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The stock of external debt at end-June 2023 as well as revised data for earlier quarters are set out in Statements I (IMF format1) and II (old format). The major developments relating to India’s external debt as at end-June 2023 are presented below.Highlights At end-June 2023, India’s external debt was placed at US$ 629.1 billion, recording an increase of US$ 4.7 billion over its level at end-March 2023 (Table 1).The external debt to GDP ratio declined to 18.6 per cent at end-June 2023 from 18.8 per cent at end-March 2023.

Earlier today, the Reserve Bank of India released balance of payments (BoP) data for April-June 2023 on its website (www.rbi.org.in). On the basis of these data, the sources of variation in foreign exchange reserves during April-June 2023 are detailed below: Sources of Variation in Foreign Exchange Reserves: April-June 2023 During April-June 2023, there was an increase in the foreign exchange reserves, the sources of which are set out in Table.

Preliminary data on India’s balance of payments (BoP) for the first quarter (Q1), i.e., April-June 2023-24, are presented in Statements I (BPM6 format) and II (old format).Key Features of India’s BoP in Q1:2023-24.India’s current account deficit (CAD) narrowed to US$ 9.2 billion (1.1 per cent of GDP) in Q1:2023-24 from US$ 17.9 billion (2.1 per cent of GDP) in Q1:2022-23 but it was higher than US$ 1.3 billion (0.2 per cent of GDP) in the preceding quarter.1
The widening of CAD on a quarter-on-quarter basis was primarily on account of a higher trade deficit coupled with a lower surplus in net services and decline in private transfer receipts.Net services receipts decreased sequentially, primarily due to a decline in exports of computer, travel and business services, though remained higher on a year-on-year (y-o-y) basis.

Reserve Bank of India announces the auction of Government of India Treasury Bills as per the following details:Sr. No. Treasury Bill Notified Amount (in ₹ Crore) Auction Date Settlement Date 1 91 Days 7,000 October 04, 2023 (Wednesday) October 05, 2023 (Thursday)2 182 Days 8,000 3 364 Days 9,000 Total 24,000 The sale will be subject to the terms and conditions specified in the General Notification F.No.4(2)-W&M/2018 dated March 27, 2018 along with the Amendment Notification No.F.4(2)-W&M/2018 dated April 05, 2018 and Amendment Notification No.F-4(2)-W&M/2018 dated December 23, 2021, issued by Government of India, as amended from time to time. State Governments, Union Territories with legislature, eligible Provident Funds in India, designated Foreign Central Banks and any person or institution specified by the Bank in this regard, can participate on non-competitive basis, the allocation for which will be outside the notified amount. Individuals can also participate on non-competitive basis as retail investors. For retail investors, the allocation will be restricted to a maximum of 5 percent of the notified amount. Individual investors can also place bids as per the non-ccompetitive scheme through Retail Direct portal (https://rbiretaildirect.org.in).

Auction Results6.99% GS 20267.17% GS 20307.18% GS 20377.25% GS 2063 I.Notified Amount₹8000 Crore₹7000 Crore₹12000 Crore₹12000 Crore II.Underwriting Notified Amount₹8000 Crore₹7000 Crore₹12000 Crore₹12000 Crore III.Competitive Bids Received
(i) Number82103180163 (ii) Amount₹14727.548 Crore₹14952 Crore₹26238 Crore₹23041 Crore IV.Cut-off price / Yield99.3399.5498.5397.35 (YTM: 7.2802%)(YTM: 7.2584%)(YTM: 7.3494%)(YTM: 7.4578%) V.Competitive Bids Accepted (i) Number333696137
 

6.99% GS 20267.17% GS 20307.18% GS 20377.25% GS 2063 I.Notified Amount₹8,000 crore₹7,000 crore ₹12,000 crore₹12,000 crore II.Cut off Price / Implicit Yield at cut-off 99.33/7.2802%99.54/7.2584%98.53/7.3494%97.35/7.4578% III.Amount accepted in the auction₹8,000 crore₹7,000 crore₹12,000 crore₹12,000 crore IV.Devolvement on Primary DealersNILNILNILNIL Shweta Sharma Deputy General Manager Press Release: 2023-2024/1012

Data on lending and deposit rates of scheduled commercial banks (SCBs) (excluding regional rural banks and small finance banks) for the month of September 2023.Highlights: Lending Rates:The weighted average lending rate (WALR) on fresh rupee loans of SCBs increased by 3 basis points (bps) from 9.44 per cent in July 2023 to 9.47 per cent in August 2023.1-Year median Marginal Cost of Fund based Lending

Data on sectoral deployment of bank credit for the month of August 20231 collected from 40 select scheduled commercial banks, accounting for about 93 per cent of the total non-food credit deployed by all scheduled commercial banks, are set out in Statements I and II.On a year-on-year (y-o-y) basis, non-food bank credit2 registered a growth of 15.0 per cent in August 20233 as compared with 16.0 per cent a year ago.

The Reserve Bank has today released data on Reserve Money for the week ended September 22, 2023. Ajit Prasad Director (Communications) Press Release: 2023-2024/1002 

The Reserve Bank of India, in consultation with the State Governments/Union Territories (UTs), announces that the quantum of total market borrowings by the State Governments/UTs for the quarter October – December 2023, is expected to be ₹2,37,263 Crore.The weekly schedule of auctions to be held during the quarter along with the name of States/UTs who have confirmed participation and tentative amounts