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The Reserve Bank of India left the repo rate unchanged but reduced its growth forecast for FY27 and raised its inflation projections, while the rupee weakened over 5% this year.

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India, West Bengal

Who
Dhurjati Mukherjee, Reserve Bank of India, Monetary Policy Committee (MPC), government, Uday Kotak, Emkay Global Financial Services, Prime Minister Modi
What
The Reserve Bank of India left the repo rate unchanged but reduced its growth forecast for FY27 and raised its inflation projections, while the rupee weakened over 5% this year.
When
Sun, 14 Jun 2026 22:42:44 GMT · 3h 7m ago
Where
India, West Bengal ·
Why
Higher oil prices, disrupted supply chains, and the Persian Gulf conflict are feeding costs, while foreign institutional investors have pulled out approximately $22.17 billion from India.
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India's economy is showing signs of distress with reduced growth forecasts, high inflation projections, and a weakening currency, exacerbated by global oil price volatility and a significant outflow of foreign investment. This situation presents challenges for the government to manage economic stability and mitigate the impact on citizens.

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  1. Economics1h 52m ago
    Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman stated on Sunday that uncertainty in West Asia and India’s import dependence on key commodities, along with FII and FDI exits, have led to the weakening of the rupee against the dollar.
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  2. Economics1h 52m ago
    Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman said India remained the world’s fastest growing economy and the uncertainty in West Asia, along with India’s import dependence on three major commodities, resulted in the weakening the rupee against the dollar.
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  3. Economics1h 52m ago
    Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman stated that uncertainty in West Asia and India's import dependence on key commodities are weakening the rupee against the dollar.
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  4. Economics3h 7m ago
    The Reserve Bank of India reduced its growth forecast for FY27 and raised its inflation projections, while the rupee weakened over 5% this year.
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    The Reserve Bank of India left the repo rate unchanged but reduced its growth forecast for FY27 and raised its inflation projections, while the rupee weakened over 5% this year.
  6. Economics3h 7m ago
    The Reserve Bank of India reduced its growth forecast for FY27 and raised its inflation projections, while the rupee weakened over 5% this year amid elevated oil prices and equity outflows.
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  7. Economics3h 7m ago
    The Reserve Bank of India lowered its growth forecast for FY27 and raised its inflation projections, while keeping the repo rate unchanged.
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    The outlook for the Indian economy in the current fiscal does not appear quite encouraging, despite growing 7.8% in the January-March quarter of the last fiscal.
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