This document summarizes Rakesh Mohan's remarks on the impact of the global financial crisis on India and Asia. Mohan notes that while India has been relatively resilient, it still faces some risks from potential reversals in capital flows and financial contagion. So far the main impacts have been declines in equity markets, portfolio investments, and commercial borrowings. However, strong domestic demand and corporate balance sheets have limited macroeconomic effects. Mohan outlines India's approach of gradual financial liberalization and prudent regulation as helping mitigate risks.
The document compares the financial systems of mature and transition economies, using the USA and Russia as examples.
In the USA, banking is regulated at both the federal and state levels, with separate regulatory agencies. The Federal Reserve uses tools like open market operations, reserve requirements, and interest rates to implement monetary policy and achieve goals like maximum employment and stable prices.
Russia has a transition economy and its monetary policy is aimed at controlling inflation and maintaining low interest rates. The Central Bank of Russia uses its key policy rate to influence monetary policy. Russia also aims to increase investment as a percentage of GDP.
The document outlines some key differences in the financial systems and economies of the USA and Russia, such as GDP, credit
To focus on the study of examine “U.S. financial crisis and its impact on Ind...Rahul Dabhi
The document discusses different currencies used globally and factors that influence currency exchange rates such as interest rates and economic opportunities in a country. It defines a financial crisis as a rapid fall in the value of one or more currencies, more likely in emerging markets with high foreign currency borrowing. A financial crisis involves investors withdrawing money from savings accounts, an economic downturn, and stock market crashes. Government responses to speculative attacks on a currency include devaluing the exchange rate, intervening in foreign exchange markets, and raising interest rates. The chapter reviews literature on the impact of the global financial crisis on India's GDP and the relative resilience of the Indian economy.
The document discusses several financial and economic terms:
1) Systemically important financial institutions are large banks or institutions whose failure could threaten the entire financial system.
2) Leading economic indicators predict future trends, while lagging indicators show past trends. The leading index and GDP are examples.
3) Fixed income obligation to income ratio (FOIR) is a debt-to-income ratio used by banks to determine loan eligibility based on monthly payments.
Monetary policy is how a central bank acts in its economic environment. A central bank is a national (or, in the case of the European Central Bank, a supranational) institution. Mostly the primary goal is to maintain price stability. Another common goal is to support the economy if it does not inhibit the achievement of price stability to a risky extent. This chapter examines what different costs arise due to inflation (increasing prices) and why it makes sense to keep inflation at a moderate level, to maintain price stability respectively
Financial Sector Performance and Conceptual FrameworkAtif Ahmed
This document provides an overview of the financial services sector and related concepts. It discusses the history of the sector and how technology has changed operations. The future outlook is uncertain given recent market collapses. It also defines primary and secondary markets, debt and equity, and money and capital markets. Additionally, it outlines different types of financial regulations and describes the US financial industry and subsectors. Finally, it analyzes Pakistan's economic growth rate, inflation rate, and tax-to-GDP ratio over the past decades.
Policy Research Working Paper - The Experience with Macro-Prudential Policies...M. İbrahim Turhan
M. İbrahim TURHAN - Borsa İstanbul Yönetim Kurulu Başkanı ve Genel Müdürü, BIST Başkanı, Chairman & CEO, www.ibrahimturhan.com.
Policy Research Working Paper - The Experience with Macro-Prudential Policies of the Central Bank of the Republic of Turkey in Response. M. İbrahim Turhan - October 2011
This document provides an overview of monetary policy tools and goals. It discusses how monetary policy works to control money supply, availability, and interest rates to achieve economic growth and stability. The Federal Reserve's balance sheet is used as an example, with its assets including government securities and discount loans, and its liabilities including currency in circulation and bank reserves. Open market operations, where the central bank buys and sells government bonds, are described as the most important monetary policy tool for determining changes in bank reserves and interest rates.
The document compares the financial systems of mature and transition economies, using the USA and Russia as examples.
In the USA, banking is regulated at both the federal and state levels, with separate regulatory agencies. The Federal Reserve uses tools like open market operations, reserve requirements, and interest rates to implement monetary policy and achieve goals like maximum employment and stable prices.
Russia has a transition economy and its monetary policy is aimed at controlling inflation and maintaining low interest rates. The Central Bank of Russia uses its key policy rate to influence monetary policy. Russia also aims to increase investment as a percentage of GDP.
The document outlines some key differences in the financial systems and economies of the USA and Russia, such as GDP, credit
To focus on the study of examine “U.S. financial crisis and its impact on Ind...Rahul Dabhi
The document discusses different currencies used globally and factors that influence currency exchange rates such as interest rates and economic opportunities in a country. It defines a financial crisis as a rapid fall in the value of one or more currencies, more likely in emerging markets with high foreign currency borrowing. A financial crisis involves investors withdrawing money from savings accounts, an economic downturn, and stock market crashes. Government responses to speculative attacks on a currency include devaluing the exchange rate, intervening in foreign exchange markets, and raising interest rates. The chapter reviews literature on the impact of the global financial crisis on India's GDP and the relative resilience of the Indian economy.
The document discusses several financial and economic terms:
1) Systemically important financial institutions are large banks or institutions whose failure could threaten the entire financial system.
2) Leading economic indicators predict future trends, while lagging indicators show past trends. The leading index and GDP are examples.
3) Fixed income obligation to income ratio (FOIR) is a debt-to-income ratio used by banks to determine loan eligibility based on monthly payments.
Monetary policy is how a central bank acts in its economic environment. A central bank is a national (or, in the case of the European Central Bank, a supranational) institution. Mostly the primary goal is to maintain price stability. Another common goal is to support the economy if it does not inhibit the achievement of price stability to a risky extent. This chapter examines what different costs arise due to inflation (increasing prices) and why it makes sense to keep inflation at a moderate level, to maintain price stability respectively
Financial Sector Performance and Conceptual FrameworkAtif Ahmed
This document provides an overview of the financial services sector and related concepts. It discusses the history of the sector and how technology has changed operations. The future outlook is uncertain given recent market collapses. It also defines primary and secondary markets, debt and equity, and money and capital markets. Additionally, it outlines different types of financial regulations and describes the US financial industry and subsectors. Finally, it analyzes Pakistan's economic growth rate, inflation rate, and tax-to-GDP ratio over the past decades.
Policy Research Working Paper - The Experience with Macro-Prudential Policies...M. İbrahim Turhan
M. İbrahim TURHAN - Borsa İstanbul Yönetim Kurulu Başkanı ve Genel Müdürü, BIST Başkanı, Chairman & CEO, www.ibrahimturhan.com.
Policy Research Working Paper - The Experience with Macro-Prudential Policies of the Central Bank of the Republic of Turkey in Response. M. İbrahim Turhan - October 2011
This document provides an overview of monetary policy tools and goals. It discusses how monetary policy works to control money supply, availability, and interest rates to achieve economic growth and stability. The Federal Reserve's balance sheet is used as an example, with its assets including government securities and discount loans, and its liabilities including currency in circulation and bank reserves. Open market operations, where the central bank buys and sells government bonds, are described as the most important monetary policy tool for determining changes in bank reserves and interest rates.
The International Journal of Engineering & Science is aimed at providing a platform for researchers, engineers, scientists, or educators to publish their original research results, to exchange new ideas, to disseminate information in innovative designs, engineering experiences and technological skills. It is also the Journal's objective to promote engineering and technology education. All papers submitted to the Journal will be blind peer-reviewed. Only original articles will be published.
The papers for publication in The International Journal of Engineering& Science are selected through rigorous peer reviews to ensure originality, timeliness, relevance, and readability.
The document discusses monetary policy tools used by central banks like the Federal Reserve to influence money supply and credit conditions to promote economic goals of maximum employment, stable prices, and moderate interest rates. It outlines the Fed's dual mandate from Congress, describes various policy tools like open market operations and interest rates, and explains how the Fed uses communication strategies like forward guidance and economic forecasts to provide transparency and influence public expectations.
Monetary policy involves controlling the supply, availability, and cost of money in an economy to achieve objectives like price stability, economic growth, and full employment. The main tools of monetary policy are open market operations, required reserve ratios, and interest rates. The goal of monetary policy is typically price stability, as low and stable inflation supports economic growth. Expansionary policy increases the money supply to boost growth, while contractionary policy decreases it to curb inflation.
Calm in Emerging Markets but Underlying Vulnerabilities Remain QNB Group
The document summarizes that while capital flows to emerging markets have stabilized in recent months, underlying vulnerabilities remain for some countries. Countries like Argentina, Indonesia, South Africa, Turkey and Ukraine are still most at risk due to factors like large current account deficits, low foreign currency reserves, and high levels of foreign ownership of their debt. These countries may face further capital outflows, currency weakness and economic instability if tapering of monetary stimulus programs in advanced economies continues as expected. However, other emerging markets like Brazil, India and Poland have been less impacted due to stronger policy responses and domestic economic fundamentals.
This document provides an overview of monetary policy, including its definition, objectives, tools, and role in economic growth. Monetary policy is defined as the process by which a central bank controls the supply of money in an economy, often targeting interest rates to promote growth and stability. The major objectives of monetary policy are price stability, economic growth, and stable exchange rates. The key tools of monetary policy are open market operations, bank rates, cash reserve ratios, and credit controls. Monetary policy aims to influence aggregate demand and output through expanding or contracting the money supply.
Monetary policy uses tools like interest rates and money supply to influence economic outcomes like growth, inflation, exchange rates, and unemployment. The objectives of monetary policy are price stability, credit availability, exchange rate stability, full employment, and high economic growth. The tools available to central banks include open market operations, changing reserve requirements, and setting bank interest rates like the discount rate. How monetary policy works is by influencing the cost of borrowing - lower rates encourage more spending, saving, and investment in assets like property and stocks.
International Journal of Humanities and Social Science Invention (IJHSSI)inventionjournals
1) The document analyzes the impact of the 2008 global financial crisis on the Indian banking sector. It discusses three main transmission channels through which the crisis impacted India: the finance channel, real economy channel, and confidence channel.
2) In response, the Reserve Bank of India took monetary policy actions like cutting reserve requirements to increase liquidity. It also liberalized rules on foreign capital inflows.
3) The document finds that overall, the Indian banking sector remained resilient during the crisis. Public and private sector banks saw small increases in profits. Non-performing assets declined for public banks but rose slightly for private and foreign banks. Private banks improved several performance metrics like interest income and returns on assets. Thus,
This document summarizes a lecture given by Meekal Aziz Ahmed on Pakistan's relationship with the IMF. Some key points:
- Pakistan has had a long history of IMF programs to address economic crises, but implementation of reforms has been lacking.
- The 2008 economic crisis compelled Pakistan to seek IMF assistance due to high inflation, deficits, and declining foreign reserves.
