Cash in use now at record 14.5% of GDP

The ratio of currency in circulation as a proportion of GDP touched a new high of 14.5% for fiscal 2020-21. The surge came as the pandemic increased the demand for cash and shrunk the GDP. At the same time, the surge in every form of digital payments continues on the fifth anniversary of demonetisation — whether it is Unified Payments Interface (UPI), credit and debit cards or FASTag — demonstrating that the shift to digital as well as cash intensity are not mutually exclusive. https://ift.tt/eA8V8J November 08, 2021 at 02:08AM