ECON/044 IBS Center for Management Research Imperatives for Reserve Bank of India – Agenda for Raghuram Rajan This case was written by Hepsi Swarna, under the direction of G V Muralidhara, IBS Hyderabad. It was compiled from published sources, and is intended to be used as a basis for class discussion rather than to illustrate either effective or ineffective handling of a management situation. 2014, IBS Center for Management Research. All rights reserved. To order copies, call +91 9640901313 or write to IBS Center for Management Research (ICMR), IFHE Campus, Donthanapally, Sankarapally Road, Hyderabad 501 504, Andhra Pradesh, India or email:
[email protected] www.icmrindia.org Licensed for use in the Case Writing Workshop at Bapuji B - Schools, Davangere on March 16, 2019. Faculty Nqame: Prof. G V Muralidhara. ECON/044 Imperatives for Reserve Bank of India – Agenda for Raghuram Rajan INTRODUCTION On August 28, 2013, the value of the Indian rupee vis-à-vis the US dollar plummeted to a record low of INR68.80.The stock market took a plunge and on the same day, the BSE SENSEX touched an intra-day low of 17,720, down a whopping 13.6 % from January 2013’s high of 20,500. Foreign investors pulled out an staggering INR620 billion (USD10.5 billion) from the Indian capital market during June-July 2013 amid concerns over the depreciating rupee. Inflation in India had been running high at above 7% since December 2009; current account deficit had expanded to record levels (4.8% of GDP in 2012); and several projects were reportedly stalled due to policy bottlenecks.1 The investment climate was not seen as encouraging by corporates.