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RBI Annual Report 2025: The RBI said on Thursday that the country will remain the world’s fastest growing major economy in FY 2025-26. The RBI has said that the monetary policy should be supporting future growth, given the weak inflation landscape and the “slow pace” of GDP expansion.
The central bank said in its report, “The Indian economy will remain the fastest growing economy in 2025-26.” The global financial market was recognized as a positive risk for negative risk and inflation approach to the approach of development and inflation approach to the vision of development arising from instability, geopolitical stress, business fragmentation, supply chain disruption and climatic challenges.
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The report states that changes in tariff policies may cause instability in financial markets and affect exports due to “domestic policies and tariff wars”. The RBI has said that India’s signing of trade agreements and interacting on them will help limit this effect. In addition, service exports and inward funds removal will help to be “well managed” the current account deficit in the new financial year (2025-26). The central bank has cut major policy rates in two consecutive reviews.
It is believed that inflation will be close to the target of 4%: RBI
The annual report states that overall inflation will now be at a target of 4% in the next 12 months. It suggests that banks should focus on both trading and banking book risk, taking into account dynamic trends at the interest rate risk, especially pure interest margin.
RBI’s balance sheet size increased by 8.20%
There has been a significant increase in the balance sheet of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI). The size of the central bank’s balance sheet increased by 8.20% to Rs 76.25 lakh crore by 31 March 2025. On this basis, the RBI has given a huge dividend of Rs 2.69 lakh crore to the central government.
In its annual report of 2024-25 released on Thursday, RBI said that gold, domestic investment and foreign investment will increase by 52.09 percent, 14.32 percent and 1.70 percent respectively in terms of property. During this period, income increased by 22.77 percent and expenditure by 7.76 percent.
The report said, “The year ended with a total surplus of Rs 2,68,590.07 crore.” Last year it was Rs 2,10,873.99 crore. Thus it recorded an increase of 27.37 percent. “The balance sheet of the Reserve Bank of India reflects the activities carried out by the central bank in various tasks, including the issue of currency as well as monetary policy and reserve management objectives.”
According to the report, by 31 March 2025, the balance sheet size increased by Rs 5,77,718.72 crore or 8.20 percent to Rs 76,25,421.93 crore. By 31 March 2024, the figure reached Rs 70,47,703.21 crore. Regarding the payment, the RBI said that this increase was due to an increase of 6.03 percent, 17.32 percent and 23.31 percent respectively in continuing notes, revaluation accounts and other payments. According to the report, domestic assets stake in 25.73 percent by 31 March 2025.
