Financial stability emerges as key consideration for monetary policy formulation: Das

18 Jun 2019 Evaluate

Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Governor Shaktikanta Das has said that financial stability has emerged as another key consideration for monetary policy formulation in the post-2008 financial crisis world beyond the imperatives of inflation and growth. He also stated that a healthy financial sector is a pre-requisite to improve growth prospects. He also expressed confidence that the end of political uncertainty with the recent polls and continuation of economic reforms may lead to a reversal of the current weaknesses. His comments come amid a slew of troubles plaguing the non-banking finance companies (NBFCs) which account for a fifth of the credit market.

Das has stated that the central bank is also giving a fresh look at their regulatory and supervisory framework and is continue to monitor the activity and performance of large NBFCs with a view to ensure financial stability. He said “while a delicate balance is necessary between inflation and growth in setting the monetary policy in a flexible inflation targeting framework like the one we adopted since the past two years, financial stability is also important in the present context.”

RBI Governor has stressed that the fact remains that though the focus of monetary policy is mainly inflation and growth, the underlying theme has always been financial stability. He noted that the RBI will focus on effective communication and coordination to achieve broader macroeconomic objectives of price stability, growth and financial stability. He added that a healthy financial sector is a must to reinvigorate the sagging growth by improving investment climate.

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