Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman said it’s not only the rupee that’s under pressure, as currencies such as the Japanese Yen and the Korean Won had also fallen sharply against the dollar. The minister said the more significant challenge was persistent uncertainty in West Asia, while imports of crude oil, gas, fertilisers and gold were also pushing up dollar demand.
Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman said it’s not only the rupee that’s under pressure, as currencies such as the Japanese Yen and the Korean Won had also fallen sharply against the dollar. The minister said the more significant challenge was persistent uncertainty in West Asia, while imports of crude oil, gas, fertilisers and gold were also pushing up dollar demand.
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