India hikes key interest rate to 5.90% amid 'alarming' inflation

RBI lifts benchmark by 50 basis points, Das cites 'spillover' from advanced nations

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The Reserve Bank of India, headquartered here in Mumbai, is trying to tamp down inflation. © Reuters

KIRAN SHARMA, Nikkei staff writer

NEW DELHI -- The Reserve Bank of India on Friday raised its benchmark repo rate by 50 basis points to 5.90%, the fourth hike since May, joining global peers in taking aggressive measures to tackle rising prices against the backdrop of Russia's war in Ukraine.

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