RBI repo cheer & other buzzing stories of the week

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RBI repo cheer: Home and auto loans to be cheaper According to RBI estimates, borrowing cost has already become cheaper by 25-50 bps even before the policy announcement with the new system being in place. read more Who leaked Panama Papers and why? Conspiracy theorists dubbed it a "CIA false flag ops", pointing to absence of any American in list, and maintaining that real corruption lay in NATO and the UN. Banks in a fix as deposit growth hits 50-year low, loan disbursement rises Economists feel that if the slowdown in deposits continue, with a pick-up in credit demand, there will be pressure on rates.

Editor's Pick India seeks to restart talks with Panama on TIEA to dig up dirty money Talks with Panama on such an agreement aimed at information exchange on tax offenders have been stalled since 2013. IT companies act as immigration agents: NR Narayana Murthy The Infosys founder added that it was imperative for the IT companies to create local jobs as it was their responsibility to do so. NITI Aayog moots tax breaks for electronics manufacturing NITI Aayog says with a policy shift, India is poised to make a dent in the global market but warns that this is 'perhaps the last-such opportunity'. India is on the verge of astounding itself and the world: US India is passionate about innovation and entrepreneurship and is experiencing a "growing vibrancy", a top American diplomat has said.

Most Popular This Week Rajan hails government, says India on cusp of a revolution Mallya's Rs 4,000-cr offer doesn't interest banks, needs to double the settlement Karnataka ban on plastic use stumps quick service restaurants Crackdown on laggards: 15 customs and central excise personnel fired Boeing & Lockheed to locally manufacture F16 and F/A 18 jets

Story of The Week This is the best Raghuram Rajan could have done Rajan's message to banks, couldn't have been clearer: lower interest rates, and I will do all that's possible to create more liquidity in the system. read more

Money

Six tasks for making the best out of this financial year The craziness of March may be over, but investors and taxpayers still have a few more financial tasks to complete to put your finances on an even keel. When should you change your financial services provider? Find out the conditions under which you should shift to a better service provider, be it your stockbroker, financial adviser or health insurer.

Stock Round Up Top 15 rate-sensitive stocks to bet on after RBI's money policy review Here's a list of 10 rate-sensitives that are likely to benefit from the rate cut on change in fundamentals and 5 other stocks which can gain on technicals.

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