Reserve Bank of India (RBI) keeps repo rate unchanged at 5.25% and projects 7.4% GDP growth for FY26.

Exam-focused facts from the 7 February 2026 current affairs briefing.

Key facts

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Monetary Policy Committee voted unanimously to keep the policy repo rate unchanged at 5.25%.
RBI retained the monetary policy stance at "neutral".
RBI Governor Sanjay Malhotra stated that the MPC met on 4th, 5th and today to deliberate and decide on policy repo rate.
RBI set its real growth expectation for 2025-26 at 7.4%.
RBI raised its inflation forecast for Q1 and Q2 of FY27 to 4% and 4.2%, respectively.
RBI sold $30 billion from its foreign exchange reserves between September and November.
The benchmark 10-year yield has barely fallen over the past year despite large rate cuts.