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Dubai: Higher Indian rupee remittances from the UAE might have to wait until August or September, by which time it could be in 20.15-20.28 to the dirham (74.74.50 against dollar). On Thursday (June 10), a dirham was fetching 19.87 rupees.
If so, this would be a sharp improvement on the present remittance flows to India, which had slowed considerably in the year-to-date after a prolonged slump last year. The layoff of over 150,000 Indian workers amidst the pandemic was reflected in the 17 per cent drop in remittances in 2020, according to the latest World Bank report.
At 20.15-20.28 levels to the dirham would be a “good opportunity for remittances,” said Rajiv Raipancholia, CEO of Orient Exchange and Secretary of FERG (Foreign Exchange Remittance Group).
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British expatriates in the UAE who regularly send money home have been feeling the squeeze as an empowered pound has risen against a diminished US dollar.
With Brexit uncertainty being supplanted by an economy plotting a positive course beyond Europe and the Covid-19 pandemic, the dollar-pegged UAE dirham has been buying noticeably less sterling in recent months.
And that could impact savings, purchasing power or render UK-domiciled bills more burdensome for some Britons in the UAE.
In early trading on Tuesday, sterling rose 0.2 per cent to $1.4240 after briefly hitting $1.4248 against the greenback – its highest level in three years and marking a second straight monthly gain of 2.8 per cent in May, according to Reuters.