India facing 'economic crisis' due to huge oil imports
10/5/2018 2:20:06 PM
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India is facing an “economic crisis” due to its huge oil imports, two local TV channels cited Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari as saying on Thursday, ahead of a meeting of key ministers to discuss the falling rupee and the nation’s widening trade deficit.
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The partially convertible rupee has lost about 13 percent against the dollar since the beginning of the year, adding to the nation’s oil import bill at a time when crude is hovering at around $85 a barrel.
Reporting by Malini Menon; Editing by Martin Howell
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