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The Economic Times
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RBI to hold rates through 2026 as growth risks outweigh inflation: Poll of economists

Bengaluru: The Reserve Bank of India will keep its key interest rate unchanged at 5.25% in August and for the ​rest of the year, according to a Reuters ​poll of economists, as it assesses the impact of the Middle East war on the economy and ​price pressures.

That is a shift from a May Reuters poll, when economists had forecast a rate hike next quarter.

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