The appreciation of the Indian rupee relative to other currencies has been driven by increased foreign investment in India. This includes a 153% increase in foreign direct investment inflows in 2006-2007. The rise of the rupee has both benefits and drawbacks. It hurts exporters but benefits importers. The Reserve Bank of India has taken measures to provide relief to exporters and manage the rise of the rupee, including increasing interest rates and restricting external commercial borrowings.

1. Appreciation of currency
An increase in the value of one currency relative to
another currency.

4. What’s driving the rise
 Dollars are pouring into India .Net investments by foreign
institutional investors (FIIs) were $10.16 billion during January-
June 2007
 In 2006-07, FDI inflows touched $19.53 billion, a 153% increase
over the previous year
 non-resident Indian (NRI) deposits, attracted by better interest
rates, were also up 35% in 2006-07 to touch $3.8 billion
 External commercial borrowings of Corporate India were $12.1
billion in April-December 2006, an increase of 33%. Remittances
from Indian workers abroad -- principally in the Gulf -- rose
15% to $19.6 billion in the same period

6. ONE MAN’S MEAT
IS ANOTHER
MAN’S POISON

7. Effects
 Profits of multinational corporations
 Value of foreign investments
 Bad for exporters
the appreciation of the currency from Rs 44 to a dollar to Rs 40.50 is expected to result in
a Rs 53,000 crore or USD 13 billion loss.
 ewer technologies as well as overseas buyouts become economical and accessible to
Indian manufacturers.
 Problems for IT companies-wipro Infosys,TCS-Dollar denominated earnings hurt
 garment exporters ,auto suppliers,meat,spices,gems,jwellery
 Worst hit-textile,leather sectors
 good for importers
 Outbound tourists/student bonanza
 Foreign debt service: Appreciation of the rupee helps in easing the pressure, related
to foreign debt servicing (interest payments on debt raised in foreign currency), on
India and Indian companies.

8. Measures(RBI & apex monetary
abutority)
 The Indian government has announced a $3.5 billion package to provide
relief to exporters in several sector
 Interest rates-An investor may choose to buy a currency if the return (that is
the interest rate) is high enough. The higher a country's interest rates, the
greater the demand for that currency
 A country's central bank can reduce the money supply by issuing bonds and
collecting currency for them. They can increase the required reserve level that
banks must hold, therefore reducing the amount they can lend.
 the central bank can buy back bonds, injecting more money into the market,
or they can simply start printing more money and buy things, thus getting it
into circulation.
 foreign currency in reserve to back the value of rupee
 Ristriction on external commercial borrowings by RBI
 RBI banned foreign investment in stock market
 RBI raised ceiling on overseas investment by companies,residents,mutual
funds.

9.  Increases unemployment -rendered 11,000
people employed in textiles and garment firms
jobless during March-June this year, while
another 1,900 were unemployed in the leather
sector.