- IMF programs aim to stabilize Pakistan's economy but have had limited long-term impact due to weak ownership of reforms and rollbacks after programs end.
- While IMF conditionality and influence are often criticized, programs also provide flexibility and the economy responds well to adjustments, though gains are not sustained.
Handling Capital Outflows in Developing CountriesAlbino Ajack
The document discusses capital outflows in developing countries and policy options to address them. It explains that capital outflows can lead to currency depreciation and reduced investment, hindering economic growth. While central banks can intervene by selling foreign reserves to limit depreciation, this faces tradeoffs with monetary policy given limited reserves. The paper aims to identify the least negative policy options for developing countries to offset capital outflow pressures.
The document discusses the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas' (BSP) conduct of monetary policy. It outlines the BSP's objectives of maintaining price stability and inflation targeting framework. The BSP uses various monetary policy tools like open market operations, reserve requirements, and rediscounting to influence money supply and inflation. Recent inflation trends have remained within target. Large capital inflows from advanced economies pose challenges to managing inflation risks.
2.[10 18]influencing organisational behaviour through the application of lear...Alexander Decker
This document summarizes a study that examined the management of external reserves and economic development in Nigeria between 1980-2008. The study found a statistically significant relationship between Nigeria's management of external reserves and several macroeconomic variables. It recommends that Nigeria's external reserves be managed prudently to ensure adequate reserves are available to control risks and generate reasonable returns over the medium to long term. The document provides context on external reserves and their importance for economic stability.
11.external reserves management and economic development in nigeria (1980www....Alexander Decker
This document summarizes a study that examined the management of external reserves and economic development in Nigeria between 1980-2008. The study found a statistically significant relationship between Nigeria's management of external reserves and several macroeconomic variables. It recommends that Nigeria's external reserves be managed prudently to ensure adequate reserves are available to control risks and generate reasonable returns over the medium to long term. The document provides context on external reserves and their importance for economic stability in Nigeria.
1.[1 9]external reserves management and economic development in nigeria (1980...Alexander Decker
This document summarizes a study examining the management of external reserves and economic development in Nigeria between 1980-2008. The study found a statistically significant relationship between Nigeria's management of external reserves and several macroeconomic variables. It recommends that Nigeria's reserves be managed prudently to ensure adequate funds are available to control risks and generate reasonable returns over the medium to long term. The document provides context on Nigeria's external reserves and reviews related literature on reserves management and its impact on economic development.
India’s Resilient External Debt
Summary:
The official documents published by GOI and RBI make incisive analysis of the composition, size, sustainability, trend and overall management of India’s external debt.
As per RBI, the country’s external debt stock which stood at US$ 405 billion as at June-end 2013 has increased to US$ 450.1 billion as at June-end 2014 registering an increase of 11.1 per cent.
According to IMF, debt service -to-export ratio is a key indicator as a measure of repaying capacity of a country. The lower the ratio, the less vulnerable is the economy to external shocks. The debt service ratio of India which peaked 35.3 per cent in 1990-91 in the wake of Balance of Payment crisis declined to 16.6 per cent in 2000-01 and further brought down to a more comfortable level of 5.9 per cent in 2013-14. The import cover of reserves, which stood at 9.5 months at end-March 2011 has declined to 7.0 months at the end-March 2013, still above comfort level. The CAD to GDP ratio deteriorated to 4.7 per cent in 2012-13, mainly on account of slowdown in major trading partners and rise in gold imports. It, however, improved to 1.7 per cent in 2013-14 due to measures taken by policy makers. The rising level of external debt does not necessarily translate into increasing debt burden, as it would also depend on the growth, growth potential of the economy and the export earnings.
I
ndia’s external debt is characterized by resilience and sustainability. The country’s external debt statistics are compiled and disseminated by Government of India (GOI) and Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on a quarterly basis. As per the standard practice, the external debt data for the quarter ending March and June are released by RBI; the data as at September-end and December-end are disseminated by the Ministry of Finance, GOI. Further, Ministry of Finance publishes every year “India’s External Debt-A Status Report” as at March-end. These official documents make incisive analysis of the composition, size, sustainability, trend and overall management of India’s external debt.
As per RBI, the country’s external debt stock which stood at US$ 405 billion as at June-end 2013 has increased to US$ 450.1 billion as at June-end 2014 registering an increase of 11.1 per cent.
The composition of India’s external debt is shown below:
[Amount: US$ billion]
Composition June 2013 June 2014
Multilateral 51.72 53.74
Bilateral 24.82 24.72
Trade Credit 17.53 16.04
Commercial Borrowing 135.81 153.85
NRI Deposits 71.12 106.25
Short-Term ( Trade Credit) 96.76 87.90
International Monetary Fund 5.98 6.15
Rupee Debt 1.25 1.50
(Source: Reserve Bank of India, Press Release, September 30, 2014)
According to RBI’s Annual Report 2013-14, the country’s foreign exchange reserve recorded US$ 316.14 billion vis-à-vis ext
The Reserve Bank of India uses various monetary policy tools to regulate the availability, cost, and use of money and credit in the economy. Some of the key tools include open market operations, cash reserve ratio, statutory liquidity ratio, repo and reverse repo rates, bank rate, and liquidity adjustment facility. By adjusting these tools, the RBI can influence monetary conditions like liquidity, inflation, and economic growth. For example, decreasing the CRR injects more liquidity into the banking system, while increasing repo rates tightens monetary policy. The goal is to use these tools to achieve price stability while promoting economic development.
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The Federal Reserve introduced new lending facilities like the Term Auction Facility, Term Securities Lending Facility, and Primary Dealer Credit Facility to promote liquidity in financial markets during the crisis. These facilities allow banks and dealers to borrow against collateral at auctioned rates. While they have increased liquidity, the Fed still faces risks around moral hazard and controlling inflation if lending standards are not maintained as financial markets stabilize. The success of the Fed's actions depends on restoring confidence without re-inflating asset prices.
Impact of monetary policy on industrial growthUdit Jain
The project describes the Impact of monetary policy on industrial growth. It covers the data of industrial analysis starting from 2004-05 to 2012-13 and finding the trend of monetary policies adopted by RBI on industry growth.
Monetary policy influences interest rates and money supply to promote economic growth and stability. The central bank uses various tools to implement monetary policy, including open market operations, reserve requirements, and interest rates. Expansionary policy increases money supply to boost the economy during recessions, while contractionary policy decreases money supply to curb inflation. The goals of monetary policy include price stability, full employment, and economic growth. Tools include bank rates, cash reserve ratios, and credit controls.
The document discusses the global financial crisis, its impact on India, and the country's medium-term economic challenges. It outlines the causes of the crisis, differences between its effects in the US/Europe versus India, measures taken by the RBI in response, and lessons learned. Key medium-term issues for India include the need for fiscal prudence to reduce deficits and inflation, adapting monetary policy to a growing economy, managing large capital flows, and further developing financial markets while ensuring stability.
Overview of GLOBAL FINANCE CRISIS and impact with market. Impacts of the US Financial Crisis on Indian Economy. FINANCE CRISIS, Subprime Mortgage Crisis, US Financial Markets, US Unemployment and Stock Market Returns, Treasury Rates and Inflation,
Transportation plays a significant role in economic development and growth. It contributes to industries by enabling quick marketing of perishable goods. It also increases demand for goods by connecting new customers and markets. Transportation creates place and time utility by bridging production and consumption centers and allowing for faster distribution of products. It helps stabilize prices by moving commodities between surplus and deficit areas. India's transportation sector accounts for 6.4% of GDP, with road transportation making up 5.4% of GDP. Improved transportation infrastructure leads to economic benefits like lower prices, more product variety, and overall economic growth and efficiency.
The International Journal of Engineering & Science is aimed at providing a platform for researchers, engineers, scientists, or educators to publish their original research results, to exchange new ideas, to disseminate information in innovative designs, engineering experiences and technological skills. It is also the Journal's objective to promote engineering and technology education. All papers submitted to the Journal will be blind peer-reviewed. Only original articles will be published.
The papers for publication in The International Journal of Engineering& Science are selected through rigorous peer reviews to ensure originality, timeliness, relevance, and readability.
The document discusses monetary policy tools used by central banks like the Federal Reserve to influence money supply and credit conditions to promote economic goals of maximum employment, stable prices, and moderate interest rates. It outlines the Fed's dual mandate from Congress, describes various policy tools like open market operations and interest rates, and explains how the Fed uses communication strategies like forward guidance and economic forecasts to provide transparency and influence public expectations.
Monetary policy involves controlling the supply, availability, and cost of money in an economy to achieve objectives like price stability, economic growth, and full employment. The main tools of monetary policy are open market operations, required reserve ratios, and interest rates. The goal of monetary policy is typically price stability, as low and stable inflation supports economic growth. Expansionary policy increases the money supply to boost growth, while contractionary policy decreases it to curb inflation.
Calm in Emerging Markets but Underlying Vulnerabilities Remain QNB Group
The document summarizes that while capital flows to emerging markets have stabilized in recent months, underlying vulnerabilities remain for some countries. Countries like Argentina, Indonesia, South Africa, Turkey and Ukraine are still most at risk due to factors like large current account deficits, low foreign currency reserves, and high levels of foreign ownership of their debt. These countries may face further capital outflows, currency weakness and economic instability if tapering of monetary stimulus programs in advanced economies continues as expected. However, other emerging markets like Brazil, India and Poland have been less impacted due to stronger policy responses and domestic economic fundamentals.
This document provides an overview of monetary policy, including its definition, objectives, tools, and role in economic growth. Monetary policy is defined as the process by which a central bank controls the supply of money in an economy, often targeting interest rates to promote growth and stability. The major objectives of monetary policy are price stability, economic growth, and stable exchange rates. The key tools of monetary policy are open market operations, bank rates, cash reserve ratios, and credit controls. Monetary policy aims to influence aggregate demand and output through expanding or contracting the money supply.
Monetary policy uses tools like interest rates and money supply to influence economic outcomes like growth, inflation, exchange rates, and unemployment. The objectives of monetary policy are price stability, credit availability, exchange rate stability, full employment, and high economic growth. The tools available to central banks include open market operations, changing reserve requirements, and setting bank interest rates like the discount rate. How monetary policy works is by influencing the cost of borrowing - lower rates encourage more spending, saving, and investment in assets like property and stocks.
International Journal of Humanities and Social Science Invention (IJHSSI)inventionjournals
1) The document analyzes the impact of the 2008 global financial crisis on the Indian banking sector. It discusses three main transmission channels through which the crisis impacted India: the finance channel, real economy channel, and confidence channel.
2) In response, the Reserve Bank of India took monetary policy actions like cutting reserve requirements to increase liquidity. It also liberalized rules on foreign capital inflows.
