Volatility: Industrialists express concern over rupee’s freefall
Fall in rupee against USD will create problems for businesses and industries

Fall in rupee against USD will create problems for businesses and industries
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“The rupee dropped from Rs110 to a dollar to Rs115 in a single day which should be a cause for great concern for the policymakers,” remarked ICCI President Sheikh Amir Waheed in a statement.
He said the rupee had weakened by about 5% in December last year in a similar fashion and another depreciation of over 4.5% in a single day would create new challenges for the economy.
Waheed suggested that instead of withdrawing support for the rupee, the State Bank of Pakistan should make efforts for a stable currency as volatility was disrupting efforts of the private sector for long-term business planning.
“Falling value of the rupee will increase debt burden on the country; depreciation of one rupee causes a jump of Rs60 billion in the public debt burden.”
Published in The Express Tribune, March 22nd, 2018.
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