India's Financial Globalisation

Author/Editor:

Ila Patnaik ; Ajay Shah

Publication Date:

January 1, 2011

Electronic Access:

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Summary:

India embarked on reintegration with the world economy in the early 1990s. At first, a certain limited opening took place emphasising equity flows by certain kinds of foreign investors. This opening has had myriad interesting implications in terms of both microeconomics and macroeconomics. A dynamic process of change in the economy and in economic policy then came about, with a co-evolution between the system of capital controls, macroeconomic policy, and the internationalisation of firms including the emergence of Indian multinationals.Through this process, de facto openness has risen sharply. De facto openness has implied a loss of monetary policy autonomy when exchange rate pegging was attempted. The exchange rate regime has evolved towards greater flexibility.

Series:

Working Paper No. 2011/007

Subject:

Balance of payments Capital account Capital controls Exchange rate arrangements Financial markets Foreign direct investment Foreign exchange Stock markets

English

Publication Date:

January 1, 2011

ISBN/ISSN:

9781455211852/1018-5941

Stock No:

WPIEA2011007

Pages:

24

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