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Government asks banks to accelerate opening of Vostro accounts
September 08, 2022
Sources added that during the conference, it was emphasized that banks should interact with their international counterparts to create special rupee vastro accounts to allow cross-border trading in Indian currency rather than the more common manner of the dollar.
According to the sources, trade groups and their international trading partners should look into ways to apply the framework. Officials from the external affairs and commerce ministries and the Indian Banks’ Association participated in the conference, which urged embassies abroad to promote the system through diplomatic channels.
Several nations, including Argentina, Zimbabwe, and Sri Lanka, are reportedly interested in settling bilateral trade in rupee. In light of the growing interest in the home currency among the international trade community, the RBI issued a comprehensive circular in July requesting banks to set up extra provisions for export and import operations in Indian rupees.
An important step toward the internationalization of the rupee was taken with the Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI) declaration that cross-border commercial transactions would be permitted in that currency.
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