Equities · 18 May 2009
Post-election rally (UPA re-elected)
Sensex +17.3% in one day (upper circuit)
Mirror image of 2004-05-17
ReportedOfficial record. Source: BSE
Prime Minister: Manmohan Singh
The Age Of Stars
The gold airlift, liberalisation, and a floating rupee.
Vol. CXXXVThe edition of 2009 · The Open Economy6 records
- Prime Minister
- Manmohan Singh
- President
- Pratibha Patil
- Finance Ministers
- Manmohan Singh · Pranab Mukherjee
- RBI Governor
- Duvvuri Subbarao
Rupee per dollar
₹48.33
+11.4% on 2008
Inflation
10.88%
+2.53 pts on 2008
GDP growth
7.86%
+4.78 pts on 2008
Reserves
$284,683m
+10.6% on 2008
External debt
$256,312m
+12.9% on 2008
Brent crude
$61.74
−36.3% on 2008
Markets & Money
1 itemGold · 2 November 2009
RBI buys 200 t of IMF gold
≈USD 6.7 bn (≈SDR 4.2 bn), executed 2009-10-19 to 30 at market prices
Nearly half of the 403.3 t the IMF sold. RBI gold rose from 357 t to 557 t (+56%). An asset purchase, not a debt.
VerifiedOfficial record. Source: IMF Press Release 09/381
The Ledger: what was borrowed in 2009
Full ledger →| Creditor | Instrument | Amount | US$ m | Status | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IBRD | 2009-09-22 package: Banking Sector Support P116020 (2,000) + IIFCL PPP P102771 (1,195) + Power System V P115566 (1,000); plus IDA 150 for Andhra Pradesh water the same day | 4,195 USD | 4,195 | disbursed | verified |
| IMF (India as buyer, asset purchase, not debt) | RBI purchase of 200 t of IMF gold, Oct–Nov 2009 | 6,700 | settled | reported | |
| World Bank (IBRD + IDA) | Lending commitments, FY ended 2009-06 | 2.2 USD bn | 2,200 | Committed | reported |
| IMF (India as lender, not borrower) | G20 London: Note Purchase Agreement commitment | 10,000 | Committed 2009. Amount actually called not found. | reported |
Rows are listed as recorded. Some describe the same loan from different sources and must not be added together.
