MUMBAI: India’s new central bank governor has raised the key interest rate for a second straight month, disregarding calls for lower borrowing costs as he stays focused on battling high inflation.
After its monetary policy meeting in the financial capital Mumbai, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) said the benchmark repo rate, at which it lends to commercial banks, would be increased by 25 basis points to 7.75%.
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