RBI cuts key lending rates to 4.40%; maintains accommodative stance

Accelerated Recovery: RBI to maintain accommodative stance, rates

Mumbai: The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Friday massively reduced the key lending rates in response to the COVID-19 outbreak.

Accordingly, the Monetary Policy Committee of the central bank in an unscheduled meet reduced the repo rate by 75 basis points to 4.40 per cent from 5.15 per cent.