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Demonetisation aftermath: Almost 41% MSMEs saw rise in cheque and e-payment
Thu, Jan 05, 2017
Ashu Suyash, Managing Director & CEO, CRISIL, said,"MSMEs located in Tier 2 cities and smaller towns have witnessed a significant shift (42% of respondents) to cheque or electronic payments, indicating that the transition is geography agnostic, and, therefore, has greater implications in the way transactions take place in small cities and towns.”
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Demonetisation: RBI's rules and roll-backs since November 8
Thu, Dec 22, 2016
Prime Minister Narendra Modi shocked the country on Nov. 8 by abolishing 500 and 1,000 rupee notes, which accounted for 86% of the cash in circulation. The move was aimed at cracking down on the shadow economy, but has brought India`s cash economy to a virtual standstill.
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Nearly Rs 6 lakh crore withdrawn up to December 19, RBI says
Wed, Dec 21, 2016
In this period, the Reserve Bank has issued to the banks and their branches, for distribution to the public, a total of 22.6 billion pieces of notes of various denominations of which 20.4 billion pieces belonged to small denominations of ₹ 10, 20, 50 and 100s and 2.2 billion belonged to higher denominations of ₹ 2000 and ₹ 500.
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