3) The document finds that overall, the Indian banking sector remained resilient during the crisis. Public and private sector banks saw small increases in profits. Non-performing assets declined for public banks but rose slightly for private and foreign banks. Private banks improved several performance metrics like interest income and returns on assets. Thus,
This document summarizes a lecture given by Meekal Aziz Ahmed on Pakistan's relationship with the IMF. Some key points:
- Pakistan has had a long history of IMF programs to address economic crises, but implementation of reforms has been lacking.
- The 2008 economic crisis compelled Pakistan to seek IMF assistance due to high inflation, deficits, and declining foreign reserves.
- IMF programs aim to stabilize Pakistan's economy but have had limited long-term impact due to weak ownership of reforms and rollbacks after programs end.
- While IMF conditionality and influence are often criticized, programs also provide flexibility and the economy responds well to adjustments, though gains are not sustained.
Handling Capital Outflows in Developing CountriesAlbino Ajack
The document discusses capital outflows in developing countries and policy options to address them. It explains that capital outflows can lead to currency depreciation and reduced investment, hindering economic growth. While central banks can intervene by selling foreign reserves to limit depreciation, this faces tradeoffs with monetary policy given limited reserves. The paper aims to identify the least negative policy options for developing countries to offset capital outflow pressures.
The document discusses the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas' (BSP) conduct of monetary policy. It outlines the BSP's objectives of maintaining price stability and inflation targeting framework. The BSP uses various monetary policy tools like open market operations, reserve requirements, and rediscounting to influence money supply and inflation. Recent inflation trends have remained within target. Large capital inflows from advanced economies pose challenges to managing inflation risks.
2.[10 18]influencing organisational behaviour through the application of lear...Alexander Decker
This document summarizes a study that examined the management of external reserves and economic development in Nigeria between 1980-2008. The study found a statistically significant relationship between Nigeria's management of external reserves and several macroeconomic variables. It recommends that Nigeria's external reserves be managed prudently to ensure adequate reserves are available to control risks and generate reasonable returns over the medium to long term. The document provides context on external reserves and their importance for economic stability.
11.external reserves management and economic development in nigeria (1980www....Alexander Decker
This document summarizes a study that examined the management of external reserves and economic development in Nigeria between 1980-2008. The study found a statistically significant relationship between Nigeria's management of external reserves and several macroeconomic variables. It recommends that Nigeria's external reserves be managed prudently to ensure adequate reserves are available to control risks and generate reasonable returns over the medium to long term. The document provides context on external reserves and their importance for economic stability in Nigeria.
1.[1 9]external reserves management and economic development in nigeria (1980...Alexander Decker
This document summarizes a study examining the management of external reserves and economic development in Nigeria between 1980-2008. The study found a statistically significant relationship between Nigeria's management of external reserves and several macroeconomic variables. It recommends that Nigeria's reserves be managed prudently to ensure adequate funds are available to control risks and generate reasonable returns over the medium to long term. The document provides context on Nigeria's external reserves and reviews related literature on reserves management and its impact on economic development.
India’s Resilient External Debt
Summary:
The official documents published by GOI and RBI make incisive analysis of the composition, size, sustainability, trend and overall management of India’s external debt.
As per RBI, the country’s external debt stock which stood at US$ 405 billion as at June-end 2013 has increased to US$ 450.1 billion as at June-end 2014 registering an increase of 11.1 per cent.
According to IMF, debt service -to-export ratio is a key indicator as a measure of repaying capacity of a country. The lower the ratio, the less vulnerable is the economy to external shocks. The debt service ratio of India which peaked 35.3 per cent in 1990-91 in the wake of Balance of Payment crisis declined to 16.6 per cent in 2000-01 and further brought down to a more comfortable level of 5.9 per cent in 2013-14. The import cover of reserves, which stood at 9.5 months at end-March 2011 has declined to 7.0 months at the end-March 2013, still above comfort level. The CAD to GDP ratio deteriorated to 4.7 per cent in 2012-13, mainly on account of slowdown in major trading partners and rise in gold imports. It, however, improved to 1.7 per cent in 2013-14 due to measures taken by policy makers. The rising level of external debt does not necessarily translate into increasing debt burden, as it would also depend on the growth, growth potential of the economy and the export earnings.
I
ndia’s external debt is characterized by resilience and sustainability. The country’s external debt statistics are compiled and disseminated by Government of India (GOI) and Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on a quarterly basis. As per the standard practice, the external debt data for the quarter ending March and June are released by RBI; the data as at September-end and December-end are disseminated by the Ministry of Finance, GOI. Further, Ministry of Finance publishes every year “India’s External Debt-A Status Report” as at March-end. These official documents make incisive analysis of the composition, size, sustainability, trend and overall management of India’s external debt.
As per RBI, the country’s external debt stock which stood at US$ 405 billion as at June-end 2013 has increased to US$ 450.1 billion as at June-end 2014 registering an increase of 11.1 per cent.
The composition of India’s external debt is shown below:
[Amount: US$ billion]
Composition June 2013 June 2014
Multilateral 51.72 53.74
Bilateral 24.82 24.72
Trade Credit 17.53 16.04
Commercial Borrowing 135.81 153.85
NRI Deposits 71.12 106.25
Short-Term ( Trade Credit) 96.76 87.90
International Monetary Fund 5.98 6.15
Rupee Debt 1.25 1.50
(Source: Reserve Bank of India, Press Release, September 30, 2014)
According to RBI’s Annual Report 2013-14, the country’s foreign exchange reserve recorded US$ 316.14 billion vis-à-vis ext
The Reserve Bank of India uses various monetary policy tools to regulate the availability, cost, and use of money and credit in the economy. Some of the key tools include open market operations, cash reserve ratio, statutory liquidity ratio, repo and reverse repo rates, bank rate, and liquidity adjustment facility. By adjusting these tools, the RBI can influence monetary conditions like liquidity, inflation, and economic growth. For example, decreasing the CRR injects more liquidity into the banking system, while increasing repo rates tightens monetary policy. The goal is to use these tools to achieve price stability while promoting economic development.
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The Federal Reserve introduced new lending facilities like the Term Auction Facility, Term Securities Lending Facility, and Primary Dealer Credit Facility to promote liquidity in financial markets during the crisis. These facilities allow banks and dealers to borrow against collateral at auctioned rates. While they have increased liquidity, the Fed still faces risks around moral hazard and controlling inflation if lending standards are not maintained as financial markets stabilize. The success of the Fed's actions depends on restoring confidence without re-inflating asset prices.
Impact of monetary policy on industrial growthUdit Jain
The project describes the Impact of monetary policy on industrial growth. It covers the data of industrial analysis starting from 2004-05 to 2012-13 and finding the trend of monetary policies adopted by RBI on industry growth.
Monetary policy influences interest rates and money supply to promote economic growth and stability. The central bank uses various tools to implement monetary policy, including open market operations, reserve requirements, and interest rates. Expansionary policy increases money supply to boost the economy during recessions, while contractionary policy decreases money supply to curb inflation. The goals of monetary policy include price stability, full employment, and economic growth. Tools include bank rates, cash reserve ratios, and credit controls.
The document discusses the global financial crisis, its impact on India, and the country's medium-term economic challenges. It outlines the causes of the crisis, differences between its effects in the US/Europe versus India, measures taken by the RBI in response, and lessons learned. Key medium-term issues for India include the need for fiscal prudence to reduce deficits and inflation, adapting monetary policy to a growing economy, managing large capital flows, and further developing financial markets while ensuring stability.
Overview of GLOBAL FINANCE CRISIS and impact with market. Impacts of the US Financial Crisis on Indian Economy. FINANCE CRISIS, Subprime Mortgage Crisis, US Financial Markets, US Unemployment and Stock Market Returns, Treasury Rates and Inflation,
Transportation plays a significant role in economic development and growth. It contributes to industries by enabling quick marketing of perishable goods. It also increases demand for goods by connecting new customers and markets. Transportation creates place and time utility by bridging production and consumption centers and allowing for faster distribution of products. It helps stabilize prices by moving commodities between surplus and deficit areas. India's transportation sector accounts for 6.4% of GDP, with road transportation making up 5.4% of GDP. Improved transportation infrastructure leads to economic benefits like lower prices, more product variety, and overall economic growth and efficiency.
This presentation discusses the role of transportation in national development. It covers various modes of transportation including roads, railways, airways, waterways, and pipelines. Transportation contributes to economic, industrial, and social development by connecting markets, increasing trade, and facilitating the movement of goods and people. While transportation is crucial for development, it can also have negative impacts like migration, pollution, and increased crime. The presentation concludes that investment in high quality transportation systems is necessary to allow remote communities to fully participate in and benefit from national development.
Black money refers to funds earned through illegal or underground economic activities that are untaxed. India generates the most black money in the world at $1,456 billion, mostly through corruption, tax evasion, and money laundering. Much of this black money is stored in Swiss bank accounts and moved using hawala networks. Recovering black money could repay India's foreign debt 24 times over and boost the economy tremendously by adding to GDP. However, black money also fuels poverty, inflation, and hinders development. Measures like amnesty schemes, simplifying tax laws, and increasing enforcement could help reduce the generation of black money.
The document discusses Goods and Services Tax (GST) in India. It provides an overview of the current taxation system and its drawbacks. It describes the proposal for GST, which would combine multiple taxes into a single tax applied to goods and services. Key points include a dual GST model at the central and state levels, common tax base and forms, and input tax credits to reduce cascading effects. Concerns from traders are also summarized.
This document defines unemployment and discusses its various types, causes, costs, measurement, and solutions. It defines unemployment as a situation where capable and willing workers cannot find employment. The main types of unemployment discussed are frictional, structural, cyclical, and seasonal unemployment. Causes of unemployment mentioned include population growth, lack of job opportunities, seasonal factors, and slow industry development. Costs of unemployment include individual financial issues and societal underutilization of resources. Unemployment is typically measured by calculating the unemployment rate as a percentage of the unemployed workforce versus the total labor force. Proposed solutions include changing investment patterns, encouraging small businesses, subsidizing employment, and reorienting education.
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The document summarizes some of the key risks facing the international banking system. It discusses how sovereign debt crises are destabilizing markets and economic growth is sluggish in developed nations. Banks face challenges including high credit risks in Europe, regulatory changes, and demanding customers. The main risks identified include default risk if borrowers fail to repay, financial risk from capital structure and debt levels, and business risk from uncertainty in markets and income.
The document discusses the impact of the global financial crisis on financial institutions in the Middle East. It covers several key points:
1) The crisis impacted Middle Eastern countries through declining oil prices, reduced global liquidity, and reversals of speculative capital inflows. This placed pressure on bank funding and tightened credit conditions.
2) Financial institutions in the region had to change their investment strategies and saw repercussions in their stock markets as asset prices fell.
