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India struggles to find its feet after demonetization (2)

22nd Nov 2016, Nikkei Asian ReviewBy Chaitanya KalbagOctober 9, 2024Leave a comment

Will demonetization vacuum up all the black money? Economists believe most illicit, untaxed funds would be diverted into buying gold or real estate; indeed, gold imports spiked in the days immediately following the announcement. But will India ever be cashless?   A Nomura Securities report said that India’s cash-to-gross domestic product ratio was high at…

India struggles to find its feet after demonetization 

22nd Nov 2016, Nikkei Asian ReviewBy Chaitanya KalbagOctober 9, 20241 Comment

Every Indian banknote carries two reassuring messages: “Guaranteed by the central government,” and above the signature of the governor of the Reserve Bank of India, the words: “I promise to pay the bearer the sum of … rupees.”   At midnight on Nov. 8, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi used an executive fiat to extinguish both…

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