The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) reduced its key repo rate on Friday for the first time since May 2020, aiming to provide stimulus to the sluggish economy, which is projected to grow at its slowest pace in four years during the current fiscal year.

While the rate cut is intended to ease financial conditions, experts suggest the broader effect on the banking system - particularly on loans linked to the marginal cost of funds-based lending rate (MCLR) and deposits - will not be immediate,

India’s central bank cut interest rates Friday for the first time in nearly five years, as concerns over a growth slowdown in the world’s fifth largest economy outweighed inflation risks.