RBI announces the Currency Swap Framework for SAARC countries
The Currency Swap Facility will be available to all SAARC member countries, subject to their signing the bilateral swap agreements.
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The Reserve Bank of India with the concurrence of the Government of India has decided to put in place a revised Framework on Currency Swap Arrangements for SAARC countries for the period 2024 to 2027.
Under this Framework, the Reserve Bank would enter into bilateral swap agreements with SAARC central banks, who want to avail of the swap facility. It may be recalled that the SAARC Currency Swap Facility came into operation on November 15, 2012, intending to provide a backstop line of funding for short-term foreign exchange liquidity requirements or balance of payment crises of the SAARC countries till longer term arrangements are made.
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The Currency Swap Facility will be available to all SAARC member countries, subject to their signing the bilateral swap agreements, as per the release made.
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