GENERAL BANKING Archive

Bank Rate (BR) or Discount Rate and Inflation

Bank rate (BR) is one of the most effective weapons employed by almost all central banks to control credit in the financial system. There is a direct relation between Bank Rate and Market Rate. It is widely

Producer Price Index &PPI Vs WPI and CPI

Producer Price Index tracks the average change in the prices of goods and services either as they leave the place of production or as they enter the production process. PPI thus measures the changes in price from

Consumer Price Index (CPI)

Consumer Price Index (CPI) is one of the most important price indices used in India to measure inflation.   Consumer Price Index measures inflation rate at the retail level. CPI tracks the price actually paid by the

Wholesale Price Index (WPI) & Inflation

Inflation in its simplest term means increase in prices. Governments in various countries are trying to balance economic growth and inflation. India too follows the same track. Tracking inflation accurately thus becomes a pre-condition for devising appropriate

Inflation and Its Classification 

Inflation refers to the situation where prices exhibit a continuously increasing trend. Inflation is defined as too much money chasing too few goods by Coulborn. Geofrfrey Crowther states that inflation is a state in which the value

Roles and responsibilities of RBI

Reserve Bank of India (RBI) is constituted as the apex institution of Indian monetary system and financial system.  RBI  is responsible for implementation of monetary policy to control and ensure stability of the monetary and banking system.

Reserve Bank of India (RBI)

Reserve Bank of India (RBI) is the apex institution of Indian monetary system and financial system. Being the central bank of the country, RBI is the institution that control and stabilize the monetary and banking system.  Evolution

REIT- Real Estate Investment Trust 

Real Estate Investment Trust, REIT is an addition of recent origin  to an investment portfolio. Real estate as an investment class has always been attracting both small and big investors. Investment in commercial reality is highly capital

MOPAD-Multi-Option Payment Acceptance Device

MOPAD or Multi-Option Payment Acceptance Device is a POS terminal launched recently by the State Bank of India (SBI). The MOPED is the latest addition to the digital banking initiative by the largest bank in India. On

IndusInd Bank Nexxt Push Button Credit Card

Push Button Credit Card is a new innovation in payment card technology introduced in India by IndusInd bank. The card is launched by the bank as the IndusInd Bank Nexxt Credit Card. This is the first interactive