Demonetisation hits foreign participants at trade fair

"I have zero Indian money with me. No money to even buy tea. We have come as a part of a trading group, so thankfully our hotel and food is covered," Grace Wu, a trader in the Chinese pavilion, said. Another trader, Fengabao Liu, selling hardware at the Chinese pavilion, said: "I have no rupees with me. Could not get it exchanged at the airport because of the crowd." However, as he had come in a large group, so the manager helped him with some cash, Liu said. IITF is organised by the India Trade Promotion Organisation of the Ministry of Commerce and Industry and would continue till November 27 at Pragati Maidan here.