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The Economic Times
The Economic Times

RBI's early FCNR(B) deposit scheme closure 'data-driven' or a policy U-turn? Governor Malhotra explains

Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Governor Sanjay Malhotra asserted that the decision to advance the closure of Foreign Currency Non-Resident (Bank), or FCNR(B) deposit scheme by a month was 'data-driven and caliberated'.

In an interview with the Financial Express , he said that it will not be correct to call it a U-turn; it is rather a calibration as the move demonstrated the central bank’s ability to remain flexible and data-dependent amid rapidly changing conditions.

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