Sep 10, 2012, 03.44 PM IST

RBI comfortable with liquidity situation: Subir Gokarn

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) is comfortable with the current liquidity situation at Indian banks, one of its deputy governors told reporters on Monday.

Source: Reuters
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The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) is comfortable with the current liquidity situation at Indian banks, one of its deputy governors told reporters on Monday.


Banks' cash conditions improved substantially this month on the back of government spending, pushing the overnight benchmark reference rate or Mumbai Interbank Offer Rate (MIBOR) to a more than one-year low of 7.22% last week.


However, cash conditions may tighten from the next week due to advance tax outflows.


"For the last several weeks, liquidity levels have been in our comfort zone. If signs of stress emerge particularly, if they persist, then we will take that into account," said Subir Gokarn, a deputy governor at the RBI.


He also said India's current dollar reserves are not "uncomfortable".


India's dollar reserves have fallen to USD 290.46 billion from USD 320.79 billion a year ago on dollar sales by the central bank to protect a weak rupee.


Transcript of his comments on the next page.


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