Daily Current Affairs March 05 & 06 2023

CURRENT AFFAIRS: BANKING & FINANCE

Retail trade and NBFCs drive credit growth in services – RBI data 

  • According to the data from the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), significant offtake from retail and non-banking financial companies (NBFCs) increased credit to services by 21.5% year-on-year (YoY) in Jan 2023 as against 5.7% in Jan 2022.
  • RBI data showed loans to retail increased 21.8% Year on Year (YoY) in Jan 2023, up from 6.9% in Jan 2022.