Devaluation is a monetary policy tool used to make a country's exports cheaper and imports more expensive in foreign currency terms. In international trade, 'invisibles' refer to services traded across borders, as opposed to 'visibles' which are tangible goods.
Assertion (A): Devaluation will lead to improvement in balance of trade. Reason (R) : Devaluation will lead to increase in price of exports.
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