After hitting all-time high levels following continuous gains, India’s foreign exchange reserves fell $2.922 billion to $652.895 billion during the week ended June 14, according to the latest data from the Reserve Bank of India. This decline follows a significant increase of $4.307 billion in the previous reporting week, which pushed the reserves to a record high of $655.817 billion …
After rising for three consecutive weeks, India’s forex reserves fell $2.027 billion to $646.673 billion for the week ended May 24, according to the latest RBI data. For the week ended May 24, foreign currency assets, a major component of the reserves, decreased by $1.51 billion to $567.499 billion, the data released on May 31 showed. The recent data shows …
The Colombo Stock Exchange will remain temporarily closed for a week from Monday to provide investors an opportunity to have "more clarity and understanding" of the current economic conditions in crisis-hit Sri Lanka that would help them "to make informed investment decisions," it was announced on Saturday. "The stock market will remain temporarily closed for a period of five business …
Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has declared an economic emergency to contain soaring inflation after a steep fall in the value of the country's currency caused a spike in food prices. President Rajapaksa on Tuesday declared the state of emergency under the public security ordinance to prevent the hoarding of essential items, including rice and sugar. “The president has promulgated …
Toyota Kirloskar Motor is looking at enhancing localisation of its products as well as technologies as it aims to de-risk its business from foreign exchange fluctuations as well supply chain challenges, according to a senior company official. Backward integration also insulates from exchange rate fluctuations and makes supply chain shorter," TKM Senior Vice President Naveen Soni told PTI in an …