{
  "id": 5124585,
  "title": "Roubles and rupees: Russia says no more hurdles in payments with India",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/02/roubles-and-rupees-russia-says-no-more-hurdles-in-payments-with-india",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-09-02T16:14:37.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Economic Times - Economy",
    "slug": "the-economic-times-economy",
    "url": "https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/economy/foreign-trade/roubles-and-rupees-russia-says-no-more-hurdles-in-payments-with-india/articleshow/133715457.cms"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Russia and India have built a functioning payments infrastructure using roubles and rupees. This system now accounts for ninety-six percent of their bilateral trade transactions. Bilateral trade reached seventy billion dollars in 2024, tripling since 2022. Russian businesses previously faced challenges with rupee overhang and trade imbalances. Both nations' banks are actively servicing this…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The Economic Times - Economy",
        "title": "'Russia and India's 96% bilateral trade now through Rupee-Rouble payment infra'",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/02/russia-and-indias-96-bilateral-trade-now-through-rupee-rouble-payment",
        "published": "2026-09-02T20:26:56.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}