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Against the backdrop of important structural reforms and terms of trade gains, India recorded strong growth in recent years in both economic activity and financial assets. Increased diversification, commercial orientation, and technology-driven inclusion have supported growth in the financial industry, backed by improved legal, regulatory, and supervisory frameworks. Yet, the financial sector is grappling with significant challenges, and growth has recently slowed. High nonperforming assets (NPAs) and slow deleveraging and repair of corporate balance sheets are testing the resilience of the banking system and holding back investment and growth.
This document summarizes a study on how the global financial crisis has impacted Bosnia and Herzegovina's financial stability and whether Islamic banking principles could help. The study used interviews and secondary data analysis to address 5 research questions. Results found that Bosnia's dependence on foreign banks, rising unemployment, and debt leave it vulnerable. The study concludes that incorporating aspects of Islamic banking like profit/loss sharing and linking finance to real economic activity could help reduce risk and stabilize Bosnia's financial system over time. More research is still needed to fully evaluate the impacts of applying Islamic financial principles in Bosnia.
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For this Discussion Question, complete the following.
1. Review the two articles about bank failures and bank diversification that are found below this. Economic history assures us that the health of the banking industry is directly related to the health of the economy. Moreover, recessions, when combined with banking crisis, will result in longer and deeper recessions versus recessions that do occur with a healthy banking industry.
2. Locate two JOURNAL articles which discuss this topic further. You need to focus on the Abstract, Introduction, Results, and Conclusion. For our purposes, you are not expected to fully understand the Data and Methodology.
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Discussion on Bank’s failures and its diversification
Over the last two decades, business cycle volatility has decreased in the US. For example, some analysts claimed that companies handle inventory better today than ever, or that advances in financial systems have helped smooth industry volatility. Some emphasized stronger economic policy. Banking changes were also drastic in this same era, contributing to the restructuring and convergence of massive, global banking institutions in a better-organized structure. The article (Strahan, 2006) points out that some regulatory reform driven by individual countries rendered it possible for banks to preserve their resources and income by gradually diversifying from local downturns. Both low state volatility rates and a decline in partnerships between the local market and the central banking sector is a net influence on the diversification in banks. Considering the less fragile state economies following these intergovernmental financial reforms, there are some signs that financial convergence – while certainly not the only piece of the puzzle – has been less unpredictable.
Another article (Walter, 2005) argues that a long-standing reason for bank collapses during the crisis is a contagion, which contributes to systemic bank failures and the collapse of one bank initially. This indicates why several losses in the crisis period were unintentional, which ensured that the banks remained stable and endured without contagion-induced falls. The response to the contagion was the central government’s deposit policy, bringing an end to defaults. Nevertheless, since the sequence of errors began in the early 1920s, well before contagion was evident, the underlying trigger must be contagion.
Now it seems like the bank sector has undergone a shake-out that was worsened during the crisis by the deteriorating economic conditions. Although the reality that incidents occurred almost syno ...
The aim of this paper is to analyze the liquidity levels of various banks in the UAE for the period 2005-2009. To understand the behavior of liquidity indicators especially during the financial crisis, the researcher will analyze the four liquidity indicators over the years 2005 to 2009. The findings highlight how the banks in question have been impacted by the 2007-2008 crisis. This can most obviously be seen in the notable decline of each of the banks liquidity level in 2009. The effect of loans to total assets, loans to customers’ deposit, and investment to total assets ratios for the five banks was most notable in 2009. Two liquidity ratios were analyzed in order to determine the banks’ ability to honor its debt obligations, these being loans to total assets and loans to customers respectively. The third ratio was the total equity to total assets to assess the liquidity level in the capital structure, while the fourth ratio was the investment to total assets to measure the managing of liquidity. While Bank liquidity was affected by the crisis, bank performance remained relatively stable, as measured by coefficient of variation, since these banks were able to yield more control over cash flows in comparison to revenues and costs.
This document discusses the major components of stress testing processes required by regulators. It covers economic scenarios, cash flow models, new business plans, capital consumption models, income/expense models, and capital ratios. Accurately modeling cash flows is challenging, as separate risk functions make aggregation difficult. Regulators expect banks to use competing risk models to simultaneously consider multiple risk factors. Data and model limitations remain issues for banks to address.
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The document discusses recent developments in the Indian money market. It provides background on money markets, how they have grown in India, and their functions. The money market allows banks and financial institutions to meet short-term funding needs. It is regulated by the Reserve Bank of India and plays a key role in monetary policy. Money market rates impact inflation and economic activity. While financial openness has benefits, the money market must also direct credit to social sectors and vulnerable groups. Recent months have seen conflicting forces in the money market and speculation around interest rate trends.
This study examines the factors that determine the financing supply of Islamic banks in multiple countries. It uses panel data from Islamic banks in Pakistan and Malaysia over several years. The study finds that increases in total deposits and GDP positively impact financing, while increases in the market rate of return, money supply, and bank equity negatively impact financing. The results indicate Islamic banks do not always proportionally increase financing when deposits and equity rise, suggesting excess liquidity. Overall the model explains about 31% of the variation in Islamic bank financing.
INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Abstract
The U.S. financial and economic crisis has had severe global repercussions. The run-up to the crisis involved a substantial and widespread underestimation of risks—especially in housing—and growing leverage and liquidity mismatches, in particular through off-balance-sheet vehicles and non-bank entities in less-regulated areas. Against a backdrop of easy global financial conditions, this dynamic fed an unsustainable buildup of financial imbalances, above all in housing markets. The sharp decline in housing prices that started in 2007 weakened several systemically important financial institutions, culminating in the collapse of Lehman Brothers, and revealing major weaknesses in the U.S. regulatory and resolution frameworks. This was followed by the worst global financial panic since the Great Depression, with extreme strains in a broad range of markets, volatility in capital flows and exchange rates, and a cascade of systemic events. Economic activity collapsed globally, with trade contracting sharply and advanced economies as a group registering the steepest decline in production in the postwar period. Emerging markets economies also experienced intense pressure, amid retrenching trade and tighter international financing conditions.
I. Overview ; Outlook and Risks
1. Recent data suggest that the sharp fall in output may now be ending, although economic activity remains weak. Economic indicators point to a decelerating rate of deterioration, particularly in labor and housing markets, both of which are key to economic recovery and financial stability. In tandem, financial conditions have noticeably improved, with narrowing interest-rate spreads and growing confidence in financial stability in the wake of measures deployed by the Administration, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), and the Federal Reserve. That said, both financial and economic indicators remain at stressed or weak levels by historical standards.
2. 4. The staff's outlook remains for a gradual recovery, consistent with past international experience of financial and housing market crises. The combination of financial strains and ongoing adjustments in the housing and labor markets is expected to restrain growth for some time, with a solid recovery projected to emerge only in mid-2010. Against this background, GDP is expected to contract by 2½ percent in 2009, followed by a modest ¾ percent expansion in 2010 on a year-average basis (on a Q4-over-Q4 basis, -1 ½ percent in 2009 and 1 ¾ percent in 2010). Meanwhile, growing economic slack—with unemployment peaking at close to 10 percent in 2010—would push core inflation to very low levels, with the headline CPI expected to decrease by ½ percent in 2009 and increase by 1 percent in 2010. rates, on concerns about fiscal sustainability; and rising corporate distress. Much will also depend on developments abroad, including progress made in strengthening financial institutions and markets.
II. Near-term stabilization
1. Macroeconomic policies are providing welcome support to demand. The fiscal stimulus—well targeted, timely, diversified, and sizeable—is projected to boost annual GDP growth by 1 percent in 2009 and ¼ percent in 2010. This is being appropriately complemented by a highly expansionary monetary stance and “credit easing” measures that are also relieving financial strains. Continued clear communication on the near-term outlook will be essential to anchor inflation expectations, given the prevailing uncertainty. If activity proves weaker than expected, the Fed could undertake additional credit easing, and further strengthen its commitment to maintain a highly accommodative stance. If necessary, additional fiscal stimulus could also be considered, focused on fast-acting measures, although this would need to be complemented by a concomitantly stronger medium-term adjustment.
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The document discusses monetary policy in India. It begins by defining monetary policy as the process by which a central bank like the Reserve Bank of India controls money supply to maintain price stability and economic growth. It then outlines the objectives of India's monetary policy and the major monetary policy tools and operations used by RBI like cash reserve ratio, statutory liquidity ratio, and bank rate. It further discusses the role of monetary policy in developing economies like India and some obstacles to effective monetary policy implementation. Finally, it notes some recent changes to RBI's monetary policy approach including using multiple indicators instead of just money supply targets and reducing required reserve ratios to boost lending.
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This document discusses financial inclusion and financial stability. It argues that greater financial inclusion can enhance financial stability by cushioning the impact of financial crises at the local level. While financial inclusion poses some risks at the institutional level, these are not systemic in nature and can be managed with prudent regulation. The potential costs of inclusion are outweighed by long-term benefits of a deeper, more diversified financial system that is more resilient to shocks. Innovations to promote inclusion may strengthen financial systems rather than weakening them.
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This document discusses a study examining the impact of monetary policy on the financial performance of banks in Pakistan from 2007-2011. It uses interest rates set by the State Bank of Pakistan as a measure of monetary policy. The study finds that higher interest rates, representing a tighter monetary policy, have a significant negative relationship with banks' financial performance as measured by their return on assets and return on equity. The document provides background on monetary policy, its tools of expanding or contracting the money supply, and how interest rates can affect bank risk-taking and performance. It also reviews prior literature finding that higher capitalized banks may increase risk-taking less in response to lower rates than other banks.
Central banks around the world deployed unconventional monetary policy tools in response to the economic crisis caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. These tools included asset purchase programs, term lending facilities, and forward guidance. The European Central Bank launched new asset purchase programs and term operations to provide liquidity to stressed sectors. Other central banks like the Bank of England and Reserve Bank of India also implemented large bond purchase programs and term lending facilities. Central banks used these unconventional policies to lower borrowing costs and support financial stability during the pandemic.
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2) The Core Principles and assessment methodology were merged into a single comprehensive document.
3) Emphasis was placed on strengthening supervisory practices and risk management, and addressing weaknesses highlighted by the crisis.
4) A new Core Principle on corporate governance was added, and principles on disclosure and financial reporting were expanded.
5) The number of Core Principles increased from 25 to 29, with additional
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Impact Of Global Crisis On India
1. Global Financial Crisis
and Key Risks:
Impact on India and Asia
Rakesh Mohan
Deputy Governor
Reserve Bank of India
Remarks prepared for
IMF-FSF High-Level Meeting on the Recent
Financial Turmoil and Policy Responses at
Washington D.C.
October 9, 2008
2. Global Financial Crisis and Key Risks:
Impact on India and Asia
Rakesh Mohan•
The turmoil in the international financial markets of advanced economies, that
started around mid-2007, has exacerbated substantially since August 2008. The
financial market crisis has led to the collapse of major financial institutions and is now
beginning to impact the real economy in the advanced economies. As this crisis is
unfolding, credit markets appear to be drying up in the developed world. With the
substantive increase in financial globalisation, how much will these developments affect
India and other Asian emerging market economies (EMEs)?
