While the government's demonetisation move is aimed at curbing under-invoicing, the worry was that retailers would de-stock in the short term, impacting sales.
If RBI has to replace the entire stock of Rs 1,000 and Rs 500 notes with Rs 100 ones, the cost would be more than Rs 10,000 crore.
Congruence on terrorism, current disquiet on immigration, short-term visa would top the wish list.
Even if RBI partially replaces the stock of the high value notes, RBI will have to incur thousands of crores of rupees in cost, say economists.
Arundhati Bhattacharya, chairman of country's largest lender State Bank of India said demonetisation of high value notes won't be a problem as the bank has done it before.
Analysts say the sell-off in risky assets will be temporary and could be a buying opportunity for long-term investors.
Major global airlines, including Gulf carriers, are keen to invest in this space.
Lower inflation, FCNR(B) outflows likely to influence central bank decision
Going by the real effective exchange rate, the rupee is overvalued
A comparison shows that for Delhi to Mumbai air travel, the lowest airfare price is in the range of Rs 2,755, while the surged price for second-AC comes at Rs 4,104, a 42 per cent increase from the current train fares
There's surplus liquidity and RBI, with plentiful forex reserves, is ready to pump whatever extra is needed
Federation of Indian Airlines has appealed to DGCA to extend notice period of flyers from 6 months to a year
Rajan, as expected, furthered his predecessors' agenda and continued with the same resolution to make India's financial system safer, and direct the economy towards further liberalisation
Raghuram Rajan said the head of the central bank should have a fixed tenure of more than three years as the current term was too short.
Govt's decision to allow in-flight Wi-Fi doesn't take off with budget airlines, full-service carriers enthused
Between Friday's and Monday's close: Yields on 10-year bonds up 6 basis points, rupee slides 13 paise against dollar, Sensex ends flat
The RBI governor-designate may be economical with spoken words, but is known for his sharp and critical writings
The customer will be liable in a limited manner if the negligence is on the part of the customer, such as where she has shared payment credentials
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Banking as we know it will stand on its head in the next 10 years.
Ankleshwar plant is the third such facility to face action
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