One of the early bouncers she faced was hooked for six, when she announced that India would sell $10 billion of sovereign bonds in overseas markets. Whack! In one stroke, she moved the foreign currency risk on to her fiscal accounts, spread joy in domestic bond markets, and heralded lower local interest rates.
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman
Budget 2019 – Cut Import Duty on Gold, Says Gems/ Jewellery Sector – Gold Silver Reports
The All India Gem and Jewellery Domestic Council (GJC) has sought a reduction in import duty on gold and called for increasing the cash purchase limit of gold to ₹1 lakh, from ₹10,000.