Today, the Reserve Bank of India released balance of payments (BoP) data for the fourth quarter (Q4), i.e., January-March 2023-24 on its website (www.rbi.org.in). On the basis of these data, the sources of variation in foreign exchange reserves during 2023-24 are detailed below in Table 1. Table 1: Sources of Variation in Foreign Exchange Reserves* (US$ billion) Items 2022-23 2023-24 I. Current Account Balance -67.1 -23.3 II. Capital Account (net) (a to f) 57.9 87.0 a. Foreign Investment (i+ii) 22.8 53.9 (i) Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) 28.0 9.8 (ii)Portfolio Investment -5.2 44.1 

Preliminary data on India’s balance of payments (BoP) for the fourth quarter (Q4), i.e., January-March 2023-24, are presented in Statements I and II. Key Features of India’s BoP in Q4:2023-24 India’s current account balance recorded a surplus of US$ 5.7 billion (0.6 per cent of GDP) in Q4:2023-24 as against a deficit of US$ 8.7 billion (1.0 per cent of GDP) in Q3:2023-24 and US$ 1.3 billion (0.2 per cent of GDP) a year ago [i.e., Q4:2022-23] . The merchandise trade deficit at US$ 50.9 billion in Q4:2023-24 was lower than US$ 52.6 billion a year ago. Preliminary data on India’s balance of payments (BoP) for the fourth quarter (Q4), i.e., January-March 2023-24, are presented in Statements I and II. Key Features of India’s BoP in Q4:2023-24 India’s current account balance recorded a surplus of US$ 5.7 billion (0.6 per cent of GDP) in Q4:2023-24 as against a deficit of US$ 8.7 billion (1.0 per cent of GDP) in Q3:2023-24 and US$ 1.3 billion (0.2 per cent of GDP) a year ago [i.e., Q4:2022-23] . The merchandise trade deficit at US$ 50.9 billion in Q4:2023-24 was lower than US$ 52.6 billion a year ago.

The Reserve Bank of India has today released the data on External Commercial Borrowings (ECB), Foreign Currency Convertible Bonds (FCCB) and Rupee Denominated Bonds (RDB) both, through Automatic Route and Approval Route, for the month of April 2024.

The Reserve Bank of India has today released the data on Overseas Direct Investment, both under Automatic Route and the Approval Route, for the month of May 2024.

Today, the Reserve Bank released the data[1] relating to financial performance of non-government non-financial (NGNF) foreign direct investment (FDI) companies in India during 2022-23 (https://cimsdbie.rbi.org.in/DBIE/#/dbie/reports/Statistics/Corporate%20Sector/Finances%20of%20FDI%20Companies) based on audited annual accounts of 2,272 companies, which reported in the Indian Accounting Standards (Ind-AS) format for three accounting years from 2020-21 to 2022-23. Their economic sector classification is based on their principal business activity reported in MGT-7 form (https://www.mca.gov.in/MinistryV2/companyformsdownload.html) of the Ministry of Corporate Affairs, Government of India, which is the primary source of these data. The paid-up capital (PUC) of these companies amounted to ₹5,44,014 crore, which accounted for 56.9 per cent of the total PUC of FDI companies that had reported in the 2022-23 round of the Reserve Bank’s annual census of foreign liabilities and assets of Indian direct investment companies.

The Reserve Bank of India today released the data showing daily merchant and Inter-Bank transactions in foreign exchange for the period April 22 – April 26, 2024.

The Reserve Bank of India today released the data showing daily merchant and Inter-Bank transactions in foreign exchange for the period April 15 – April 19, 2024. All Figures are in USD Millions Position Date MERCHANT INTER BANK FCY / INR FCY / FCY FCY / INR FCY / FCY Spot Forward Forward Cancel Spot Forward Forward Cancel Spot Swap Forward Spot Swap Forward Purchases 15-04-2024 4,818 1,504 1,812 453 263 188 15,854 12,892 1,690 7,728 3,420 765 16-04-2024 5,306 2,650 799 372 307 173 18,465 15,137 2,030 7,531 2,379 506 18-04-2024 7,246 1,008 839 487 622 612 18,336 15,372 1,813 9,419 3,061 628 19-04-2024 7,316 961 766 244 324 352 15,893 18,153 2,432 8,038 2,267 282 Sales 15-04-2024 6,561 2,877 592 456 379 188 14,137 14,284 1,215 7,595 3,340 765 16-04-2024 6,140 2,342 1,547 374 457 173 16,287 16,025 2,675 7,533 2,293 507 18-04-2024 6,338 3,241 483 492 606 630 16,729 16,789 2,862 9,467 3,038 632 19-04-2024 4,388 3,896 1,002 241 303 354 13,955 18,803 3,725 8,081 2,248 280

