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Archive 2025

This is an archive of the articles published on this blog in the descending order of the date of publication.

Export / Import of Currency and Possession / Retention of Foreign Currency - https://inquisitivemind5.blogspot.com/2025/12/export-import-of-currency-and.html

Rupee Interest Rate Derivatives - https://inquisitivemind5.blogspot.com/2025/12/rupee-interest-rate-derivatives.html

National Strategy for Financial Inclusion (NSFI) 2025-30 - https://inquisitivemind5.blogspot.com/2025/12/national-strategy-for-financial.html

RBI’s Monetary Policy (December 05, 2025): In A Nutshell - https://inquisitivemind5.blogspot.com/2025/12/rbis-monetary-policy-december-05-2025.html

Directions on Trade Relief Measures - https://inquisitivemind5.blogspot.com/2025/12/directions-on-trade-relief-measures.html

Directions on Repurchase Transactions (Repo) - https://inquisitivemind5.blogspot.com/2025/11/directions-on-repurchase-transactions.html

Framework for recognition of Self-Regulatory Organisation (SRO) for Payment System Operators (PSOs) - https://inquisitivemind5.blogspot.com/2025/11/framework-for-recognition-of-self.html

Nomination for demat accounts and mutual fund folios - https://inquisitivemind5.blogspot.com/2025/11/nomination-for-demat-accounts-and.html

Nomination Facility in Banks - https://inquisitivemind5.blogspot.com/2025/11/nomination-facility-in-banks.html

Amendments in / additions to forex guidelines - https://inquisitivemind5.blogspot.com/2025/10/amendments-in-additions-to-forex.html

FX Global Code - https://inquisitivemind5.blogspot.com/2025/10/fx-global-code_26.html

Investments in Non-SLR instruments by State Co-operative Banks (StCBs) and Central Co-operative Banks (CCBs) - https://inquisitivemind5.blogspot.com/2025/10/investments-in-non-slr-instruments-by.html

Authentication mechanisms for digital payment transactions - https://inquisitivemind5.blogspot.com/2025/10/authentication-mechanisms-for-digital.html

Directions on Regulation of Payment Aggregators (PAs) - https://inquisitivemind5.blogspot.com/2025/10/directions-on-regulation-of-payment.html

Report of the Committee to develop a Framework for Responsible and Ethical Enablement of Artificial Intelligence (FREE-AI) in the Financial Sector - https://inquisitivemind5.blogspot.com/2025/08/report-of-committee-to-develop.html

Continuous Clearing and Settlement on Realisation in Cheque Truncation System (CTS) - https://inquisitivemind5.blogspot.com/2025/08/continuous-clearing-and-settlement-on.html

Non-Fund Based Credit Facilities - https://inquisitivemind5.blogspot.com/2025/08/non-fund-based-credit-facilities.html

Co-Lending Arrangements (CLAs) - https://inquisitivemind5.blogspot.com/2025/08/co-lending-arrangements-clas.html

RBI’s Monetary Policy (August 06, 2025): In A Nutshell - https://inquisitivemind5.blogspot.com/2025/08/rbis-monetary-policy-august-06-2025-in.html

Investment in Alternative Investment Funds (AIFs) - https://inquisitivemind5.blogspot.com/2025/08/investment-in-alternative-investment.html

Pre-payment Charges on Loans - https://inquisitivemind5.blogspot.com/2025/07/pre-payment-charges-on-loans.html

Due Diligence of AePS Touchpoint Operators - https://inquisitivemind5.blogspot.com/2025/07/due-diligence-of-aeps-touchpoint.html

Stripping / Reconstitution in Government Securities - https://inquisitivemind5.blogspot.com/2025/06/stripping-reconstitution-in-government.html

RBI’s Monetary Policy (June 06, 2025): In A Nutshell - https://inquisitivemind5.blogspot.com/2025/06/rbis-monetary-policy-june-06-2025-in.html

Prior approvals from or intimations / reporting to RBI by NBFC-BL - https://inquisitivemind5.blogspot.com/2025/05/prior-approvals-from-or-intimations.html

Appointments to be made by NBFC-BL - https://inquisitivemind5.blogspot.com/2025/05/appointments-to-be-made-by-nbfc-bl.html

Disclosures to be made by NBFC-BL - https://inquisitivemind5.blogspot.com/2025/05/disclosures-to-be-made-by-nbfc-bl.html

Policies to be formulated by NBFC-BL - https://inquisitivemind5.blogspot.com/2025/05/policies-to-be-formulated-by-nbfc-bl.html

Committees to be constituted by NBFC-BL - https://inquisitivemind5.blogspot.com/2025/05/committees-to-be-constituted-by-nbfc-bl.html

Opening of and operation in deposit accounts of minors - https://inquisitivemind5.blogspot.com/2025/04/opening-of-and-operation-in-deposit.html

RBI’s Monetary Policy (April 09, 2025): In A Nutshell - https://inquisitivemind5.blogspot.com/2025/04/rbis-monetary-policy-april-09-2025-in.html

Priority Sector Lending (PSL) guidelines - https://inquisitivemind5.blogspot.com/2025/04/priority-sector-lending-psl-guidelines.html

Framework for recognising Self-Regulatory Organisations for the Account Aggregator Ecosystem (SRO-AA) - https://inquisitivemind5.blogspot.com/2025/04/framework-for-recognising-self.html

Forward Contracts in Government Securities - https://inquisitivemind5.blogspot.com/2025/04/forward-contracts-in-government.html

RBIDATA Mobile App by RBI - https://inquisitivemind5.blogspot.com/2025/03/rbidata-mobile-app-by-rbi.html

Access Criteria for NDS-OM - https://inquisitivemind5.blogspot.com/2025/02/access-criteria-for-nds-om.html

RBI’s Monetary Policy (February 07, 2025): In A Nutshell - https://inquisitivemind5.blogspot.com/2025/02/rbis-monetary-policy-february-07-2025.html

Framework for imposing monetary penalty and compounding of offences under the Payment and Settlement Systems Act, 2007 - https://inquisitivemind5.blogspot.com/2025/02/framework-for-imposing-monetary-penalty.html

Investments in Debt Instruments by Non-residents - https://inquisitivemind5.blogspot.com/2025/02/investments-in-debt-instruments-by-non.html

Prevention of financial frauds perpetrated using voice calls and SMS - https://inquisitivemind5.blogspot.com/2025/01/prevention-of-financial-frauds.html

Committees of RBI - https://inquisitivemind5.blogspot.com/2025/01/committees-of-rbi.html

Unified Payment Interface (UPI) - https://inquisitivemind5.blogspot.com/2025/01/unified-payment-interface-upi.html

Government Debt Relief Schemes (DRS) - https://inquisitivemind5.blogspot.com/2025/01/government-debt-relief-schemes-drs.html


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