Page 8 of 11  Preventive vigilance measures at the RBI The RBI Staff Regulations 1948 constitute one of the earliest attempts at prescribing preventive vigilance measures. The Regulations contain various “Do’s and Don’ts” for the staff.
Over the past five years, the prices of Australia’s commodity exports have fallen by more than 50 per cent and Australia’s terms of trade have fallen by 35 per cent as a result, which is the main reason that growth in national income has been weak over recent years. The third factor is the feeling of reduced pricing power, partly from greater competition.