**Executive Summary**
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) released the December 2025 edition of the Financial Stability Report (FSR) on December 31, 2025. The FSR reflects the 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 Economy and Financial Markets:**
* The global economy has been resilient, but downside risks persist due to uncertainty, public debt, and the risk of a disorderly market correction.
* Global financial markets appear strong but show vulnerabilities due to rising equities, the role of non-bank financial intermediaries, interconnectedness with banks, and the growth of stablecoins.
* **Indian Economy:**
* The Indian economy continues to grow strongly, despite global uncertainty, underpinned by domestic demand, benign inflation, and macroeconomic policies.
* The domestic financial system remains robust, bolstered by balance sheets, conditions, and market volatility. Near-term risks include external uncertainties.
* **Financial Institutions:**
* Scheduled commercial banks (SCBs) remain sound with capital and liquidity buffers, improved asset quality, and profitability.
* Macro stress tests affirm the resilience of SCBs to withstand losses under adverse scenarios and maintain capital buffers. Resilience confirmed in mutual funds and clearing corporations.
* Non-banking financial companies (NBFCs) remain robust with capital buffers, solid earnings, and improving asset quality.
* The insurance sector displays balance sheet resilience and the solvency ratio remains above the minimum threshold.
**Impact Analysis**
**Scheduled Commercial Banks (SCBs)**
* **Impact:** SCBs are shown to be resilient with healthy buffers.
* **Action Required:** Maintain adequate capital and liquidity buffers, continue improving asset quality and profitability, and undergo stress tests.
**Non-Banking Financial Companies (NBFCs)**
* **Impact:** NBFCs remain robust.
* **Action Required:** Maintain strong capital buffers, manage asset quality, and sustain earnings.
**Insurance Sector**
* **Impact:** The insurance sector displays balance sheet resilience.
* **Action Required:** Maintain balance sheet resilience and ensure the consolidated solvency ratio remains above the minimum threshold.
Key Entities Referenced
Financial Stability Report (FSR): Report released by the Reserve Bank of India reflecting the 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): The collective assessment by the Sub-Committee of the FSDC is reflected in the Financial Stability Report.
Reserve Bank of India: The central bank of India; it released the Financial Stability Report (FSR).
Mumbai: Location of the Department of Communication for the Reserve Bank of India.
Scheduled Commercial Banks (SCBs): Mentioned in the highlights, specifically their health and resilience.
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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