international trade saying goodbye to the US dollar..!?
Russia plays an important role in
international trade with India. There has been a steep increase in Russian
oil exports to India.
russia has increased its crude
oil exports to
india by ten times this year. The fact that Russian crude
oil now meets nearly ten percent of India's import
oil consumption is a significant example of the two countries trade relationship. In this situation, the
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bank of india has supported India's efforts to start the trade settlement with
russia soon in rupees.
Federation of
indian Export Organizations (FIEO) president Sakthivel told reporters on
wednesday (September 14) that
india will soon start trading with
russia as the
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bank of india has agreed to ease the trade process. The trade body chief's comments come months after the
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bank of india announced a mechanism to denominate payments for
international trade in rupees, particularly for India's exports.
The announcement comes as India's exports to
russia have fallen by a third in the first four months of this fiscal year, while imports have continued to rise, especially as
india risks facing a foreign exchange deficit due to increased crude
oil imports. Almost ten percent of India's
oil consumption is met by Russian crude oil. Against this background, it is widely believed that if the new initiative of trading in the rupee succeeds, it will succeed in internationalizing the
indian currency, the rupee.
SBI Research recently said in a report that an interesting development is taking place in the global
currency market as there has been a significant improvement in the trading of
oil and other commodities in currencies like the
hong kong Dollar, Renminbi, and Arab Emirates Dirham.
sbi Research said in a statement that efforts to gradually move away from the dollar have begun, and in a changing global trade environment, they
believe that now is the time for
india to promote the rupee as a credible, secular alternative.