India and Japan bolster ties amid US focus shift from Asia

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India's central bank has again backed a tougher stance on crypto, while tax officials warned that offshore trading and private wallets are making enforcement harder.

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The post India’s Central Bank Renews Push to Keep Crypto Out of the Financial System appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI), the country’s central bank, has reiterated its support for a cryptocurrency policy that favors a prohibition-oriented approach. The RBI wants banks and financial institutions barred from any exposure to crypto assets and privately issued stablecoins.   Why India’s Central Bank Leans Toward Crypto Prohibition The RBI has warned about crypto risks repeatedly and now argues for policies “leaning towards prohibition,” according to documents reviewed this week by Reuters. It wants digital assets kept outside the regulated financial system. Officials say the aim is to limit contagion risks to lenders. The stance revives a fight the RBI lost in 2018, when a court struck down policies that had effectively banned crypto dealings. Since then, digital assets have existed in a grey zone. Indian banks are currently allowed to engage with cryptocu

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The post India: Cheaper Oil supports FY27 deficit target – Standard Chartered appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com. Standard Chartered economists Anubhuti Sahay and Saurav Anand assess India’s FY27 fiscal deficit outlook, highlighting how lower crude Oil prices reduce the risk of fiscal slippage to about 0.2-0.3% of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) versus 0.5% earlier. They cite the Economic Stabilisation Fund, reduced subsidy burden, partial excise duty rollback, and faster divestment as key supports, while noting remaining but manageable risks. Lower slippage risk with cheaper Oil “We think the risk of a slippage in the central government’s FY27 (year ending March 2027) fiscal deficit has eased to 0.2-0.3% of GDP, given the sharp fall in crude oil prices; we had previously estimated slippage risk at 0.5% of GDP (see At a Glance – India – Is the tide turning?). The central government has targeted the FY27 fiscal deficit at 4.3% of GDP.” “Likely lower losses from the excise duty cut, a lowe