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20 Key Highlights of RBI Press Conference dated 17.04.2020

CSLalit Rajput
RBI Announces TLTRO 2.0, Rate Cuts, and Liquidity Boost to Tackle COVID-19 Economic Impact The RBI governor, in a press conference on April 17, 2020, acknowledged COVID-19 frontline workers and outlined financial measures to address the pandemic's impact. Key initiatives included the launch of TLTRO 2.0 worth 50,000 crore, a 75 basis point rate cut, and a reduction in the reverse repo rate to 3.75%. The RBI injected 3.2% of GDP to enhance liquidity and introduced a 50,000 crore special finance facility for financial institutions. Measures also included easing NPA classification, reducing LCR requirements, and pausing bank dividend payments. The IMF projected a 7.4% growth for India in FY22. (AI Summary)

RBI governor vide Press Conference dated 17.04.2020  thanked Corona Warriors, forefront of the battle against COVID-19 and discussed about various relaxation due to COVID19.

1. launch of TLTRO 2.0 worth ₹ 50,000 crore.

2. India expected to post a sharp turnaround in FY22 with 7.4% growth, as per IMF

3. announced a rate cut of 75 basis points.

4. Reverse repo rate is being reduced by 25 bps from 4% to 3.75% under Liquidity adjustment facility (LAF)

5. The TLTRO option of ₹ 25000 crore is to be conducted today (April 17)

6. financial conditions have eased considerably and activity in corporate bond market has picked up.

7. Focused on following measures announced by RBI:

  • Maintain liquidity in the system
  • Facilitate and incentivise bank credit flows
  • Ease financial stress
  • Enable formal working of markets

8. injected 3.2 percent of GDP into the economy by RBI to tackle liquidity situation.

9. India expected to post a sharp turnaround in FY22 with 7.4 percent growth as per IMF.

10. NPA classification will exclude 90-day moratorium period

11. LCR requirement of scheduled commercial banks being brought down from 100 percent to 80 percent with immediate effect and This shall be restores to 90 percent by October 2020 and 100 percent by April 2021

12. Period of resolution plan for NPAs to be extended by 90 days.

13. Loans given by NBFCs to commercial real estate to get same relief.

14. Banks shall not make any dividend payments until further orders.

15. ₹50,000 crore special finance facility to be provided to financial institutions such as Nabard, Sidbi, NHB

16. No change in repo rate which is decided by MPC

17. Redemption pressures faced by some mutual funds have moderated

18. Automobile production, sales declined sharply in March; electricity demand has fallen sharply

19. ATM operations stood at 91%, no downtime on internet and mobile banking

20. Additional regulatory measures being announced today, consistent with BASEL guidelines

Source: News  / Press Conference

https://www.rbi.org.in/Scripts/bs_viewcontent.aspx?Id=3853

and https://rbidocs.rbi.org.in/rdocs/Content/PDFs/GOVERNORSTATEMENTF22E618703AE48A4B2F6EC4A8003F88D.PDF

 

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