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RBI's 50 bps hike: Subir Gokarn explains the rationale

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) hiked its key policy rates, repo and reverse repo, by 50 basis points each. In an interview with CNBC-TV18’s Latha Venkatesh, Subir Gokarn, Deputy Governor, RBI said, just as the RBI is talking about its trajectory for inflation, it would also start worrying if growth goes down.

July 27, 2011 / 11:09 IST
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The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) hiked its key policy rates, repo and reverse repo, by 50 basis points each. This surprised the street, which was expecting the regulator to hike rates by 25 bps.

In an interview with CNBC-TV18's Latha Venkatesh, Subir Gokarn, Deputy Governor, RBI said, just as the RBI is talking about its trajectory for inflation, it would also start worrying if growth goes down.
first published: Jul 26, 2011 08:11 pm

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