The repo rate is the rate at which the central bank (RBI in India) lends money to commercial banks, usually against government securities. It is a key monetary policy tool.
REPO stands for in repo rate—
Asked in WBCS Main Paper 5 2023 · Topic: Money & Banking (Monetary Policy: Objectives, Instruments (quantitative and qualitative), and Transmission Mechanism)
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