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No rate cut, but RBI steps up to lift credit, buoy biz

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October 02, 2025

Hint of December rate cut after two pauses; multiple measures to ease credit

- Anshika Kayastha

No rate cut, but RBI steps up to lift credit, buoy biz

THE MPC kept repo unchanged at 5.5%, in the 2nd straight pause RBI governor says there is "room" for another rate cut IT nudged up the GDP estimate from 6.5% to 6.8%

The central bank unwrapped a box of goodies to power credit and business on Wednesday, even as it delivered a better growth outlook and kept policy rates untouched.

The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) kept the repo rate unchanged at 5.5% for the second time in a row, while nudging up the GDP estimate for the year from 6.5% to 6.8%, citing the economy's resilience in the face of turbulence. The policy panel now sees inflation this year at 2.6% as against 3.1% earlier, thanks to the recent big-bang cuts in goods and services tax (GST).

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