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Old 07-13-2009, 10:40 PM   #77 (permalink)
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Default Re: After partition: India, Pakistan, Bangladesh

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Originally Posted by Joshi View Post
Forex reserves are not like pocket money which can be taken out and spent on anything needed.
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Forex reserves act as a guarantee to the lender that the borrower will not default on the loan. India has to fund a huge fiscal deficit and huge Trade Gap as well. If a country has less amount of Forex Reserves, then the Interest paid for the loan is higher.
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In short Forex Reserves is not hard cash meant to be spent at will, but is like a property, acting as a guarantee to the lender that its money is safe with you.
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That is why high Forex is needed by India, as India also takes loans from World Bank, IMF, and ADB.
My point was u folks got alot of money like u are getting fighter jets for $10B!

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