The Reserve Bank of India today released the data showing daily merchant and Inter-Bank transactions in foreign exchange for the period April 08 – April 12, 2024.

Position Date MERCHANT INTER BANK FCY / INR FCY / FCY FCY / INR FCY / FCY  Spot Forward Forward Cancel Spot Forward Forward Cancel Spot Swap Forward Spot Swap Forward Purchases 04-02-2024 7,797 1,377 736 363 283 167 17,135 14,513 1,472 6,706 3,665 862 04-03-2024 4,539 2,140 852 298 114 78 20,387 20,960 2,141 6,937 2,663 159 04-04-2024 5,292 1,069 849 248 207 148 15,882 14,809 1,901 5,838 2,343 188 04-05-2024 7,268 960 955 284 226 138 18,683 16,947 1,811 6,332 2,433 372

The Reserve Bank of India has today released the data on External Commercial Borrowings (ECB), Foreign Currency Convertible Bonds (FCCB) and Rupee Denominated Bonds (RDB) both, through Automatic Route and Approval Route, for the month of March 2024.

The Reserve Bank of India has today released the data on Overseas Direct Investment, both under Automatic Route and the Approval Route, for the month of April 2024.

The Reserve Bank of India has today released the data on Overseas Direct Investment, both under Automatic Route and the Approval Route, for the month of March 2024. Ajit Prasad Director (Communications) Press Release: 2024-2025/109

The Reserve Bank of India today released the data showing daily merchant and Inter-Bank transactions in foreign exchange for the period March 26 – March 28, 2024.  All Figures are in USD Millions   Position Date MERCHANT INTER BANK FCY / INR FCY / FCY FCY / INR FCY / FCY  Spot Forward Forward Cancel Spot Forward Forward Cancel Spot Swap Forward Spot Swap Forward Purchase 3/26/2024 10,290 5,266 2,866 1,261 1,103 993 25,323 23,976 2,137 10,466 4,915 348 3/27/2024 11,613 3,786 1,700 577 425 427 25,449 21,086 1,446 7,899 3,865 244 3/28/2024 11,571 5,108 3,293 623 2,254 1,772 21,165 20,400 1,444 11,695 6,127 891

The Reserve Bank of India today released the data showing daily merchant and Inter-Bank transactions in foreign exchange for the period March 18 – March 22, 2024.

The Reserve Bank of India today released the data showing daily merchant and Inter-Bank transactions in foreign exchange for the period March 11 – March 15, 2024.

The Reserve Bank of India today released the data showing daily merchant and Inter-Bank transactions in foreign exchange for the period March 04 – March 07, 2024.

The Reserve Bank of India today released the data showing daily merchant and Inter-Bank transactions in foreign exchange for the period February 26 – March 01, 2024.

The Reserve Bank of India has today released the data on External Commercial Borrowings (ECB), Foreign Currency Convertible Bonds (FCCB) and Rupee Denominated Bonds (RDB) both, through Automatic Route and Approval Route, for the month of February 2024

Today, the Reserve Bank released data relating to India’s International Investment Position  for end-December 2023[1]. [1] India’s quarterly IIP is disseminated with a lag of one quarter and the previous quarterly IIP for end-September 2023 was released in the RBI website on December 29, 2023.

Preliminary data on India’s balance of payments (BoP) for the third quarter (Q3), i.e., October-December 2023-24, are presented in Statements I and II. Key Features of India’s BoP in Q3:2023-24 India’s current account balance recorded a deficit of US$ 10.5 billion (1.2 per cent of GDP) in Q3:2023-24, lower than US$ 11.4 billion (1.3 per cent of GDP) in Q2:2023-24 and US$ 16.8 billion (2.0 per cent of GDP) a year ago [i.e., Q3:2022-23].
 

