MUMBAI, India, Dec. 31 -- Reserve Bank of India issued the following press release: In terms of GOI notification F.No.4(22)-B(W&M)/2018 dated October 08, 2018 (SGB 2018-19 Series-IV-Issue date January 01, 2019) on Sovereign Gold Bond Scheme, premature redemption of Gold Bond may be permitted after fifth year from the date of issue of such Gold Bond on the date on which interest is payable. Accordingly, the due date of premature redemption of the above tranche shall be on January 01, 2026. 2. F...
MUMBAI, India, Dec. 31 -- Reserve Bank of India issued the following press release: In terms of GOI notification F.No.4(25)-(W&M)/2017 dated October 06, 2017 (SGB 2017-18 Series-XIV-Issue date January 01, 2018) on Sovereign Gold Bond Scheme, the Gold Bond shall be repayable on the expiration of eight years from the date of issue of the Gold Bonds. Accordingly, the final redemption date of the above tranche shall be January 01, 2026. 2. Further, the redemption price of SGB shall be based on sim...
MUMBAI, India, Dec. 31 -- Reserve Bank of India issued the following press release: Data on lending and deposit rates of scheduled commercial banks (SCBs) (excluding regional rural banks and small finance banks) received during the month of December 2025 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 8.71 per cent in November 2025 (8.61 per cent in October 2025). * The WALR on outstanding rupee lo...
MUMBAI, India, Dec. 31 -- Reserve Bank of India issued the following press release: The value of exports and imports of services during November 2025 are presented in the following table. International Trade in Services (US$ million) Month Receipts (Exports) Payments (Imports) July - 2025 33,745 (10.5) 17,296 (8.5) August - 2025 31,196 (2.9) 15,593 (-5.3) September - 2025 36,680 (12.7) 17,845 (7.9) October - 2025 35,167 (2.2) 17,729 (2.9) November - 2025 34,262 (6.7) 16,877 (-2.1) N...
MUMBAI, India, Dec. 31 -- Reserve Bank of India issued the following press release: The Reserve Bank today released data on India's invisibles as per the IMF's Balance of Payments and International Investment Position Manual (BPM6) format for July-September of 2025-26. Ajit Prasad Deputy General Manager (Communications) Press Release: 2025-2026/1815 Disclaimer: Curated by HT Syndication....
MUMBAI, India, Dec. 31 -- Reserve Bank of India issued the following press release: Today, the Reserve Bank released data relating to India's International Investment Position for end-September 2025[1]. Key Features of India's IIP in end-September 2025: * Net claims of non-residents on India declined by US$ 38.4 billion during Q2:2025-26 and stood at US$ 274.3 billion as at end-September 2025. It was a combined impact of decrease in foreign-owned assets in India (US$ 29.8 billion) and incre...
MUMBAI, India, Dec. 31 -- Reserve Bank of India issued the following press release: The Reserve Bank of India has been regularly conducting Inflation Expectations Survey of Households (IESH). The January 2026 round of the survey is being launched. The survey aims at capturing subjective assessments on price movements and inflation, based on their individual consumption baskets, across 19 cities, viz., Ahmedabad, Bengaluru, Bhopal, Bhubaneswar, Chandigarh, Chennai, Delhi, Guwahati, Hyderabad, Ja...
MUMBAI, India, Dec. 31 -- Reserve Bank of India issued the following press release: The Reserve Bank of India has been regularly conducting Urban Consumer Confidence Survey (UCCS). The January 2026 round of the survey is being launched. The survey seeks qualitative responses from households, regarding their sentiments on general economic situation, employment scenario, price level, households' income and spending. The survey is conducted regularly in 19 cities, viz., Ahmedabad, Bengaluru, Bhopa...
JABALPUR, India, Dec. 30 -- Madhya Pradesh High Court issued the following judgment/order on Dec. 1: There is an office objection raised by the Registry with regard to maintainability of Writ Appeal. Learned counsel for the appellant seeks leave to withdraw the appeal reserving the right of the appellant to approach the Writ Court by way of a review application. The appeal is accordingly dismissed as withdrawn. All rights and contentions of the parties are reserved. Disclaimer: Curated b...
RANCHI, India, Dec. 30 -- Jharkhand High Court issued the following order on Dec. 1: 1. Learned counsel for the appellant has placed the copy of the judgment passed by the Court of Civil Judge (Sr. Division), Champua (Keonjhar) being MAT No.17 of 2020. 2. Let the same be taken on record. 3. Mr. Rajendra Prasad Gupta, learned counsel for the appellant, on instruction, has submitted that subsequent to passing of the judgment impugned, the wife-respondent herein, has filed an application being...