Rupee Surge
The Indian rupee’s surge to a two-month high on Thursday signals a broader shift in the global economic landscape, influenced not just by domestic factors but by international dynamics as well.
The Indian rupee’s surge to a two-month high on Thursday signals a broader shift in the global economic landscape, influenced not just by domestic factors but by international dynamics as well.
The minister said that a stable economy will propel India to become one of the top 3 economies in the world.
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 rupee logged the third straight session of gain on Monday. In the three trading sessions, the local unit appreciated by 95 paise.
At the interbank foreign exchange market, the domestic currency opened at 74.21 against the American currency and slipped further to close at 74.26, registering a decline of 11 paise over its previous close.
The value of the country's gold reserves increased by $1.008 billion to $37.020 billion.
Currently, the NHAI is implementing about 28,000 km of highways under 'Bharatmala Pariyojna' Phase-1, and the Delhi-Mumbai Expressway is one of the flagship corridors.
Forex traders said the local unit opened weak against the greenback tracking losses in some of the major Asian currencies and gains in the US dollar.
