RBI May Have Easing Room if Inflation Undershoots, Governor Says
India's central bank may have space for further policy easing if inflation undershoots its projections, according to Governor Sanjay Malhotra.
'As regards any future easing, while it will not be right on my part to preempt the Monetary Policy Committee, if the inflation outlook turns out to be below our projections, it will open up policy space,' Malhotra, said in an interview to the Business Standard newspaper published on Tuesday.
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