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msj5 Aug 9th 2013 4:47 pm

Re: Money Exchange
 

Originally Posted by a_f_d (Post 10843341)
If your total worldwide income (excluding UK government pensions) is below the Indian Tax threshold (or you want to manage your own tax affairs and file returns) then you could have registered your bank accounts (including FDs) to be paid gross. You can get/ download a form from the bank for this.

AndyD 8-)₹

But I understand that the account has to be a "resident" account to do this and RBI won`t let me open a resident account as "I`m not here for any specific purpose".:confused:

a_f_d Aug 17th 2013 10:49 am

Re: Money Exchange
 
ICICI yesterday were offering ₹95.50 to the £.

On 14th August RBI announced:
Liberalised Remittance Scheme for Resident Individuals- Reduction of limit from USD 200,000 to USD 75,000
This of course spooked FDI investors who pulled money out causing a 4% drop in the stock market, which is likely to pull down the value of the Rupee which........

Difficult to see how the RBI could have got things more wrong!

AndyD 8-)

babu1 Aug 18th 2013 9:42 pm

Re: Money Exchange
 
xe.com : £1 = 98.0381

ICICI money2India Net Express : £1 = 96.51INR

Mid-market rates: 2013-08-19 09:36 UTC

Heading towards 100R/- to the £1

a_f_d Aug 18th 2013 11:49 pm

Re: Money Exchange
 

Originally Posted by babu1 (Post 10857814)
xe.com : £1 = 98.0381

ICICI money2India Net Express : £1 = 96.51INR

Mid-market rates: 2013-08-19 09:36 UTC

Heading towards 100R/- to the £1

I remember when one Rupee = 1 Shilling = 5p (actually more than a shilling 'cos Harold Wilson had just devalued the pound not in your pocket). Now it's heading towards 1p.
The RBI are pleading for NRI/PIOs to help, while their Directorate of Enforcement are sending Show Cause Notices to PIOs who bought property in Goa querying where the money came from.
Ya couldn't make it up!!!

AndyD 8-)

hemingway Aug 19th 2013 7:33 am

Re: Money Exchange
 

Originally Posted by a_f_d (Post 10857985)
Ya couldn't make it up!!! AndyD 8-)₹

Not half. I wonder if the word "kamikaze" translates into Hindi cos that sure looks like their plan at the moment.

The BBC website says:

International investors have withdrawn $11.58bn (£7.4bn) in shares and debt from India's markets since the beginning of June, according to official data. :eek:

H.

poipleshadow Aug 19th 2013 7:50 am

Re: Money Exchange
 
It got up to 99.4 Rs to the £ today... Will it break 100 tomorrow?

prestonjohn Aug 20th 2013 2:01 am

Re: Money Exchange
 
99.8 as i write which is going to upset some ones economic plans.Has the price of Petrol per litre risen yet ?

poipleshadow Aug 20th 2013 2:15 am

Re: Money Exchange
 
Petrol price is around 55 Rs I believe

hemingway Aug 20th 2013 5:38 am

Re: Money Exchange
 

Originally Posted by poipleshadow (Post 10858653)
It got up to 99.4 Rs to the £ today... Will it break 100 tomorrow?

According to www.goanvoice.org.uk the Rupee actually hit 100.13 to the £ at 04:00am (?) GMT on 20/08/2013.

Went to ICICI bank today to get an Indian Rupee travel card & no surprise to receive contradictory information from branch staff versus what is actually in print on their website. . . . . . . :blink::confused::o:eek::blink::unsure::huh::ohmy:

H.

leavinggoa Aug 21st 2013 4:11 am

Re: Money Exchange
 

Originally Posted by hemingway (Post 10860475)
According to www.goanvoice.org.uk the Rupee actually hit 100.13 to the £ at 04:00am (?) GMT on 20/08/2013.

Went to ICICI bank today to get an Indian Rupee travel card & no surprise to receive contradictory information from branch staff versus what is actually in print on their website. . . . . . . :blink::confused::o:eek::blink::unsure::huh::ohmy:

H.

The low was 101.1 today.

hemingway Aug 21st 2013 6:28 am

Re: Money Exchange
 

Originally Posted by leavinggoa (Post 10862274)
The low was 101.1 today.

Currently showing Rs100.54 to the £ :eek: :thumbsup: :eek:

H.

davidhendry Aug 21st 2013 3:49 pm

Re: Money Exchange
 
When I first came around these parts, mid 1960s, the exchange rate was c13R to the pound. Now.....brilliant, long may it continue.

Davie.

Bipat Aug 21st 2013 8:23 pm

Re: Money Exchange
 

Originally Posted by davidhendry (Post 10863068)
When I first came around these parts, mid 1960s, the exchange rate was c13R to the pound. Now.....brilliant, long may it continue.

Davie.

Inflation rising and it will probably continue until next election.
Not "brilliant" for ordinary Indian people.

johnny five Aug 22nd 2013 12:08 am

Re: Money Exchange
 

Originally Posted by Bipat (Post 10863327)
Inflation rising and it will probably continue until next election.
Not "brilliant" for ordinary Indian people.

The comment was written by a British Expat, and addressed to a group of ~(mainly) British Expats.

Why do you have to Indianise everything?

Most people on here would love the opportunity to achieve resident status and suffer the inflation along with their neighbours.

.

Bipat Aug 22nd 2013 1:11 am

Re: Money Exchange
 

Originally Posted by johnny five (Post 10863644)
The comment was written by a British Expat, and addressed to a group of ~(mainly) British Expats.

Why do you have to Indianise everything?

Most people on here would love the opportunity to achieve resident status and suffer the inflation along with their neighbours.

.

"Why, Indianise?" Because it is India we are talking about. A country where a large proportion of the people live in poverty and any inflation is a crisis.
I don't believe the majority of British expats (many who have second homes in India) would want the present economic situation to continue and their neighbours to suffer.
You yourself described India as a "dump" among other things!!!!
Why would most British on here "love" to live there then ????


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