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RBI MPC member sees no rate hike
The Free Press Journal - Mumbai
|February 26, 2026
RBI MPC member Bhattacharya said there are no signs of any overheating of the economy despite multiple stimulus measures
The chances of the benchmark interest rate going up are "negligible" despite building inflationary pressure due to geopolitical tensions, external member of the RBI's Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) Saugata Bhattacharya said on Wednesday.
This story is from the February 26, 2026 edition of The Free Press Journal - Mumbai.
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