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‘Who has change for Rs.2,000 note?’

Edit The Hindu 12 Nov 2016
However, the sudden withdrawal of Rs.500 and Rs.1,000 notes has hit small shopkeepers like him hard ... However, the withdrawal of Rs.500 and Rs.1,000 currency notes has hit us hard ... “Either customers have Rs.500 or Rs.1,000, which has been banned, or wave a Rs.2,000 note at us ... Either customers have Rs.500 or Rs.1,000, or wave a Rs.2,000 note at us....

Demonetisation also affects NRIs

Edit The Hindu 12 Nov 2016
Demonetisation of Rs.500 and Rs.1,000 currency notes has not only taken the Indian citizens by surprise but also created quite a situation for the Non Resident Indians living overseas ... Sandilya, an architect who works in Dubai, said he had a few Rs.500 notes which he tried to exchange with a currency exchange firm in Dubai ... “Many of us have no idea what to do with the few Rs.500 and Rs.1,000 notes we have now....
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Valdis Dombrovskis, on the left, during interview with CNBC at New York Stock Exchange during his visit to United State of America

Dow Jones chalks up best week in five years

Edit The Times of India 12 Nov 2016
The Dow Jones industrial average ended at a record closing high on Friday, capping off its best week since 2011 after Donald Trump's unexpected victory in the US presidential election ... The S&P 500 financial index has gained 8 percent in the past three sessions and risen to levels not seen since 2008 during the financial crisis ... The S&P 500 declined 0.14 percent to 2,164.45, weighed down by weakness in energy stocks....

Without a note, she went for the knot

Edit The Times of India 12 Nov 2016
On Thursday, when many stood outside banks carrying the now redundant 500 and 1,000 notes and identity proof, S Ravichandran, Gayathri's father, clutched an additional sheet - her wedding invite ... He managed to get 8,000 in exchange for the old 500 and 1,000 rupees note ... "Marriage prepartion takes months for people like us....

Chandni Chowk traders say it will take two months to regain business

Edit Newstrack India 12 Nov 2016
Traders said it will take at least two months for them to be able to regain sale volumes due to government's sudden decision to demonetise Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 notes ... It will be difficult for us to do business with less cash flow ... "How are we supposed to return Rs 200 if a customer gives us Rs 500 note for a product of Rs 300, if we do not have enough cash?" asked Mohan Agarwal, a saree merchant....

Day 4: More rush, more chaos

Edit The Times of India 12 Nov 2016
The government should have had issued new notes of Rs 500 instead of Rs 2,000, which could have help people like us." ... New notes of Rs 500 denomination could have made things easier for us." ... People purchase goods worth Rs 300-400 but give us new Rs 2,000 notes ... The government should have introduced new Rs 1,000 or 500 notes that could have adjusted with the prices of goods," said Tushar Kothaware, a city-based retailer....

Getting over .500 secondary to playing Broncos in Week 10, but Saints aware of 'elephant ...

Edit The Times Picayune 12 Nov 2016
The Saints have won four of the last five games after starting 0-3, and now face an opportunity to get above the .500 mark for the first time since the 2013 season ... "I don't think you point to specifically getting over .500," coach Sean Payton said in a conference call earlier in the week ... "I really don't care about what our record is right now, the whole .500 thing doesn't (matter)," Brees said....

From biryani to petrol, Rs 500 is the new minimum

Edit The Times of India 12 Nov 2016
Petrol pump operators ask commuters to either buy petrol worth Rs 500 or forgo the balance money ... Even the power corporation outlets are not receiving anything less than the multiples of Rs 500 ... “It seems as if they (power officials) are doing some kind of favour to us by accepting the old currency ... be at least worth Rs 500....

Bus passengers forced to cancel travel plans

Edit The Hindu 12 Nov 2016
Three days after the Central government demonetised the Rs.500 and Rs.1,000 notes and gave 50 days time to exchange them with ones, people still face severe problems in going about the task ... 500, the conductor refused to accept it and insisted that he be given the exact change ... When he was given Rs.500, the conductor said that they were not accepting the demonetised notes....

Vegetable & fruit supplies to APMC halve, previous stocks rot

Edit The Times of India 12 Nov 2016
Supplies of vegetables and fruits halved and previous stocks rotted, repercussions of the demonetization of Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 notes ... Unlike Wednesday and Thursday, traders refused to accept Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 notes from retailers on Friday ... We have a cash-oriented business which has put us in trouble," said Balasaheb Badade, a trader ... All customers are approaching us with Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 notes....

Demonetization: Government fails to fully turn on liquidity tap on Day 3

Edit DNA India 12 Nov 2016
Cash crunch and widespread confusion continued for the third day after Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 notes were scrapped by the government, with serpentine queues and chaos at bank branches and ATMs on Friday ... No Rs 500 or Rs 2,000 notes were collected by us (his company SIS)," he said ... "One cassette can hold 2,500-3,000 currency notes – that is Rs 2.5 lakh for Rs 100 notes in a single ATM....

As ATMs run dry, govt assures there is 'enough cash'; Rs. 500, 1000 notes valid ...

Edit DNA India 12 Nov 2016
Cash crunch and widespread confusion continued for the third day after Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 notes were scrapped by the government, with serpentine queues and chaos at bank branches and ATMs on Friday ... No Rs 500 or Rs 2,000 notes were collected by us (his company SIS)," he said ... "One cassette can hold 2,500-3,000 currency notes – that is Rs 2.5 lakh for Rs 100 notes in a single ATM....

Pay GHMC tax with old notes

Edit The Hindu 12 Nov 2016
Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) has announced late on Friday night that the citizen service centres will accept the old currency notes of Rs.500 and Rs.1000 for another three days for payment of property tax ... “They could have given us advance notice and saved us the trouble like they did for fuel filling stations,” exclaimed Prabhu, another citizen....
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