Today, the Reserve Bank of India released balance of payments (BoP) data for October-December 2023 on its website (www.rbi.org.in). On the basis of these data, the sources of variation in foreign exchange reserves during April-December 2023 are detailed below in Table 1

The Reserve Bank of India has today released the data on Overseas Direct Investment, both under Automatic Route and the Approval Route, for the month of February 2024. Ajit Prasad Director (Communications) Press Release: 2023-2024/2065

The Reserve Bank of India today released the data showing daily merchant and Inter-Bank transactions in foreign exchange for the period February 20 – February 23, 2024.

The Reserve Bank of India today released the data showing daily merchant and Inter-Bank transactions in foreign exchange for the period February 12 – February 16, 2024

The Reserve Bank of India today released the data showing daily merchant and Inter-Bank transactions in foreign exchange for the period February 05 – February 09, 2024.

The Reserve Bank of India today released the data showing daily merchant and Inter-Bank transactions in foreign exchange for the period January 29 – February 02, 2024

The Reserve Bank of India has today released the data on External Commercial Borrowings (ECB), Foreign Currency Convertible Bonds (FCCB) and Rupee Denominated Bonds (RDB) both, through Automatic Route and Approval Route, for the month of January 2024.

The Reserve Bank of India has today released the data on Overseas Direct Investment, both under Automatic Route and the Approval Route, for the month of January 2024. Ajit Prasad              
Director (Communications) Press Release: 2023-2024/1896

The Reserve Bank of India today released the data showing daily merchant and Inter-Bank transactions in foreign exchange for the period January 23 – January 25, 2024.   All Figures are in USD Millions     Position  Date  MERCHANT  INTER BANK  FCY / INR  FCY / FCY  FCY / INR  FCY / FCY   Spot  Forward  Forward  Cancel  Spot  Forward  Forward  Cancel Spot Swap Forward Spot Swap Forward Purchase

The Reserve Bank of India today released the data showing daily merchant and Inter-Bank transactions in foreign exchange for the period January 15 – January 19, 2024.

The Reserve Bank of India today released the data showing daily merchant and Inter-Bank transactions in foreign exchange for the period January 8 – January 12, 2024.

The Reserve Bank of India today released the data showing daily merchant and Inter-Bank transactions in foreign exchange for the period January 1 – January 5, 2024.

The Reserve Bank of India today released the data showing daily merchant and Inter-Bank transactions in foreign exchange for the period December 26 – December 29, 2023.   All Figures are in USD Millions     Position  Date  MERCHANT  INTER BANK  FCY / INR  FCY / FCY  FCY / INR  FCY / FCY   Spot  Forward  Forward  Cancel  Spot  Forward  Forward  Cancel  Spot  Swap  Forward  Spot  Swap  Forward     Purchase

The Reserve Bank of India has today released the data on External Commercial Borrowings (ECB), Foreign Currency Convertible Bonds (FCCB) and Rupee Denominated Bonds (RDB) both, through Automatic Route and Approval Route, for the month of December 2023. 

The Reserve Bank of India has today released the data on Overseas Direct Investment, both under Automatic Route and the Approval Route, for the month of December 2023. Ajit Prasad Director (Communications)  Press Release: 2023-2024/1658

The Reserve Bank of India today released the data showing daily merchant and Inter-Bank transactions in foreign exchange for the period December 18 – December 22, 2023.

The Reserve Bank of India today released the data showing daily merchant and Inter-Bank transactions in foreign exchange for the period December 11 – December 15, 2023. All Figures are in USD Millions Position Date MERCHANT INTER BANK FCY / INR FCY / FCY FCY / INR FCY / FCY Spot Forward Forward Cancel Spot Forward Forward Cancel

The Reserve Bank of India today released the data showing daily merchant and Inter-Bank transactions in foreign exchange for the period December 4 – December 8, 2023. All Figures are in USD Millions Position Date MERCHANT INTER BANK FCY / INR FCY / FCY FCY / INR FCY / FCY Spot Forward Forward Cancel Spot Forward Forward Cancel Spot Swap Forward  Spot Swap Forward Purchase 4-12-2023 3,825 778 541 245 550 520 12,521 12,418 836 5,749 2,132 175

The Reserve Bank of India today released the data showing daily merchant and Inter-Bank transactions in foreign exchange for the period November 28 – December 1, 2023.

