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Eye on Emirati ?ows
Context:
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) and the Central Bank of the UAE has agreed to establish a framework for enabling the use of the two countries’ local currencies for cross border transactions.
Major Highlights of this MOU:
- Permitted Transaction- As per the memorandum of understanding between the two central banks, all current account payments and certain “permitted” capital account transactions could be settled using either the rupee or the dirham.
- Reducing the dependence on a third country’s currency-The Indian rupee and the UAE dirham is aimed at promoting their use bilaterally, thus reducing the dependence on a third country’s currency such as the U.S. dollar
- Local Currency Settlement System- To facilitate settlement, the two banks are set to put in place a Local Currency Settlement System.
Benefits:
- Rupee dirham foreign exchange - The settlement mechanism would be the development of a rupee dirham foreign exchange market that would help in pricing the two currencies independent of their exchange rates with other currencies.
- No need to factor in exchange rate risks- Indian and Emirati businesses would not need to factor in exchange rate risks when quoting to supply goods or services to buyers in the other country.
- Precursor for other bilateral currency accords -The India UAE local currency settlement system could also potentially serve as a precursor for other bilateral currency accords
Measures for effective implementation:
- Stepped up investment- One possibility, as the RBI indicated, was stepped up investment by UAEbased ?rms.
- Extent of adoption- While the idea is laudable, its actual success will hinge on the extent of adoption by businesses in both nations.
- Deploy remunerative avenues- Emirati businesses need to see remunerative avenues to deploy the potential rupee ?ows should they opt to receive payments in the Indian currency.
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