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Bollywood — the term used to describe the Hindi film industry — has become a massive force in the global travel industry, helping make destinations featured on the silver screen tourist attractions, a subject we examined recently. Ahead of next week's Skift India Forum, Editor-in-Chief Sarah Kopit and Head of Research Seth Borko discussed Bollywood's outsized influence on Indian tourism and other topics related to the sector with MakeMyTrip Chief Marketing and Business Officer Raj Rishi Singh. Listen Now 🎧 Subscribe Apple Podcasts | Spotify | YouTube | RSS Key Points The Power of Bollywood in Indian Culture: Movies,...

(Bloomberg) -- India’s dollar stockpile had its biggest weekly gain in over three years, bolstered by the Reserve Bank of India’s currency swap operations last month.Foreign exchange reserves grew by $15.3 billion to nearly $654 billion in the week to March 7, data released on Thursday showed. That is the highest weekly gain since Aug. 27, 2021, according to Bloomberg-compiled data.This comes after the central bank injected $10 billion through a foreign-exchange swap auction on Feb. 28, stepping up efforts to ease a cash crunch in the financial system. The...

(Bloomberg) -- India’s dollar stockpile had its biggest weekly gain in over three years, bolstered by the Reserve Bank of India’s currency swap operations last month.Foreign exchange reserves grew by $15.3 billion to nearly $654 billion in the week to March 7, data released on Thursday showed. That is the highest weekly gain since Aug. 27, 2021, according to Bloomberg-compiled data.This comes after the central bank injected $10 billion through a foreign-exchange swap auction on Feb. 28, stepping up efforts to ease a cash crunch in the financial system. The...

India and Mauritius have strengthened their diplomatic ties by establishing an 'enhanced strategic partnership.' On Wednesday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Mauritian Prime Minister Navinchandra Ramgoolam signed eight agreements aimed at fortifying cooperation across multiple sectors, including maritime security and local currency trade.Introducing the ambitious 'MAHASAGAR' vision, Modi outlined India's dedication to the Global South's growth and security, particularly in the Indian Ocean region. This vision, building on the SAGAR initiative, underscores the cooperative spirit between India and Mauritius, focusing on areas like trade, technology, and mutual defense.In their...

The Indian Rupee softens in Wednesday’s Asian session.  The likely RBI intervention and softer US Dollar underpin the INR.  The Indian and US CPI inflation reports will take center stage later on Wednesday.  The Indian Rupee (INR) softens on Wednesday. The unabated outflows of foreign funds into Indian equities could exert some selling pressure on the local currency. Foreign investors have withdrawn almost $15 billion from Indian shares so far this year, putting outflows on track to surpass the record $17 billion registered in 2022. Nonetheless, the potential foreign exchange intervention...

The Indian Rupee strengthens in Wednesday’s early European session.  The likely RBI intervention and softer US Dollar underpin the INR.  The Indian and US CPI inflation reports will take center stage later on Wednesday.  The Indian Rupee (INR) rebounds on Wednesday. The potential foreign exchange intervention from the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) and strong Asian currencies, especially the offshore Chinese Yuan provide some support to the Indian currency. Nonetheless, the unabated outflows of foreign funds into Indian equities could exert some selling pressure on the local currency. Foreign investors have...

The Indian Rupee strengthens in Wednesday’s Asian session.  The likely RBI intervention and softer US Dollar underpin the INR.  The Indian and US CPI inflation reports will take center stage later on Wednesday.  The Indian Rupee (INR) rebounds on Wednesday. The potential foreign exchange intervention from the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) and strong Asian currencies, especially the offshore Chinese Yuan provide some support to the Indian currency. Nonetheless, the unabated outflows of foreign funds into Indian equities could exert some selling pressure on the local currency. Foreign investors have withdrawn...

US-based Coinbase, an online platform for buying, selling, transferring and storing cryptocurrency, has registered with India’s Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU) to offer crypto trading services in India. The company plans to launch its initial retail services later this year, followed by additional investment and products in India thereafter.In a company blogpost, John O’Loghlen, Regional Managing Director for APAC at Coinbase shared, “We’re committed to building in markets that believe in the potential of crypto and onchain innovation. India represents one of the most exciting market opportunities in the world today,...

India has "absolutely no interest" in undermining the US dollar, and its fellow members of the Brics grouping of emerging economies have not formed a unified position on a proposed alternative payment system, according to New Delhi's foreign minister.Speaking at the London-based think tank Chatham House last week during a six-day visit to Britain and Ireland, Subrahmanyam Jaishankar described the dollar as a "source of international economic stability".His comments followed repeated warnings from US President Donald Trump against any efforts by Brics - an acronym of founding nations Brazil, Russia,...

Gold prices rose in India on Tuesday, according to data compiled by FXStreet. The price for Gold stood at 8,136.41 Indian Rupees (INR) per gram, up compared with the INR -0.03 it cost on Monday. The price for Gold increased to INR 94,901.45 per tola from INR 94,612.61 per tola a day earlier. Unit measure Gold Price in INR 1 Gram 8,136.41 10 Grams 81,347.34 Tola 94,901.45 Troy Ounce 253,060.20   Daily digest market movers: Gold price retreats amid falling US yields The US 10-year Treasury bond yield dropped nearly...