**Executive Summary**
The Reserve Bank released the December 2025 edition of the Financial Stability Report (FSR) on December 31, 2025. The report reflects the collective assessment of the Sub-Committee of the Financial Stability and Development Council (FSDC) on the resilience of the Indian financial system and risks to financial stability.
**Key Points / Main Content**
*Global Economic and Financial Market Assessment*
* Global economy has been resilient, but downside risks persist due to uncertainty, high public debt, and potential market corrections.
* Global financial markets appear strong, but vulnerabilities are growing.
* Stablecoins heighten global financial system fragilities.
*Indian Economy and Financial System*
* The Indian economy continues to grow strongly despite global challenges.
* The domestic financial system remains robust, supported by strong balance sheets.
* Near-term risks arise from external uncertainties related to geopolitics and trade.
*Banking and Financial Institutions*
* Scheduled commercial banks (SCBs) remain sound with strong capital and liquidity buffers.
* Macro stress tests confirm SCBs' resilience under adverse scenarios.
* Stress tests also confirm the resilience of mutual funds and clearing corporations.
* Non-banking financial companies (NBFCs) remain robust.
* The insurance sector displays balance sheet resilience.
**Impact Analysis**
**Scheduled Commercial Banks (SCBs)**
*Impact:* SCBs need to maintain strong capital and liquidity buffers to withstand potential losses, and ensure compliance with regulatory minimums.
*Action Required:* SCBs should review stress test results and adjust risk management strategies as needed to maintain financial health and stability.
**Non-Banking Financial Companies (NBFCs)**
*Impact:* NBFCs need to sustain robust capital buffers and asset quality to maintain stability.
*Action Required:* NBFCs should continue to focus on strong capital adequacy, solid earnings, and improving asset quality.
**Insurance Sector**
*Impact:* The insurance sector must maintain balance sheet resilience and solvency ratios above the minimum threshold.
*Action Required:* The insurance sector should continue its focus on balance sheet resilience and monitor its solvency ratio.
Key Entities Referenced
Financial Stability Report (FSR): A report reflecting the collective assessment of the Sub-Committee of the Financial Stability and Development Council (FSDC) on the resilience of the Indian financial system and risks to financial stability.
Financial Stability and Development Council (FSDC): Council whose sub-committee's assessment is reflected in the Financial Stability Report.
Reserve Bank: Releasing the Financial Stability Report
Mumbai: Location of the Department of Communication, Central Office of the Reserve Bank.
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December 31, 2025
RBI releases the Financial Stability Report, December 2025
Today, the Reserve Bank released the December 2025 edition of the Financial Stability
Report (FSR), which reflects the collective assessment of the Sub-Committee of the
Financial Stability and Development Council (FSDC) on the resilience of the Indian financial
system and risks to financial stability.
Highlights:
• Global economy has been resilient, supported by fiscal measures, front-loaded
trade, and strong AI-related investment. However, downside risks persist due to still
elevated uncertainty, high public debt, and the risk of a disorderly market correction.
• Global financial markets appear strong on the surface but show growing underlying
vulnerabilities. Sharp rise in equities and other risk assets, the expanding role of
non-bank financial intermediaries and their deepening interconnectedness with
banks, and the growth of stablecoins all heighten global financial system fragilities.
• Despite an uncertain and challenging global economic backdrop, the Indian
economy continues to grow strongly, underpinned by robust domestic demand,
benign inflation, and prudent macroeconomic policies.
• The domestic financial system remains robust and resilient, bolstered by strong
balance sheets, easy financial conditions, and low financial market volatility.
Nonetheless, there are near-term risks from external uncertainties - geopolitical and
trade related.
• The health of the scheduled commercial banks (SCBs) remains sound with strong
capital and liquidity buffers, improved asset quality and robust profitability.
• Macro stress test results affirm the resilience of SCBs to withstand losses under
hypothetical adverse scenarios and maintain capital buffers well above the
regulatory minimum. Stress tests also confirm the resilience of mutual funds and
clearing corporations.
• Non-banking financial companies (NBFCs) remain robust supported by strong capital
buffers, solid earnings, and improving asset quality.
• The insurance sector continues to display balance sheet resilience and the
consolidated solvency ratio remained above the minimum threshold limit.
(Brij Raj)
Press Release: 2025-2026/1807 Chief General Manager