India, like most other emerging market economies, has so far, not been seriously
affected by the recent financial turmoil in developed economies. In my remarks today, I
will, first, briefly set out reasons for the relative resilience shown by the Indian economy
to the ongoing international financial markets’ crisis. This will be followed by some
discussion of the impact till date on the Indian economy and the likely implications in the
near future. I then outline our approach to the management of the exposures of the
Indian financial sector entities to the collapse of major financial institutions in the US.
Orderly conditions have been maintained in the domestic financial markets, which is
attributable to a range of instruments available with the monetary authority to manage a
variety of situations. Finally, I would briefly set out my thinking on the extent of
vulnerability of the Asian economies, in general, to the global financial market crisis.
•
Based on remarks by Dr. Rakesh Mohan, Deputy Governor at IMF-FSF High-Level Meeting on the
Recent Financial Turmoil and Policy Responses at Washington D.C. on October 9, 2008. The assistance
of Meena Hemachandra, Chandan Sinha, R.K. Pattnaik, Amitava Sardar and Muneesh Kapur in
preparation of the remarks is gratefully acknowledged.
3. Financial Globalisation: The Indian Approach
The Indian economy is now a relatively open economy, despite the capital
account not being fully open. The current account, as measured by the sum of current
receipts and current payments, amounted to about 53 per cent of GDP in 2007-08, up
from about 19 per cent of GDP in 1991. Similarly, on the capital account, the sum of
gross capital inflows and outflows increased from 12 per cent of GDP in 1990-91 to
around 64 per cent in 2007-081. With this degree of openness, developments in
international markets are bound to affect the Indian economy and policy makers have to
be vigilant in order to minimize the impact of adverse international developments on the
domestic economy.
The relatively limited impact of the ongoing turmoil in financial markets of the
advanced economies in the Indian financial markets, and more generally the Indian
economy, needs to be assessed in this context. Whereas the Indian current account
has been opened fully, though gradually, over the 1990s, a more calibrated approach
has been followed to the opening of the capital account and to opening up of the
financial sector. This approach is consistent with the weight of the available empirical
evidence with regard to the benefits that may be gained from capital account
liberalisation for acceleration of economic growth, particularly in emerging market
economies. The evidence suggests that the greatest gains are obtained from the
opening to foreign direct investment, followed by portfolio equity investment. The
benefits emanating from external debt flows have been found to be more questionable
until greater domestic financial market development has taken place (Henry, 2007;
Prasad, Rajan and Subramanian, 2007).
1It may be noted that India is more open as compared to the US: the ratio of current receipts
and current payments was 41 per cent of GDP in the US in 2007, while capital inflows and
capital outflows were around 15 per cent and 10 per cent, respectively.
4. Accordingly, in India, while encouraging foreign investment flows, especially
direct investment inflows, a more cautious, nuanced approach has been adopted in
regard to debt flows. Debt flows in the form of external commercial borrowings are
subject to ceilings and some end-use restrictions, which are modulated from time to
time taking into account evolving macroeconomic and monetary conditions. Similarly,
portfolio investment in government securities and corporate bonds are also subject to
macro ceilings, which are also modulated from time to time. Thus, prudential policies
have attempted to prevent excessive recourse to foreign borrowings and dollarisation of
the economy. In regard to capital outflows, the policy framework has been progressively
liberalised to enable the non-financial corporate sector to invest abroad and to acquire
companies in the overseas market. Resident individuals are also permitted outflows
subject to reasonable limits.
The financial sector, especially banks, is subject to prudential regulations, both in
regard to capital and liquidity (Mohan, 2007b). As the current global financial crisis has
shown, liquidity risks can rise manifold during a crisis and can pose serious downside
risks to macroeconomic and financial stability. The Reserve Bank had already put in
place steps to mitigate liquidity risks at the very short-end, risks at the systemic level
and at the institution level as well. Some of the important measures by the Reserve
Bank in this regard include, first, restricting the overnight unsecured market for funds to
banks and primary dealers (PD) as well as limits on the borrowing and lending
operations of these entities in the overnight inter-bank call money market. Second, large
reliance by banks on borrowed funds can exacerbate vulnerability to external shocks.
This has been brought out quite strikingly in the ongoing financial crisis in the global
financial markets. Accordingly, in order to encourage greater reliance on stable sources
of funding, the Reserve Bank has imposed prudential limits on banks on their purchased
inter-bank liabilities and these limits are linked to their net worth. Furthermore, the
incremental credit deposit ratio of banks is also monitored by the Reserve Bank since
this ratio indicates the extent to which banks are funding credit with borrowings from
5. wholesale markets (now known as purchased funds). Third, asset liability management
guidelines for dealing with overall asset-liability mismatches take into account both on
and off balance sheet items. Finally, guidelines on securitization of standard assets
have laid down a detailed policy on provision of liquidity support to Special Purpose
Vehicles (SPVs).
In order to further strengthen capital requirements, the credit conversion factors,
risk weights and provisioning requirements for specific off-balance sheet items
including derivatives have been reviewed. Furthermore, in India, complex structures
like synthetic securitisation have not been permitted so far. Introduction of such
products, when found appropriate, would be guided by the risk management
capabilities of the system.
The Reserve Bank has also issued detailed guidelines on implementation of the
Basel II framework covering all the three pillars with the guidelines on Pillar II being
issued as recently as on March 27, 2008. In tune with RBI’s objective to have
consistency and harmony with international standards, the Standardised Approach for
credit risk and Basic Indicator Approach for operational risk have been prescribed.
Minimum capital-to-risk-weighted asset ratio (CRAR) would be 9 per cent, but higher
levels under Pillar II could be prescribed on the basis of risk profile and risk
management systems. The banks have been asked to bring Tier I CRAR to at least 6
per cent before March 31, 2010. After analyzing the global schedule for implementation,
it was decided that all foreign banks operating in India and Indian banks having a
presence outside India should migrate to Basel II by March 31, 2008 and all other
scheduled commercial banks encouraged to migrate to Basel II in alignment with them
but not later than March 31, 2009.
6. In addition to the exercise of normal prudential requirements on banks, the
Reserve Bank has also successively imposed additional prudential measures in respect
of exposures to particular sectors, akin to a policy of dynamic provisioning. For example,
in view of the accelerated exposure observed to the real estate sector, banks were
advised to put in place a proper risk management system to contain the risks involved.
Banks were advised to formulate specific policies covering exposure limits, collaterals to
be considered, margins to be kept, sanctioning authority/level and sector to be financed.
In view of the rapid increase in loans to the real estate sector raising concerns about
asset quality and the potential systemic risks posed by such exposure, the risk weight on
banks' exposure to commercial real estate was increased from 100 per cent to 125 per
cent in July 2005 and further to 150 per cent in April 2006. The risk weight on housing
loans extended by banks to individuals against mortgage of housing properties and
investments in mortgage backed securities (MBS) of housing finance companies (HFCs)
was increased from 50 per cent to 75 per cent in December 2004, though this was later
reduced to 50 per cent for lower value loans. Similarly, in light of the strong growth of
consumer credit and the volatility in the capital markets, it was felt that the quality of
lending could suffer during the phase of rapid expansion. Hence, as a counter cyclical
measure, the Reserve Bank increased the risk weight for consumer credit and capital
market exposures from 100 per cent to 125 per cent.2
An additional feature of recent prudential actions by the Reserve Bank relate to
the tightening of regulation and supervision of Non-banking Financial Companies
(NBFCs), so that regulatory arbitrage between these companies and the banking
system is minimized. The overarching principle is that banks should not use an NBFC
as a delivery vehicle for seeking regulatory arbitrage opportunities or to circumvent bank
regulation(s) and that the activities of NBFCs do not undermine banking regulations.
Thus, capital adequacy ratios and prudential limits to single/group exposures in the
2
The status in India with regard to proposals in the April 2008 Report of the Financial Stability
Forum (FSF) is given in Annex I.
7. case of NBFCs have been progressively brought nearer to those applicable to banks.
The regulatory interventions are graded: higher in deposit-taking NBFCs and lower in
non-deposit-taking NBFCs. Thus, excessive leverage in this sector has been contained.
Various segments of the domestic financial market have been developed over a
period of time to facilitate efficient channelling of resources form savers to investors and
enable the continuation of domestic growth momentum (Mohan, 2007a). Investment has
been predominantly financed domestically in India – the current account deficit has
averaged between one and two per cent of GDP since the early 1990s. The
Government’s fiscal deficit has been high by international standards but is also largely
internally financed through a vibrant and well developed government securities market,
and thus, despite large fiscal deficits, macroeconomic and financial stability has been
maintained. Derivative instruments have been introduced cautiously in a phased
manner, both for product diversity and, more importantly, as a risk management tool. All
these developments have facilitated the process of price discovery in various financial
market segments.
The rate of increase in foreign exchange market turnover in India between April
2004 and April 2007 was the highest amongst the 54 countries covered in the latest
Triennial Central Bank Survey of Foreign Exchange and Derivatives Market Activity
conducted by the Bank for International Settlements (BIS). According to the survey,
daily average turnover in India jumped almost 5-fold from US $ 7 billion in April 2004 to
US $ 34 billion in April 2007; the share of India in global foreign exchange market
turnover trebled from 0.3 per cent in April 2004 to 0.9 per cent in April 2007. There has
been consistent development of well-functioning, relatively deep and liquid markets for
government securities, currency and derivatives in India, though much further
development needs to be done. However, as large segments of economic agents in
India may not have adequate resilience to withstand volatility in currency and money
markets, our approach has been to be increasingly vigilant and proactive to any
incipient signs of volatility in financial markets.
8. In brief, the Indian approach has focused on gradual, phased and calibrated
opening of the domestic financial and external sectors, taking into cognizance reforms
in the other sectors of the economy. Financial markets are contributing to efficient
channelling of domestic savings into productive uses and, by financing the
overwhelming part of domestic investment, are supporting domestic growth. These
characteristics of India's external and financial sector management coupled with ample
forex reserves coverage and the growing underlying strength of the Indian economy
reduce the susceptibility of the Indian economy to global turbulence.
Impact of the Crisis on India
While the overall policy approach has been able to mitigate the potential impact
of the turmoil on domestic financial markets and the economy, with the increasing
integration of the Indian economy and its financial markets with rest of the world, there
is recognition that the country does face some downside risks from these international
developments. The risks arise mainly from the potential reversal of capital flows on a
sustained medium-term basis from the projected slow down of the global economy,
particularly in advanced economies, and from some elements of potential financial
contagion. In India, the adverse effects have so far been mainly in the equity markets
because of reversal of portfolio equity flows, and the concomitant effects on the
domestic forex market and liquidity conditions. The macro effects have so far been
muted due to the overall strength of domestic demand, the healthy balance sheets of
the Indian corporate sector, and the predominant domestic financing of investment.
