RBI intervention questioned as rupee faces pressure.
Context
What happened: The RBI introduced a 20% Foreign Exchange Risk Reserve on large forex derivatives contracts over $2 million, widened it to non-deliverable rupee contracts with non-resident customers, cut the derivative transaction threshold to $5 million from $100 million, barred rebooking of cancelled contracts, and opened a special dollar window for three
Why it matters: Economists call the steps tactical support for the rupee, not structural fixes, and see defending it amid geopolitical headwinds as a costly trade-off. Some importers fear hedging costs will strain working capital.
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