Quite clearly, there is recognition of the value brought to the table by CRAs for banks which is being used for purposes beyond capital adequacy. However, banks should take into account the cost to the companies and balance it against the benefits. We talk of sharing of credit information, which is vital given the frequent occurrence of business cycles and their consequences.
5 Headline inflation, as measured by the CPI, increased to 5.29 percent at annual rate in the first fortnight of March 2017. 7  Naturally, many challenges remain. The most evident one in the short term is to ensure that the recent increase in inflation does not affect medium- and long-term inflation expectations and the process of price formation in the economy.