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Informist, Wednesday, Aug. 6, 2025

 

MUMBAI – Salee S. Nair, managing director and chief executive officer, Tamilnad Mercantile Bank, said the following on the Reserve Bank of India's third bi-monthly monetary policy for 2025-26 (Apr-Mar) detailed on Wednesday:

 

The RBI's decision to maintain the repo rate at 5.5% with a neutral stance is a prudent move that reflects the need to strike a fine balance between nurturing growth and anchoring inflation expectations. With CPI inflation at a 77-month low and signs of robust rural consumption, this is an opportune moment for credit institutions like ours to deepen their outreach and serve as true enablers of growth. At Tamilnad Mercantile Bank, we see this policy as a green signal to enhance our credit delivery--especially to sectors like agriculture, micro-enterprises, and retail borrowers--where the multiplier effect of lending is most immediate.

 

We welcome the RBI's continued focus on financial inclusion through re-KYC, or know your customer, drives and simplified claim processes, which resonate with our ethos of customer-centricity and trust. As a bank with a strong presence in Tamil Nadu and other semi-urban and rural belts, we are well positioned to translate these policy cues into grassroots impact.  End  

 

Compiled by Shravani Chandiwade
Filed by Akul Nishant Akhoury 

 

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