WorldNews Posted January 1, 2017 Share Posted January 1, 2017 http://www.offtopic.forum/data/MetaMirrorCache/f7feea5c7905baa8fabff9895c16cd91.jpgBy Rupam Jain and Malini Menon NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced a series of incentives to the poor, farmers, women and small businesses on Saturday in a New Year's address, and defended his recent decision to abolish high denomination bank notes. The televised speech was widely seen as an opportunity for Modi to shore up support after a radical move on Nov. 8 to withdraw all 500 and 1,000 rupee bills, accounting for 86 percent of currency in circulation. Millions of Indians were forced to queue outside banks for hours to deposit old money and withdraw as much new currency as was permitted, causing widespread anger and raising concerns about India's economic growth in the current quarter. Continue reading... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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