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RBI, Bank of Japan in pact

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Mumbai, July 1 The Bank of Japan (BOJ) and the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) signed a bilateral swap arrangement, which enables both countries to swap their local currencies against the US dollar up to an amount of $3 billion.

According to a press release from the RBI, the agreement was signed by BOJ Governor, Mr Masaaki Shirakawa and RBI Governor, Mr Y.V. Reddy in Basel, Switzerland and became effective as of June 29, 2008.

The arrangement aims at addressing short-term liquidity difficulties and supplementing the existing international financial arrangements, as one of the efforts in strengthening mutual cooperation between Japan and India, said the release.

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