Thursday, June 7, 2012

Real import of rupee fall

...........The Government is clearly unwilling to do much about the rapid decline in the value of the rupee. Despite the rupee losing around a quarter of its value against the dollar over the last year, the RBI has not been pushed into making any dramatic interventions in the realm of exchange rates. Instead, the Government has focused on coming to terms with a devalued rupee, even accepting the political dynamite of a sharp increase in petrol prices. The official thinking is clearly on the side of devaluation as an essential step in macroeconomic correction...........

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