The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has given approval for India and _____ to use their national currencies for bilateral trade settlement in order to reduce the cost of transactions and enhance the efficiency of cross-border trade.

Solution

  The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has given approval for India and Tanzania to use their national currencies for bilateral trade settlement. The use of national currencies in bilateral trade settlements is expected to reduce the cost of transactions and enhance the efficiency of cross-border trade. This, in turn, will lead to increased trade volumes and greater economic cooperation between India and Tanzania.    Under this mechanism, authorised banks in India will open Special Rupee Vostro Accounts (SRVAs) of correspondent banks of Tanzania. Tanzanian banks will have to open Special Rupee Vostro Accounts in India by approaching authorised Indian banks.