RBI Announces Special Oil Window, Regulatory Steps for Rupee - Bloomberg.com
RBI Announces Special Oil Window, Regulatory Steps for Rupee - Bloomberg.com
Source: Bloomberg.com
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DW NOTE
The RBI is creating a special forex window to handle oil payments while the Strait stays shut. India imports 85% of its oil — with Hormuz closed for 224 days and Brent at $104, this isn't currency management, it's triage. Every rupee "regulatory step" is another acknowledgment that the textbook doesn't cover what happens when 21% of global crude supply simply stops moving.