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Watch: Why is the RBI raising interest rates? | Business Matters

The RBI has raised its benchmark repo rate as high crude oil prices, a weakening rupee and rising inflation put pressure on the Indian economy. Heres why the central bank has turned towards tighter monetary policy and what it could mean for interest rates and the economy.

8 Oct 2026 7:45 pm