CORPORATE PROFITS JUMP, SMES SHINE IN IPO MARKET: RBI BULLETIN

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Monday released its October 2025 Bulletin, noting that the Indian economy continues to show resilience amid global uncertainty and weak external demand.

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According to the bulletin, “the Indian economy displayed resilience amidst broader global uncertainty and weak external demand”, with high-frequency indicators pointing to a revival in urban demand and “robust rural demand”, Headline inflation also “moderated sharply in September, marking its lowest reading since June 2017”

Private corporate sector shows strong recovery as corporates bounced back from the COVID-19 shock with stronger profitability and balance sheets. Corporate sales “rebounded sharply post-pandemic, peaking at 32.5 per cent growth in 2021-22 before stabilising at 72 per cent in 2024-25,” the RBI said. Net profits “rose significantly to Rs 711 trillion in 2024-25 from Rs 2.5 trillion in 2020-21”, improving the net profit margin to 10.3 percent from 72 per cent.