As might be expected, the main impact of the global financial turmoil in India has
emanated from the significant change experienced in the capital account in 2008-09 so
far, relative to the previous year (Table 1). Total net capital flows fell from US$17.3
billion in April-June 2007 to US$13.2 billion in April-June 2008. Nonetheless, capital
flows are expected to be more than sufficient to cover the current account deficit this
year as well. While Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) inflows have continued to exhibit
accelerated growth (US$ 16.7 billion during April-August 2008 as compared with US$
9. 8.5 billion in the corresponding period of 2007), portfolio investments by foreign
institutional investors (FIIs) witnessed a net outflow of about US$ 6.4 billion in April-
September 2008 as compared with a net inflow of US$ 15.5 billion in the corresponding
period last year.
Similarly, external commercial borrowings of the corporate sector declined from
US$ 7.0 billion in April-June 2007 to US$ 1.6 billion in April-June 2008, partially in
response to policy measures in the face of excess flows in 2007-08, but also due to the
current turmoil in advanced economies. With the existence of a merchandise trade
deficit of 7.7 per cent of GDP in 2007-08, and a current account deficit of 1.5 per cent,
and change in perceptions with respect to capital flows, there has been significant
pressure on the Indian exchange rate in recent months. Whereas the real exchange
rate appreciated from an index of 104.9 (base 1993-94=100) (US$1 = Rs. 46.12) in
September 2006 to 115.0 (US$ 1 = Rs. 40.34) in September 2007, it has now
depreciated to a level of 101.5 (US $ 1 = Rs. 48.74) as on October 8, 2008.
Table : Trends in Capital Flows
(US $ million)
Component Period 2007-08 2008-09
Foreign Direct Investment to India April-August 8,536 16,733
FIIs (net)@ April – Sept 26 15,508 -6,421
External Commercial Borrowings (net) April- June 6,990 1,559
Short-term Trade Credits (net) April- June 1,804 2,173
Memo:
ECB Approvals April-August 13,375 8,127
Foreign Exchange Reserves (variation) April-September 26 48,583 -17,904
Foreign Exchange Reserves (end-period) September 26, 2008 247,762 291,819
Note: Data on FIIs presented in this table represent inflows into the country and, thus, may differ from data
relating to net investment in stock exchanges by FIIs.
10. With the volatility in portfolio flows having been large during 2007 and 2008, the
impact of global financial turmoil has been felt particularly in the equity market. The BSE
Sensex (1978-79=100) increased significantly from a level of 13,072 as at end-March
2007 to its peak of 20,873 on January 8, 2008 in the presence of heavy portfolio flows
responding to the high growth performance of the Indian corporate sector. With portfolio
flows reversing in 2008, partly because of the international market turmoil, the Sensex
has now dropped to a level of 11,328 on October 8, 2008, in line with similar large
declines in other major stock markets.
As noted earlier, domestic investment is largely financed by domestic savings.
However, the corporate sector has, in recent years, mobilized significant resources from
global financial markets for funding, both debt and non-debt, their ambitious investment
plans. The current risk aversion in the international financial markets to EMEs could,
therefore, have some impact on the Indian corporate sector’s ability to raise funds from
international sources and thereby impede some investment growth. Such corporates
would, therefore, have to rely relatively more on domestic sources of financing,
including bank credit. This could, in turn, put some upward pressure on domestic
interest rates. Moreover, domestic primary capital market issuances have suffered in
the current fiscal year so far in view of the sluggish stock market conditions. Thus, one
can expect more demand for bank credit, and non-food credit growth has indeed
accelerated in the current year (26.2 per cent on a year-on-year basis as on September
12, 2008 as compared with 23.3 per cent a year ago).
The financial crisis in the advanced economies and the likely slowdown in these
economies could have some impact on the IT sector. According to the latest
assessment by the NASSCOM, the software trade association, the current
developments with respect to the US financial markets are very eventful, and may have
a direct impact on the IT industry and likely to create a downstream impact on other
sectors of the US economy and worldwide markets. About 15 per cent to 18 per cent of
11. the business coming to Indian outsourcers includes projects from banking, insurance,
and the financial services sector which is now uncertain.
In summary, the combined impact of the reversal of portfolio equity flows, the
reduced availability of international capital both debt and equity, the perceived increase
in the price of equity with lower equity valuations, and pressure on the exchange rate,
growth in the Indian corporate sector is likely to feel some impact of the global financial
turmoil. On the other hand, on a macro basis, with external savings utilisation having
been low traditionally, between one to two percent of GDP, and the sustained high
domestic savings rate, this impact can be expected to be at the margin. Moreover, the
continued buoyancy of foreign direct investment suggests that confidence in Indian
growth prospects remains healthy.
Impact on the Indian Banking System
One of the key features of the current financial turmoil has been the lack of
perceived contagion being felt by banking systems in EMEs, particularly in Asia. The
Indian banking system also has not experienced any contagion, similar to its peers in
the rest of Asia.
A detailed study undertaken by the RBI in September 2007 on the impact of the sub-
prime episode on the Indian banks had revealed that none of the Indian banks or the
foreign banks, with whom the discussions had been held, had any direct exposure to
the sub-prime markets in the USA or other markets. However, a few Indian banks had
invested in the collateralised debt obligations (CDOs) / bonds which had a few
underlying entities with sub-prime exposures. Thus, no direct impact on account of
direct exposure to the sub-prime market was in evidence. However, a few of these
banks did suffer some losses on account of the mark-to-market losses caused by the
widening of the credit spreads arising from the sub-prime episode on term liquidity in the
market, even though the overnight markets remained stable.
12. Consequent upon filling of bankruptcy under Chapter 11 by Lehman Brothers, all
banks were advised to report the details of their exposures to Lehman Brothers and
related entities both in India and abroad. Out of 77 reporting banks, 14 reported
exposures to Lehman Brothers and its related entities either in India or abroad. An
analysis of the information reported by these banks revealed that majority of the
exposures reported by the banks pertained to subsidiaries of Lehman Bros Holdings
Inc. which are not covered by the bankruptcy proceedings. Overall, these banks’
exposure especially to Lehman Brothers Holding Inc. which has filed for bankruptcy is
not significant and banks are reported to have made adequate provisions.
In the aftermath of the turmoil caused by bankruptcy, the Reserve Bank has
announced a series of measures to facilitate orderly operation of financial markets and
to ensure financial stability which predominantly includes extension of additional liquidity
support to banks.
RBI Response to the Crisis
The financial crisis in advanced economies on the back of sub-prime turmoil has
been accompanied by near drying up of trust amongst major financial market and sector
players, in view of mounting losses and elevated uncertainty about further possible
losses and erosion of capital. The lack of trust amongst the major players has led to
near freezing of the uncollateralized inter-bank money market, reflected in large spreads
over policy rates. In response to these developments, central banks in major advanced
economies have taken a number of coordinated steps to increase short-term liquidity.
Central banks in some cases have substantially loosened the collateral requirements to
provide the necessary short-term liquidity.
13. In contrast to the extreme volatility leading to freezing of money markets in major
advanced economies, money markets in India have been, by and large, functioning in
an orderly fashion, albeit with some pressures. Large swings in capital flows – as has
been experienced between 2007-08 and 2008-09 so far – in response to the global
financial market turmoil have made the conduct of monetary policy and liquidity
management more complicated in the recent months. However, the Reserve Bank has
been effectively able to manage domestic liquidity and monetary conditions consistent
with its monetary policy stance.
This has been enabled by the appropriate use of a range of instruments available
for liquidity management with the Reserve Bank such as the Cash Reserve Ratio (CRR)
and Statutory Liquidity Ratio (SLR)3 stipulations and open market operations (OMO)
including the Market Stabilisation Scheme (MSS)4 and the Liquidity Adjustment Facility
(LAF). Furthermore, money market liquidity is also impacted by our operations in the
foreign exchange market, which, in turn, reflect the evolving capital flows. While in 2007
and the previous years, large capital flows and their absorption by the Reserve Bank led
3
At present, banks are required to hold 25 per cent of their net demand and time liabilities
(NDTL) in Government (and some other approved) securities. As against this requirement of 25
per cent, banks holdings of SLR securities were 26.7 per cent of their NDTL as on September
12, 2008. Thus, banks held nearly 1.7 per cent excess SLR securities – equivalent to Rs. 700
billion as on September 12, 2008 – which could be used by banks to avail of liquidity from the
Reserve Bank under the daily LAF operations.
4
In view of sustained large capital flows on the one hand and the finite stock of government
securities with the Reserve Bank, and the absence of the option of issuing central bank
securities under the RBI Act on the other hand, a new scheme, Market Stabilisation Scheme
(MSS), was introduced in April 2004 to manage the large capital flows. Under this scheme, the
Reserve Bank has been empowered to issue government Treasury Bills and medium duration
dated securities exclusively for sterilization purposes, so as to manage liquidity appropriately.
The proceeds collected under MSS auctions are kept in a separate identifiable cash account
with the RBI, and can be used only for redemption and/or buy back of securities issued under
the MSS. The payments for interest and discount on MSS securities are not made from the MSS
Account, but shown in the Union budget and other related documents transparently as distinct
components under separate subheads. The MSS securities are indistinguishable from normal
government Treasury Bills and dated securities. The introduction of MSS has succeeded broadly
in restoring LAF to its intended function of daily liquidity management (see Mohan (2006)).
14. to excessive liquidity, which was absorbed through sterilisation operations involving
LAF, MSS and CRR. During 2008, in view of some reversal in capital flows, market sale
of foreign exchange by the Reserve Bank has led to withdrawal of liquidity from the
banking system. The daily LAF repo operations have emerged as the primary tool for
meeting the liquidity gap in the market. In view of the reversal of capital flows, fresh
MSS issuances have been scaled down and there has also been some unwinding of the
outstanding MSS balances. The MSS operates symmetrically and has the flexibility to
smoothen liquidity in the banking system both during episodes of capital inflows and
outflows. The existing set of monetary instruments has, thus, provided adequate
flexibility to manage the evolving situation. In view of this flexibility, unlike central banks
in major advanced economies, the Reserve Bank did not have to invent new
instruments or to dilute the collateral requirements to inject liquidity. LAF repo
operations are, however, limited by the excess SLR securities held by banks.
