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| India and Japan sign new $15bn currency swap agreement | India and Japan sign new $15bn currency swap agreement |
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| India and Japan have signed a $15bn (£9.7bn) currency swap agreement as the two nations seek to boost financial co-operation. | India and Japan have signed a $15bn (£9.7bn) currency swap agreement as the two nations seek to boost financial co-operation. |
| It will see them swap currencies for US dollars and tap into each other's foreign exchange reserves to ease any liquidity problems. | It will see them swap currencies for US dollars and tap into each other's foreign exchange reserves to ease any liquidity problems. |
| The pact is expected to boost the Indian rupee which has been Asia worst performing currency this year. | The pact is expected to boost the Indian rupee which has been Asia worst performing currency this year. |
| The Japanese yen has also been volatile in wake of an uncertain global outlook. | The Japanese yen has also been volatile in wake of an uncertain global outlook. |
| "Amid global economic uncertainties, ensuring the stability of the financial markets is all the more important for the stable economic development of the two countries," Japanese prime minister Yoshihiko Noda and Indian prime minister Manmohan Singh said in a joint statement after their meeting in New Delhi. | "Amid global economic uncertainties, ensuring the stability of the financial markets is all the more important for the stable economic development of the two countries," Japanese prime minister Yoshihiko Noda and Indian prime minister Manmohan Singh said in a joint statement after their meeting in New Delhi. |
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| The deal comes at a time when there have been growing concerns about foreign institutional investors (FIIs) pulling out of the Indian market. | |
| Investors have been concerned that the ongoing economic problems in the eurozone and the US may hurt demand for Indian exports and slow its growth. | |
| Fears of a slowdown in the Indian economy saw FII's withdraw almost 32,000m rupees ($600m; £390m) from the Indian securities market in November alone. | |
| The huge capital outflows has hurt the Indian currency which has hit an all time low against the US dollar in recent weeks. | |
| There have also been fears of the impact of these withdrawals on the overall Indian economy. | |
| Analysts said though the Indian foreign exchange reserves were healthy, the deal will help allay any fears of a potential problem in the short-term. | |
| "If we add to this the still huge uncertainty on the resolution of the European debt crisis, it seems clear that India can benefit from an additional cushion against capital outflows," said Alicia Garcia-Herrero, chief economist for emerging markets at BBVA bank. |