India pushing Rupee as next global trade instrument
It is not just Western sanctions on Russia that accelerated the trend to circumvent the dollar, but the strength of the currency in the past year has also posed a challenge.
It is not just Western sanctions on Russia that accelerated the trend to circumvent the dollar, but the strength of the currency in the past year has also posed a challenge.
With the Reserve Bank of India's Inter-Departmental Group having expressed the view that the rupee possesses the potential of evolving into a global currency in the wake of India's resilient economic growth amid global challenges, the potential of such a development is significant for India's economic growth and international standing.
According to RBI's latest data, India's foreign currency assets, the biggest component of the forex reserves, fell by USD 4.38 billion to USD 509.691 billion.
The Pakistani rupee resumed its downwards slide on Thursday after two modest sessions as the "optimism surrounding the government and IMF talks scaled back", local media reported.
The Indian rupee came down against the US dollar on Monday, crossing the Rs 81 mark vis-a-vis a dollar.
The Indian rupee ended almost flat against the US dollar on Monday, with just 3 paise fall, at 79.77. At the interbank foreign exchange market, rupee ended at 79.77, against 79.74 on the previous trading session against the US dollar.
India will soon start settling trade with Russia in rupees as the State Bank of India has agreed to facilitate the process, the president of India's exporter group, Federation of Indian Export Organisations (FIEO), A Shaktivel told reporters on Wednesday.
RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das said that the Indian rupee has "held its own" and moved in an "orderly manner at a time of sharp depreciation in other currencies".
Tightening is required on both fronts. How many dollars are moving out/in on trade/current account must be monitored on a daily basis.
For the first time in a decade, the dollar reached its highest value in the first half of the year 2022, buoyed by various conflicts among countries and the Russia-Ukraine war.