While LAF and MSS have been able to bear a large part of the burden, some
modulations in CRR and SLR have also been resorted, purely as temporary measures,
to meet the liquidity mismatches. For instance, on September 16, 2008, in regard to
SLR, the Reserve Bank permitted banks to use upto an additional 1 percent of their
NDTL, for a temporary period, for drawing liquidity support under LAF from RBI. This
has imparted a sense of confidence in the market in terms of availability of short-term
liquidity. The CRR which had been gradually increased from 4.5 per cent in 2004 to 9
per cent by August 2008 was cut by 50 basis points on October 65 (to be effective
October 11, 2008) – the first cut after a gap of over five years - on a review of the
liquidity situation in the context of global and domestic developments. Thus, as the very
5 On a review of the evolving liquidity situation in the context of the abrupt changes in the
international financial environment subsequent to the October 6th announcement, it was decided
to reduce the CRR by 250 basis points to 6.50 per cent of NDTL with effect from the fortnight
beginning October 11, 2008 (instead of the 50 basis points reduction announced on October 6,
2008). As a result, an amount of about Rs. 1000 billion would be released into the system
(instead of the injection of Rs 200 billion announced earlier). A number of other measures were
also announced on various occasions during September-October 2008 (see Annex II)
15. recent experience shows, temporary changes in the prudential ratios such as CRR and
SLR combined with flexible use of the MSS, could be considered as a vast pool of back-
up liquidity that is available for liquidity management as the situation may warrant for
relieving market pressure at any given time. The recent innovation with respect to SLR
for combating temporary systemic illiquidity is particularly noteworthy. The relative
stability in domestic financial markets, despite extreme turmoil in the global financial
markets, is reflective of prudent practices, strengthened reserves and the strong growth
performance in recent years in an environment of flexibility in the conduct of policies.
Active liquidity management is a key element of the current monetary policy
stance. Liquidity modulation through a flexible use of a combination of instruments has,
to a significant extent, cushioned the impact of the international financial turbulence on
domestic financial markets by absorbing excessive market pressures and ensuring
orderly conditions. In view of the evolving environment of heightened uncertainty,
volatility in global markets and the dangers of potential spillovers to domestic equity and
currency markets, liquidity management will continue to receive priority in the hierarchy
of policy objectives over the period ahead. The Reserve Bank will continue with its
policy of active demand management of liquidity through appropriate use of the CRR
stipulations and open market operations (OMO) including the MSS and the LAF, using
all the policy instruments at its disposal flexibly, as and when the situation warrants.
16. Impact on Asian EMEs
In contrast to the previous episodes of global turmoil, EMEs have exhibited
relative resilience, though equity market and exchange rate pressures have intensified
in recent days. So far, the investment sentiment is positive for the Asian EMEs reflecting
their strong economic performance and, for some countries, favourable investment
opportunities associated with elevated commodity prices, though they have adjusted
downwards in recent times, while being somewhat volatile. Credit policy reforms, better
structuring of banking sector debt and improved fiscal positions have also played their
role making the EMEs resilient from the crisis. In addition, large foreign exchange
reserves, particularly in Asia, also provide a degree of protection against possible
sudden stops. Another factor that could be of relevance for this favourable situation is
the relatively smaller presence of foreign banks in the Asian banking sector. This is
evident from the fact that the share of banking assets held by foreign banks in these
economies generally lies between 0 and 10 percent (Global Development Finance,
2008).
The spillovers to the EMEs from the current global financial market crisis have
occurred mainly in and through financial markets, reflecting the relatively high level of
integration of such markets in the global financial system. In this respect, there have
been four major spillovers, viz., (i) a rise in the price of risk; (ii) a reduction in
international bond issuance; (iii) a sell-off in equity markets; and (iv) some unwinding of
carry-trade positions. The major EMEs in Asia have been recording surpluses on the
current account in recent years, with the exception of Korea and India. Thus, the
vulnerability of Asia, other than Korea and India, is relatively contained to that extent. It
is in this context the foreign exchange markets in India and Korea have experienced
greater pressure in recent times.
17. Despite the fact that no significant macroeconomic disruption has taken place in
EMEs, some vulnerabilities exist. There are indications that the current crisis will have
some implications in terms of higher funding costs and raising external finance,
particularly, for lower rated firms. Further, countries with significant foreign bank
presence, mostly in East European economies, might be vulnerable to financial stress
faced by a parent bank. Similarly, slowdown in advanced countries might impact the
remittances to EMEs.
As regards the impact of financial turbulence on the real sector, Asian EMEs may
not be entirely immune to slowing growth in developed economies. For East Asian
economies, since most of these economies are small and their trade sector (export plus
imports) as proportion of GDP varies at a significantly higher level between over 200 per
cent and 60 per cent as opposed to the weight of domestic demand as in India, it could
be an area of concern for these countries. Therefore, for these set of countries, the
crises could be transmitted through the trade channel. While strong regional sources of
growth within EMEs may be a mitigating factor, most EMEs still retain substantial trade
linkages with developed economies. In Asia, while intra-regional trade has been
growing rapidly over recent years, much of this activity is still driven by developed
economies as a major destination for final goods.
According to the analysis contained in the IMF’s latest Global Financial Stability
Report (October 2008) (IMF, 2008a), both domestic and global factors are important in
explaining the movement in equity prices in the EMEs. Correlation of equity markets in
EMEs with those in the advanced economies has risen, suggesting a growing
transmission channel for equity price movements. Amongst the three group of EMEs
(Latin America, Asia and Emerging Europe), the spillover from global factors is found to
be strongest in Latin American EMEs followed by Emerging Europe and Asia. The
wealth effect of stock market changes on consumption and investment, although
statistically significant, is found to be weaker in EMEs vis-à-vis the advanced
18. economies. Furthermore, such wealth effects tend to play out gradually.
During the financial turmoil, commodity prices may have been pushed higher to
some extent by increased demand for commodities as a hedge against a depreciating
US dollar and possibly also as a hedge against higher inflation. As global growth slows,
a fall in commodity prices represents a downside risk to commodity-exporting EMEs,
which is particularly relevant for some Latin American EMEs. In an extreme scenario,
where commodity prices fall dramatically, this could have significant implications for
economies that have had a heavy reliance on the performance of commodities in recent
years, and might furthermore pose some risks to the financial stability in these
countries. On the other hand, Asian EMEs which are commodity importers may benefit
from the correction in global commodity prices. This may alleviate inflationary pressures
in these economies and may provide the necessary flexibility to monetary policy in
these countries. However, the beneficial impact of softening commodity prices is
getting partly eroded by the depreciation pressures in some of the EMEs, thus, limiting
to some extent the manoeuvrability available to the monetary policy.
Overall, while the real sector in the major Asian EMEs has held up relatively well,
it needs to be recognised that the financial crisis in the US has deepened significantly
over the past couple of months and there are signs of its spreading to the mature
economies in Europe. The deepening and widening of the financial crisis is already
getting reflecting in elevated volatility in the financial markets of key EMEs and widening
of spreads of the EME assets. Although a large amount of liquidity has been injected by
the central banks of the major advanced economies, short-term market rates remain well
above policy rates. Financing costs for the EMEs have increased over the past few
weeks and could thus deteriorate in the coming months. If the financial crisis were to
linger longer and the economic activity in these regions slows down significantly, the
adverse impact on the real economies in the major EMEs could turn out to be stronger
than that has been observed so far. According to the IMF’s latest World Economic
Outlook (October 2008) (IMF, 2008b), major advanced economies are already in or
19. close to recession and the recovery is likely to be unusually gradual. Global output
growth (at purchasing power parity (PPP) exchange rates) is now seen at 3.0 per cent in
2009, down from the likely 3.9 per cent in 2008 and the robust growth of almost 5 per
cent each during 2006 and 2007. Growth in advanced economies is projected to
decelerate from an average of 2.8 per cent during 2006-2007 to 1.5 per cent in 2008 and
only 0.5 per cent in 2009. Policy rates have been cut in a coordinated manner, an
unprecedented move, by central banks of major advanced economies on October 8,
2008 in view of the substantial downside risks to growth. Thus, financial headwinds –
both through reduced capital flows, widening of spreads and elevated volatility in
domestic financial markets of the EMEs and through weakening of demand in major
advanced economies – have increased downside risks of the major EMEs, especially for
the relatively more open economies in the region.
Concluding Observations
India has by-and-large been spared of global financial contagion due to the sub-
prime turmoil for a variety of reasons. India’s growth process has been largely domestic
demand driven and its reliance on foreign savings has remained around 1.5 per cent in
recent period. It also has a very comfortable level of forex reserves. The credit
derivatives market is in an embryonic stage; the originate-to-distribute model in India is
not comparable to the ones prevailing in advanced markets; there are restrictions on
investments by residents in such products issued abroad; and regulatory guidelines on
securitisation do not permit immediate profit recognition. Financial stability in India has
been achieved through perseverance of prudential policies which prevent institutions
from excessive risk taking, and financial markets from becoming extremely volatile and
turbulent.
20. Annex I
Financial Stability Forum (FSF) Report: Status
In the wake of the turmoil in global financial markets, the FSF brought out a report in April 2008
identifying the underlying causes and weaknesses in the international financial markets. The
Report contains, inter alia, proposals of the FSF for implementation by end-2008 regarding
strengthening prudential oversight of capital, liquidity and risk management, enhancing
transparency and valuation, changing the role and uses of credit ratings, strengthening the
authorities' responsiveness to risk and implementing robust arrangements for dealing with
stress in the financial system. The Reserve Bank had put in place regulatory guidelines covering
many of these aspects, while in regard to others, actions are being initiated. In many cases,
actions have to be considered as work in progress. In any case, the guidelines are aligned with
global best practices while tailoring them to meet country-specific requirements at the current
stage of institutional developments. The proposals made by the FSF and status in regard to
each in India are narrated below:
1. Strengthened Prudential Oversight of Capital, Liquidity and Risk Management
(i) Capital requirements:
Specific proposals will be issued in 2008 to:
• Raise Basel II capital requirements for certain complex structured credit
products;
• Introduce additional capital charges for default and event risk in the trading books
of banks and securities firms;
• Strengthen the capital treatment of liquidity facilities to off-balance sheet
conduits.
Changes will be implemented over time to avoid exacerbating short-term stress.
(ii) Liquidity:
Supervisory guidance will be issued by July 2008 for the supervision and
management of liquidity risks.
(iii) Oversight of risk management:
Guidance for supervisory reviews under Basel II will be developed that will:
21. • Strengthen oversight of banks' identification and management of firm-wide risks;
• Strengthen oversight of banks' stress testing practices for risk management and capital
planning purposes;
• Require banks to soundly manage and report off-balance sheet exposures;
Supervisors will use Basel II to ensure banks' risk management, capital buffers and
estimates of potential credit losses are appropriately forward looking.
(iv) Over-the-counter derivatives:
Authorities will encourage market participants to act promptly to ensure that the settlement,
legal and operational infrastructure for over-the-counter derivatives is sound.
