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India: Selected Issues

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This paper presents background information to the assessment of competitiveness and exchange rate policy in India, as well as challenges to monetary policy from financial globalization. This paper discusses the role of communication in enhancing the effectiveness of monetary policy and strengthening the financial system in India. Currency derivatives can provide important benefits for financial systems. This paper aims to document the extent to which Indian growth has benefited the bottom of the income distribution and how India can achieve significantly better social outcomes.

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  • International Monetary Fund, 2008. "India: Selected Issues," IMF Staff Country Reports 2008/052, International Monetary Fund.
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    1. Ajay Shah & Ila Patnaik, 2010. "Managing Capital Flows: The Case of India," Chapters, in: Masahiro Kawai & Mario B. Lamberte (ed.), Managing Capital Flows, chapter 9, Edward Elgar Publishing.
    2. Mr. Ananthakrishnan Prasad & Mr. Charles Frederick Kramer & Ms. Hélène Poirson, 2008. "Challenges to Monetary Policy from Financial Globalization: The Case of India," IMF Working Papers 2008/131, International Monetary Fund.

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