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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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BTN depreciates by 20%

The INR crunch has brought the value of the BTN down by 20%. This means that Nu 100 is equivalent to Rs 80. People are now willing to pay an extra 20% BTN in order to get  supplies at the border towns. There are two factors determining this: one is …

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