Falling deficit, rising debt

The Reserve Bank of India published the balance of payments data for the fourth quarter of 2012-13 (and, consequently, for the full year) a day earlier than scheduled. What clearly motivated this uncharacteristic enthusiasm was unquestionably the hope that a rather positive reading on the current account deficit would have on a rapidly declining rupee. Whether the desired impact was had or not will be difficult to gauge immediately.

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