India RBI
Material regulatory developments from Reserve Bank of India are tracked daily by Cresthaven Analytics. Over the last 90 days, 20 material briefs relevant to professionals operating in the financial & capital markets sector have been published below. Each brief is sourced directly from the primary regulatory feed, summarized for institutional readers, and scored for materiality.
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A selection of recent published briefs; this is not a complete archive.
RBI authorizes Exim Bank's INR 4,850 crore GOI-supported Line of Credit to the Government of Maldives for developmental project financing
The RBI circular dated September 23, 2026 notifies Authorised Dealer Category-I banks of an Exim Bank Line of Credit of INR 4,850 crores extended to the Government of Maldives. The agreement was signed July 25, 2025, bec…
Read the full India RBI brief →RBI finalizes novation framework for OTC derivative contracts across four Master Directions effective immediately
The Reserve Bank of India issued binding directions on September 22, 2026, finalizing novation rules for OTC derivative contracts. These directions are embedded across four existing Master Directions — covering foreign e…
Read the full India RBI brief →RBI mandates uniform InvIT and REIT valuation standards for commercial bank investment portfolios, effective immediately
The Reserve Bank of India issued binding amendment directions on September 22, 2026, inserting new paragraphs into its commercial bank investment portfolio framework. The directions establish explicit valuation rules for…
Read the full India RBI brief →RBI mandates specific valuation rules for InvIT and REIT holdings at Local Area Banks effective immediately
RBI amended its investment portfolio directions for Local Area Banks on September 22, 2026, inserting new paragraphs that establish valuation methodology for both quoted and unquoted units of Infrastructure Investment Tr…
Read the full India RBI brief →RBI mandates uniform InvIT and REIT valuation standards for Small Finance Banks effective immediately
The Reserve Bank of India issued binding amendment directions on September 22, 2026, effective immediately on that date. The directions insert two new paragraphs into the 2025 investment portfolio directions for Small Fi…
Read the full India RBI brief →RBI amends investment portfolio directions for payments banks to standardize InvIT and REIT valuation
The Reserve Bank of India issued binding amendment directions on September 22, 2026, effective immediately. The directions insert two new paragraphs into the 2025 investment portfolio framework for payments banks. They e…
Read the full India RBI brief →RBI amends investment portfolio directions for All India Financial Institutions to standardize InvIT and REIT unit valuation
The Reserve Bank of India issued amendment directions on September 22, 2026, effective immediately, inserting new paragraphs into its investment portfolio framework for All India Financial Institutions. The amendments es…
Read the full India RBI brief →RBI issues binding Directions establishing minimum capital requirements for market risk at commercial banks
The Reserve Bank of India issued the Commercial Banks Minimum Capital Requirements for Market Risk Directions, 2026 on September 21, 2026. These Directions establish binding minimum capital standards governing market ris…
Read the full India RBI brief →RBI finalizes Basel III market risk capital directions for commercial banks, effective April 1, 2027
The Reserve Bank of India issued binding directions on September 21, 2026 establishing minimum capital requirements for market risk under the revised Basel III framework. The directions adopt the Simplified Standardised …
Read the full India RBI brief →RBI extends overseas certified-copy facility for KYC document verification to Foreign Portfolio Investors
The Reserve Bank of India issued amendment directions on September 18, 2026, effective immediately, modifying its commercial bank KYC framework. The amendment extends to Foreign Portfolio Investors the existing facility …
Read the full India RBI brief →RBI extends certified-copy KYC facility for Small Finance Banks to cover Foreign Portfolio Investors
The Reserve Bank of India issued amendment directions on September 18, 2026, effective immediately, modifying the KYC framework applicable to Small Finance Banks. The amendment extends to Foreign Portfolio Investors the …
Read the full India RBI brief →RBI extends certified-copy KYC facility for overseas document verification to Foreign Portfolio Investors
The Reserve Bank of India issued amendment directions on September 18, 2026, effective immediately, modifying the KYC framework for Local Area Banks. The amendment extends to Foreign Portfolio Investors the existing faci…
Read the full India RBI brief →RBI extends certified-copy KYC facility for Regional Rural Banks to cover Foreign Portfolio Investors
RBI issued amendment directions on September 18, 2026, modifying the KYC framework applicable to Regional Rural Banks. The amendment extends the certified-copy document verification facility to Foreign Portfolio Investor…
Read the full India RBI brief →RBI extends alternative certified-copy KYC facility to Foreign Portfolio Investors at Urban Co-operative Banks
RBI amended its Urban Co-operative Bank KYC framework on September 18, 2026, with immediate effect. The amendment extends to Foreign Portfolio Investors the existing facility permitting overseas-certified document copies…
Read the full India RBI brief →RBI extends certified-copy KYC facility for rural co-operative banks to cover Foreign Portfolio Investors
The Reserve Bank of India issued amendment directions on September 18, 2026, effective immediately, modifying its KYC framework for rural co-operative banks. The amendment extends to Foreign Portfolio Investors the exist…
Read the full India RBI brief →RBI cancels registrations of eight NBFCs following voluntary surrender of certificates
The Reserve Bank of India cancelled the Certificates of Registration of eight Non-Banking Financial Companies, with effective dates falling between August 4 and August 31, 2026. Cancellations span four categories: volunt…
Read the full India RBI brief →RBI cancels NBFC registrations of five companies across West Bengal and Maharashtra
The Reserve Bank of India revoked the Certificates of Registration of five non-banking financial companies through cancellation orders issued between August 3 and August 31, 2026. Each named entity is prohibited from con…
Read the full India RBI brief →RBI extends supervisory directions over Gauhati Co-operative Urban Bank by three months to December 17, 2026
The Reserve Bank of India extended its binding supervisory directions over The Gauhati Co-operative Urban Bank Ltd., Guwahati on September 17, 2026. The extension runs three months, to the close of business on December 1…
Read the full India RBI brief →RBI extends supervisory directions over Valsad Mahila Nagrik Sahakari Bank by three months to December 18, 2026
The Reserve Bank of India extended its binding directions over The Valsad Mahila Nagrik Sahakari Bank Ltd. on September 17, 2026. The extension runs three months, from close of business September 18, 2026 to close of bus…
Read the full India RBI brief →RBI amends CRR and SLR directions for Local Area Banks following scheduled-bank reclassification
The Reserve Bank of India issued amendment directions on September 11, 2026, with immediate effect, modifying the cash reserve ratio and statutory liquidity ratio framework for Local Area Banks. The amendment extends sch…
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