The Reserve Bank of India has today released the data on External Commercial Borrowings (ECB), Foreign Currency Convertible Bonds (FCCB) and Rupee Denominated Bonds (RDB) both, through Automatic Route and Approval Route, for the month of November 2023. Ajit Prasad  Director (Communications)  Press Release: 2023-2024/1617

Today, the Reserve Bank released data relating to India’s International Investment Position  for end-September 2023

The framework for licensing of Authorised Persons (APs) under FEMA, 1999 was last reviewed in March 2006. Keeping in view the progressive liberalisation under FEMA, increasing integration of the Indian economy with the global economy, digitisation of payment systems, evolving institutional structure, etc. over the last two decades, it has been decided to rationalise and simplify the licensing framework for APs. The review aims to meet the emerging requirements of the rapidly growing Indian economy, achieve operational efficiency in the delivery of foreign exchange facilities to common persons, tourists, and businesses, while maintaining appropriate checks and balances

Earlier today, the Reserve Bank of India released balance of payments (BoP) data for July-September 2023 on its website (www.rbi.org.in). On the basis of these data, the sources of variation in foreign exchange reserves during April-September 2023 are detailed below.

Preliminary data on India’s balance of payments (BoP) for the second quarter (Q2), i.e., July-September 2023-24, are presented in Statements I (BPM6 format) and II (old format).

The Reserve Bank of India has today released the data on Overseas Direct Investment, both under Automatic Route and the Approval Route, for the month of November 2023. Ajit Prasad Director (Communications) Press Release : 2023-2024/1488  

The Reserve Bank of India today released the data showing daily merchant and Inter-Bank transactions in foreign exchange for the period November 20 – November 24, 2023. Position Date MERCHANT INTER BANK FCY / INR FCY / FCY FCY / INR FCY / FCY Spot Forward Forward Cancel Spot Forward Forward Cancel Spot Swap

Foreign Exchange Turnover Data: November 13 – November 17, 2023  The Reserve Bank of India today released the data showing daily merchant and Inter-Bank transactions in foreign exchange for the period November 13 – November 17, 2023. All Figures are in USD Millions Position Date MERCHANT  INTER BANK

The Reserve Bank of India today released the data showing daily merchant and Inter-Bank transactions in foreign exchange for the period November 06 – November 10, 2023. All Figures are in USD Millions Position Date MERCHANT INTER BANK FCY / INR FCY / FCY FCY / INR FCY / FCY Spot  Forward Forward Cancel Spot Forward Forward Cancel Spot Swap Forward Spot Swap Forward Purchase  06-11-2023 3,004

The Reserve Bank of India today released the data showing daily merchant and Inter-Bank transactions in foreign exchange for the period October 30 – November 03, 2023. All Figures are in USD Millions Position Date  MERCHANT  INTER BANK FCY / INR FCY / FCY  FCY / INR  FCY / FCY Spot  Forward Forward Cancel Spot Forward Forward Cancel Spot Swap Forward Spot Swap Forward Purchase  30-10-2023 3,633 1,626 964 342 419 523 10,343 17,961 2,493 5,499 2,160 321 31-10-2023 3,575 2,330  718 301

December 07, 2023   Foreign Exchange Turnover Data: October 23 – October 27, 2023  The Reserve Bank of India today released the data showing daily merchant and Inter-Bank transactions in foreign exchange for the period October 23 – October 27, 2023.   All Figures are in USD Millions     Position  Date  MERCHANT  INTER BANK  FCY / INR  FCY / FCY  FCY / INR  FCY / FCY   Spot  Forward  Forward  Cancel  Spot  Forward  Forward  Cancel  Spot  Swap  Forward  Spot  Swap  Forward