SCHEDULED BANKS 03-Nov-2023 18-Oct-2024* 01-Nov-2024* 03-Nov-2023 18-Oct-2024* 01-Nov-2024* I LIABILITIES TO THE BKG.SYSTEM (A) a) Demand & Time deposits from banks 242686.82 294002.82 290287.21 246091.59 298612.42 294777.80** b) Borrowings from banks 195603.05 130776.35 135892.91 196154.31 130806.35 136043.42 c) Other demand & time liabilities 72833.36 23257.12 24605.44 73572.48 23586.00 24940.14

SBI, HDFC Bank and ICICI Bank continue to be identified as Domestic Systemically Important Banks (D-SIBs) under the same bucketing structure as in the 2023 list of D-SIBs. The additional Common Equity Tier 1 (CET1) requirement for these D-SIBs will be in addition to the capital conservation buffer.

The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) vide public document ‘High-Risk Jurisdictions subject to a Call for Action’ – October 25, 2024, has called on its members and other jurisdictions to refer to the statement on Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) and Iran adopted in February 2020 which remains in effect. Further, Myanmar was added to the list of High-Risk Jurisdictions subject to a Call for Action in the October 2022 FATF plenary and FATF has called on its members and other jurisdictions to apply enhanced due diligence measures proportionate to the risk arising from Myanmar. When applying enhanced due diligence measures, countries have been advised to ensure that flows of funds for humanitarian assistance, legitimate NPO activity and remittances are not disrupted. The status of Myanmar in the list of countries subject to a call for action, remains unchanged.