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Jo Stiglitz and UN-DESA say USD reserve management and government deposits in banks exacerbated rupee crisis

The Nobel laureate said that Bhutan’s USD reserves is too high with low yields creating more debt through rupee borrowings and that government deposits in financial institutions fuels credit growth Noble laureate Professor Joseph Stiglitz pointed out weaknesses in Bhutan’s monetary (banking and financial regulation) and fiscal (government expenditure and …

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Education City Project bid ratified by Cabinet

Bhutan’s Education City Project, an ambitious scheme incepted two years back is finally moving forward with the project bid further ratified by the Cabinet as per the Private Participation in Infrastructure (PPI) framework policy. The bid has been awarded to the consortium bidders, Infinity Infotech Parks ltd and ILFS (Infrastructure …

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