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18 November 2016

The effects of India's currency reform? "Chaos" say analysts

In this Nov. 17, 2016 file photo, Indians stand in a queue to deposit and exchange discontinued currency notes outside a bank on the outskirts of Allahabad, India. The sudden withdrawal of 86 percent of India's currency has left cash in short supply, retail sales stumbling and wholesale markets in turmoil.
The sudden withdrawal of 86 percent of India's currency has left cash in short supply, retail sales stumbling and wholesale markets in turmoil.
That's just the immediate fallout from Prime Minister Narendra Modi's surprise effort to stamp out corruption by making cash hoards in large denomination bills worthless. But what lies ahead could be even worse, some analysts say.

15 November 2016

India struggles as millions throng banks to swap currency

Indians stand in queues at a bank to exchange or deposit discontinued currency notes in New Delhi, India, Tuesday, Nov. 15, 2016. Chaotic scenes played out across India with long lines growing even longer and scuffles breaking out, as millions of anxious people tried to change old currency notes that became worthless days earlier when the government demonetized high-value bills.
India's government said Tuesday it will use indelible ink to mark the fingers of people swapping scrapped currency notes at banks as authorities struggle to deal with the bedlam caused by the sudden demonetizing of the country's highest-denomination bills.