The road-map for the implementation of Basel II in India has been designed to suit the country-
specific conditions. The phased implementation process got underway with the Basel II Accord
being made applicable to foreign banks operating in India and Indian banks having operational
presence outside India with effect from March 31, 2008. All other commercial banks (except
Local Area Banks and RRBs) are encouraged to migrate to Basel II in alignment with them but
in any case not later than March 31, 2009. The process of implementation is being monitored on
an on-going basis for calibration and fine-tuning.
The minimum capital to risk-weighted asset ratio (CRAR) in India is placed at 9 per cent, one
percentage point above the Basel II requirement. Further, regular monitoring of banks' exposure
to sensitive sectors and their liquidity position is also undertaken. In India, off-balance sheet
vehicles in the form of SPVs for the purpose of securitisation are in existence for which
extensive guidelines, in line with the international best practices, have already been issued.
Liquidity facilities to such SPVs are subject to capital charge. Banks have been required to put
in place appropriate stress test policies and relevant stress test frameworks for various risk
factors by March 31, 2008.
In order to further strengthen capital requirements, the credit conversion factors, risk weights
and provisioning requirements for specific off-balance sheet items including derivatives have
been reviewed. Further, in India, complex structures like synthetic securitisation have not been
permitted so far. Introduction of such products, when found appropriate, would be guided by the
risk management capabilities of the system.
22. The Reserve Bank had issued broad guidelines for asset-liability management and banks have
flexibility in devising their own risk management strategies as per board-approved policies.
However, in regard to liquidity risks at the very short end, the Reserve Bank has taken steps to
mitigate risks at the systemic level and at the institution level as well. The Reserve Bank has
introduced greater granularity to measurement of liquidity risk by splitting the first time bucket
(1-14 days, at present) into three time buckets, viz., next day, 2-7 days and 8-14 days. The net
cumulative negative mismatches in the three time buckets have been capped at 5 per cent, 10
per cent, and 15 per cent of the cumulative cash outflows.
The Reserve Bank had recognised the risks of allowing access to unsecured overnight market
funds to all entities and, therefore, restricted the overnight unsecured market for funds only to
banks and primary dealers (PD). Since August 2005, the overnight call market is a pure inter-
bank market. Accordingly, trading volumes have shifted from the overnight unsecured market to
the collateralised market.
Greater inter-linkages and excessive reliance on call money borrowings by banks could cause
systemic problems. The Reserve Bank has, therefore, introduced prudential measures to
address the extent to which banks can borrow and lend in the call money market. On a
fortnightly average basis, call market borrowings outstanding should not exceed 100 per cent of
capital funds (i.e., sum of Tier I and Tier II capital) in the latest audited balance sheet.
Recognising the potential of 'purchased inter-bank liabilities' (IBL) to create systemic problems,
the Reserve Bank had issued guidelines in March 2007 prescribing that IBL of a bank should
not exceed 200 per cent of its net worth (300 per cent for banks with a CRAR more than 11.25
per cent).
2. Enhancing Transparency and Valuation
(i) Robust risk disclosures:
• The FSF strongly encourages financial institutions to make robust risk disclosures using
leading disclosure practices at the time of their mid-year 2008 reports.
• Further guidance to strengthen disclosure requirements under Pillar 3 of Basel II will be
issued by 2009.
(ii) Standards for off-balance sheet vehicles and valuations:
Standard setters will take urgent action to:
23. • Improve and converge financial reporting standards for off-balance sheet vehicles;
Develop guidance on valuations when markets are no longer active, establishing an expert
advisory panel in 2008.
(iii) Transparency in structured products:
Market participants and securities regulators will expand the information provided about
securitised products and their underlying assets.
The Reserve Bank has, over the years, issued guidelines on valuation of various
instruments/assets in conformity with the international best practices while keeping India-
specific conditions in view. In order to encourage market discipline, the Reserve Bank has
developed a set of disclosure requirements which allow the market participants to assess
key pieces of information on capital adequacy, risk exposure, risk assessment processes
and key business parameters which provide a consistent and understandable disclosure
framework that enhances comparability. Banks are also required to comply with the
Accounting Standard (AS) on Disclosure of Accounting Policies issued by the Institute of
Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI).
In recognition of the fact that market discipline can contribute to a safe and sound banking
environment and as part of the ongoing efforts to implement the Basel II Accord, the
Reserve Bank issued guidelines on minimum capital ratio (Pillar 1) and market discipline
(Pillar 3) in April 2007 and guidelines for Pillar 2 (supervisory review process) were issued in
March 2008. Under these guidelines, non-compliance with the prescribed disclosure
requirements would attract a penalty, including financial penalty.
3. Changes in the Role and Uses of Credit Ratings
Credit rating agencies should:
• Implement the revised IOSCO Code of Conduct Fundamentals for Credit Rating
Agencies to manage conflicts of interest in rating structured products and improve the
quality of the rating process;
• Differentiate ratings on structured credit products from those on bonds and expand the
information they provide.
24. Regulators will review the roles given to ratings in regulations and prudential frameworks.
The Reserve Bank has undertaken a detailed process of identifying the eligible credit rating
agencies whose ratings may be used by banks for assigning risk weights for credit risk.
Banks should use the chosen credit rating agencies and their ratings consistently for each
type of claim, for both risk weighting and risk management purposes. Banks are not allowed
to ‘cherry pick’ the assessments provided by different credit rating agencies. If a bank has
decided to use the ratings of some of the chosen credit rating agencies for a given type of
claim, it can use only the ratings of those credit rating agencies, despite the fact that some
of these claims may be rated by other chosen credit rating agencies whose ratings the bank
has decided not to use. External assessments for one entity within a corporate group cannot
be used to risk weight other entities within the same group.
Banks must disclose the names of the credit rating agencies that they use for the risk
weighting of their assets, the risk weights associated with the particular rating grades as
determined by the Reserve Bank through the mapping process for each eligible credit rating
agency as well as the aggregated risk weighted assets as required.
In India, complex structures like synthetic securitisations have not been permitted so far. As
and when such products are to be introduced, the Reserve Bank would put in place the
necessary enabling regulatory framework, including calibrating the role and capacity building
of the rating agencies.
4. Strengthening the Authorities' Responsiveness to Risks
• A college of supervisors will be put in place by end-2008 for each of the largest global
financial institutions.
In the Indian context, there has been exchange of supervisory information on specific issues
between the Reserve Bank and few other overseas banking supervisors/regulators.
Supervisory cooperation has been working smoothly and efficiently.
The Mid-Term Review of October 2007 had announced the constitution of a Working Group
to lay down a road-map for adoption of a suitable framework for cross-border supervision
and supervisory cooperation with overseas regulators, consistent with the framework
envisaged in the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (BCBS). A Working Group was
constituted in March 2008 and is in the process of finalising its Report. A number of
overseas regulators of countries such as the USA, the UK, Canada, Hong Kong, Australia
and Singapore have been formally approached to share systems and practices, including
legal positions, in the matter of supervisory cooperation and sharing of information with
overseas regulators. The response from a few countries has been received and is being
examined. The 'Supervisory College' arrangement for this purpose is also being examined
by the Group.
25. 5. Robust Arrangements for Dealing with Stress in the Financial System
• Central banks will enhance their operational frameworks and authorities will strengthen
their cooperation for dealing with stress.
In the Reserve Bank, there is an institutional arrangement in place to oversee the functioning of
the financial markets on a daily basis. There is a Financial Market Committee monitoring and
assessing the functioning of different financial markets. Based on such an oversight, appropriate
and prompt action is taken, whenever necessary.
The Reserve Bank has the necessary framework for provision of liquidity to the banking system,
in terms of Sections 17 and 18 of the Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934. The regular liquidity
management facilities of the Reserve Bank include the LAF, OMO and MSS besides standing
facilities such as export credit refinance (ECR) and the liquidity facility for standalone PDs. The
Reserve Bank can undertake purchase/sale of securities of the Central or State Governments
and can purchase, sell and rediscount bills of exchange and promissory notes drawn on and
payable in India and arising out of bona fide commercial or trade transactions for
provision/absorption of liquidity for normal day-to-day liquidity management operations as also
for provision of emergency liquidity assistance to the banks under the lender of last resort
function.
The Reserve Bank is empowered under the existing legal framework to deal with the resolution
of weak and failing banks. The Banking Regulation Act provides the legal framework for
voluntary amalgamation and compulsory merger of banks under Sections 44 (A) and 45,
respectively. The Deposit Insurance and Credit Guarantee Corporation (DICGC) offers deposit
insurance cover in India. The mergers of many weak private sector banks with healthy banks
have improved overall stability of the system. Not a single scheduled commercial bank in the
country has capital adequacy ratio which is less than the minimum regulatory requirement of
nine per cent.
Source: Annual Policy Statement for the Year 2008-09, Reserve Bank of India
26. Annex II
Measures Taken by the Reserve Bank during September-October 2008 in
Response to the Global Financial Market Developments
• CRR cut by 250 basis points to 6.5 per cent, effective fortnight beginning October 11,
2008
• Repo rate cut by 100 basis points to 8.0 per cent
• As a temporary measure, banks permitted to avail of additional liquidity support under
the LAF to the extent of up to 1 per cent of their NDTL.
• The mechanism of Special Market Operations (SMO) for public sector oil marketing
companies instituted in June-July 2008 taking into account the extraordinary situation
then prevailing in the money and forex markets will be instituted when oil bonds become
available.
• Under the Agricultural Debt Waiver and Debt Relief Scheme Government had agreed to
provide to commercial banks, RRBs and co-operative credit institutions a sum of
Rs.25,000 crore as the first instalment. At the request of the Government, RBI agreed to
provide the sum to the lending institutions immediately.
• Interest rates on FCNR (B) Deposits and NRE(R)A deposits were increased by 100
basis points each to Libor/Euribor/Swap rates plus 25 basis points and to
Libor/Euribor/Swap rates plus 100 basis points, respectively.
• Banks allowed to borrow funds from their overseas branches and correspondent banks
up to a limit of 50 per cent of their unimpaired Tier I capital as at the close of the
previous quarter or USD 10 million, whichever is higher, as against the existing limit of
25 per cent.
• Special 14 days repo to be conducted every day upto a cumulative amount of Rs.20,000
crore with a view to enabling banks to meet the liquidity requirements of Mutual Funds.
• Purely as a temporary measure, banks allowed to avail of additional liquidity support
exclusively for the purpose of meeting the liquidity requirements of mutual funds to the
extent of up to 0.5 per cent of their NDTL.
• Under the existing guidelines, banks and FIs are not permitted to grant loans against
certificates of deposits (CDs). Furthermore, they are also not permitted to buy-back their
own CDs before maturity. It was decided to relax these restrictions for a period of 15
days effective October 14, 2008, only in respect of the CDs held by mutual funds.
• For fine-tuning the management of bank reserves on the last day of the
maintenance period, a second LAF (SLAF) on reporting Fridays, was introduced
with effect from August 1, 2008. It was decided to conduct the SLAF on a daily
basis till further notice.
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