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Fintech Brief — August 06, 2026 RBI Holds Repo Rate at 5.25%, Raises GDP Forecast to 6.7% The Reserve Bank of India’s Monetary Policy Committee unanimously kept the benchmark repo rate unchanged at 5.25% at its August 3–5 meeting, retaining its neutral stance. Governor Sanjay Malhotra, however, delivered an optimistic macroeconomic upgrade: the FY27 real GDP growth forecast was raised to 6.7% (from 6.6%), while the CPI inflation projection was lowered to 5.0% (from 5.1%). ...