Global buyers ask Indian exporters for discounts on depreciating rupee

11 Jun 2013 Evaluate

With a record fall in rupee value to a life-time low of over 58 against dollar, global buyers are putting pressure on exporters to offer discounts between 10 percent and 15 percent. As per the Federation of Indian Export Organizations (FIEO), continuous fall in domestic currency would not help exporters much and in the long term, the volatility will add to the instability and speculation affecting the business confidence of exporters.

Further, India Inc’s is of the view that falling currency beyond a point was not good for the economy and there is a need for strong reform measures. Recently, the rupee plunged to its life-time low of 58 against the dollar on account of high CAD, which widened due to rising gold import and high crude oil prices. Further, India's trade deficit in 2012-13 has touched an all time high of $190.91 billion compared to $183.4 in the previous fiscal. On the other hand, exports in 2012-13 declined 1.76% to $300.6 billion on account of slowdown in the global economy.

Regarding the rupee depreciation, the government said that there is an unwarranted panic in the market and will settle down in some time. Dollar is appreciating against all the currencies across the world and the rupee has not weakened as much as some of its peers, it added. The central bank also assured that it will do everything to turn down the volatility as the RBI has forex reserves of over $290 billion to deal with the situation on the external sector.

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