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India to Hedge Currency Risk on Global Bond Sale: Indian Express

The plan to add a mechanism to limit risks from currency fluctuations follows discussions with the Reserve Bank of India.

India to Hedge Currency Risk on Global Bond Sale: Indian Express
A worker paints a component of a vessel under repair in a dry dock in Dhaka, Bangladesh. (Photographer: Tomohiro Ohsumi/Bloomberg)

(Bloomberg) -- India’s government will hedge the currency risk on a planned $10 billion bond sale in international markets, the Indian Express reported.

The plan to add a mechanism to limit risks from currency fluctuations follows discussions with the Reserve Bank of India, the paper said Sunday, citing people it didn’t identify.

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To contact the editor responsible for this story: Shamim Adam at sadam2@bloomberg.net

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