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Trump fired up global trade tensions by announcing a baseline 10% tariff on all imports starting 5 April, with reciprocal tariffs on specific countries from 9 April. India will be hit with a 27% additional tariff, while China’s rate soars to 54%, up from the previous 20%. Gift Nifty futures took a hit earlier this morning, dropping nearly 2%, while Indian benchmark indices Nifty 50 and S&P BSE Sensex fell 1% in pre-open trade. However, Nifty 50 and Sensex later trimmed some losses, ending the day’s trade 0.35% and 0.42%...

Trump fired up global trade tensions by announcing a baseline 10% tariff on all imports starting 5 April, with additional reciprocal tariffs on specific countries from 9 April. India will be hit with a 27% tariff, while China’s rate soars to 54%, up from the previous 20%. Gift Nifty futures took a hit earlier this morning, dropping nearly 2%, while Indian benchmark indices Nifty 50 and S&P BSE Sensex fell 1% in pre-open trade. However, Nifty 50 and Sensex later trimmed some losses, ending the day’s trade 0.35% and 0.42%...

India’s foreign exchange (forex) reserves rose by $305 million to $654.271 billion for the week ending March 14, according to data released by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Friday. This comes after a sharp increase of $15.267 billion in the previous week, marking the highest weekly surge in two years. The recent growth in reserves follows a period of decline due to forex market interventions and revaluation effects aimed at stabilizing the rupee. The RBI’s $10 billion forex swap played a significant role in the previous week’s spike....

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) and the Bank of Mauritius (BOM) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to establish a framework to promote the use of local currencies -- the Indian Rupee (INR) and the Mauritian Rupee (MUR) -- for cross-border transactions. The MoU, which aims to promote the use of INR and MUR in bilateral trade, covers all current account transactions and permissible capital account transactions as agreed upon by both the countries, according to an RBI statement. “This framework would enable exporters and importers to invoice...

In a significant move towards enhancing economic ties, India and Mauritius announced an agreement to enable trade using local currencies. A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was struck between the two nations' central banks to promote trade in the Indian Rupee (INR) and the Mauritian Rupee (MUR).The MoU, formalized on March 12, 2025, in the presence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Mauritian counterpart Navinchandra Ramgoolam, will establish the INR-MUR Local Currency Settlement (LCS) System. This system aims to minimize dependence on hard currencies in cross-border transactions, as confirmed...

Reserve Bank and the Bank of Mauritius (BOM) have signed a pact for establishing a framework to promote the use of the Indian Rupee and the Mauritian Rupee (MUR) for cross-border transactions.The Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed by RBI Governor Sanjay Malhotra and BOM Governor Rama Krishna Sithanen G C S K, the central bank said in a statement on Tuesday. "The MoU documents were exchanged in Port Louis, Mauritius in the presence of the Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi and Prime Minister of Mauritius Navinchandra Ramgoolam, on...

Reserve Bank of India and Bank of Mauritius sign MoU to promote the use of Indian Rupee and Mauritian Rupee for cross-border transactions, aiming to optimize costs and settlement time.Mumbai, Mar 18 (PTI) Reserve Bank and the Bank of Mauritius (BOM) have signed a pact for establishing a framework to promote the use of the Indian Rupee and the Mauritian Rupee (MUR) for cross-border transactions.The Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed by RBI Governor Sanjay Malhotra and BOM Governor Rama Krishna Sithanen G C S K, the central bank said...

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) and the Bank of Mauritius (BOM) have inked a groundbreaking agreement to establish a framework fostering the use of the Indian Rupee and the Mauritian Rupee in cross-border transactions.The Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), signed by RBI Governor Sanjay Malhotra and BOM Governor Rama Krishna Sithanen G C S K, was exchanged in a ceremony attended by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Mauritian Prime Minister Navinchandra Ramgoolam in Port Louis on March 12, 2025.The MoU aims to facilitate invoicing and payment in domestic...

Mumbai: Reserve Bank on Monday said India's bilateral trade transactions with Maldives may also be settled in INR and/or MVR in addition to the ACU mechanism. Asian Clearing Union (ACU) is a payment arrangement whereby the participants settle payments for intra-regional transactions among the participating central banks on a net multilateral basis. The participants include central banks and the monetary authorities of Bangladesh, Belarus, Bhutan, India, Iran, Maldives, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka. A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) has been signed between RBI and Maldives Monetary Authority in November...

RBI has shortlisted six entities, including Engineers India and MECON, for a project to revamp currency management infrastructure to cater to the growing economy.Mumbai, Mar 16 (PTI) State-owned Engineers India and MECON as well as four private entities are in the fray for the project to comprehensively revamp RBI's currency management infrastructure in order to cater to future cash needs of the country's fast growing economy.The four private entities are: Accenture Solutions; Colliers International (India) Property Services; PricewaterhouseCoopers and The Boston Consulting Group (India).The RBI had earlier invited expression of...