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Mar 2025
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When derivatives go wrong

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In today’s episode on 17th March 2025, we break down how derivatives mismanagement can have massive negative repercussions, as we saw with IndusInd Bank, and why the RBI is investigating other banks for their forex derivatives exposure.


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