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India and Russia suspend talks to settle trade in rupees
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By Aftab Ahmed and Swati Bhat
Reuters
Thursday, May 4, 2023
India and Russia have suspended efforts to settle bilateral trade in rupees, after months of negotiations failed to convince Moscow to keep rupees in its coffers, two Indian government officials and a source with direct knowledge of the matter said.
This would be a major setback for Indian importers of cheap oil and coal from Russia who were awaiting a permanent rupee payment mechanism to help lower currency conversion costs.
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With a high trade gap in favour of Russia, Moscow believes it will end up with an annual rupee surplus of over $40 billion if such a mechanism is worked out and feels rupee accumulation is "not desirable," an Indian government official, who did not want to be named, told Reuters. ...
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