Today, the Reserve Bank released data relating to India’s International Investment Position for end-December 2024[1]. Key Features of IIP in end-December 2024: • Net claims of non-residents on India increased by US$ 11 billion during Q3:2024-25 and stood at US$ 364.5 billion in December 2024.

Today, the Reserve Bank of India released the balance of payments (BoP) data for the third quarter (Q3), i.e., October-December of 2024-25 on its website (www.rbi.org.in). On the basis of these data, the sources of variation in foreign exchange reserves during April-December 2024 are detailed below in Table 1. Table 1: Sources of Variation in Foreign Exchange Reserves* (US$ billion) Items April-December 2023 April-December 2024 I. Current Account Balance -30.7 -37.1 II. Capital Account (net) (a to f) 63.6 23.3 a. Foreign Investment (i+ii) 40.5 11.0 (i) Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) 7.8 1.6 (ii)Portfolio Investment 32.7 9.4

Preliminary data on India’s balance of payments (BoP) for the third quarter (Q3), i.e., October-December 2024-25, are presented in Statements I and II. Key Features of India’s BoP in Q3:2024-25 • India’s current account deficit (CAD) increased to US$ 11.5 billion (1.1 per cent of GDP) in Q3:2024-25 from US$ 10.4 billion (1.1 per cent of GDP) in Q3:2023-24 but moderated from US$ 16.7 billion (1.8 per cent of GDP) in Q2:2024-25. Merchandise trad

The Reserve Bank of India has imposed a monetary penalty of ₹36,30,000/- (Rupees Thirty-Six Lakhs Thirty Thousand only) on IDBI Bank Limited in exercise of powers vested in the Reserve Bank under the provisions of Section 11(3) of FEMA, 1999, for not undertaking due diligence while processing the inward remittances from a Foreign Currency Account opened by a constituent, resulting in contravention of Section 10 (4) of FEMA, 1999.

The Reserve Bank of India has imposed a monetary penalty of ₹36,28,000/- (Rupees Thirty-Six Lakhs Twenty Eight Thousand only) on Citibank N.A. in exercise of powers vested in the Reserve Bank under the provisions of Section 11(3) of FEMA, 1999, for contravention of the directions issued by the Reserve Bank of India related to reporting of transactions undertaken under the Liberalized Remittance Scheme.

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 2025.

Today, the Reserve Bank released the data 1relating to financial performance of non-government non-financial (NGNF) foreign direct investment (FDI) companies in India during 2023-24

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 2025.

The Reserve Bank of India today released the data showing daily merchant and Inter-Bank transactions in foreign exchange for the period January 27 – January 31, 2025

The Reserve Bank of India today released the data showing daily merchant and Inter-Bank transactions in foreign exchange for the period January 20 – January 24, 2025 All Figures are in USD Millions 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

The Reserve Bank of India today released the data showing daily merchant and Inter-Bank transactions in foreign exchange for the period January 13 – January 17, 2025

The Reserve Bank of India today released the data showing daily merchant and Inter-Bank transactions in foreign exchange for the period January 06 – January 10, 2025

The Reserve Bank of India today released the data showing daily merchant and Inter-Bank transactions in foreign exchange for the period December 30, 2024 – January 03, 2025 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

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 2025.

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 2024.

The Reserve Bank of India today released the data showing daily merchant and Inter-Bank transactions in foreign exchange for the period December 23 - December 27, 2024

The Reserve Bank of India today released the data showing daily merchant and Inter-Bank transactions in foreign exchange for the period December 16 - December 20, 2024

The Reserve Bank of India today released the data showing daily merchant and Inter-Bank transactions in foreign exchange for the period December 09 - December 13, 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 09-12-2024 5,112 836 485 551 377 339 13,974 21,689 1,483 5,986 2,267 148 10-12-2024 5,524 1,094 784 337 790 234 17,766 27,621 2,341 5,750 1,748 194

The Reserve Bank of India today released the data showing daily merchant and Inter-Bank transactions in foreign exchange for the period December 02 - December 06, 2024

To encourage greater use of Indian Rupee (INR) for trade transactions, in July 2022, an additional arrangement in the form of Special Rupee Vostro Account (SRVA) was introduced. Several foreign banks have since opened SRVAs with banks in India. The Reserve Bank has also signed Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the central banks of the United Arab Emirates, Indonesia and Maldives, to encourage cross-border transactions in local currencies. Further, in December 2023 the Foreign Exchange Management (Manner of Receipt and Payment) Regulations were revised to enable cross border transactions in all foreign currencies (including local currencies of trading partner countries) and INR.

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 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 November 2024.

Today, the Reserve Bank released data relating to India’s International Investment Position for end-September 2024[1].

Today, the Reserve Bank of India released the balance of payments (BoP) data for the second quarter (Q2), i.e., July-September of 2024-25 on its website (www.rbi.org.in). On the basis of these data, the sources of variation in foreign exchange reserves during April-September 2024 are detailed below in Table 1

Preliminary data on India’s balance of payments (BoP) for the second quarter (Q2), i.e., July-September 2024-25, are presented in Statements I and II. Key Features of India’s BoP in Q2:2024-25 • India’s current account deficit (CAD) moderated marginally to US$ 11.2 billion (1.2 per cent of GDP) in Q2:2024-25 from US$ 11.3 billion (1.3 per cent of GDP) in Q2:2023-24.

The Reserve Bank of India today released the data showing daily merchant and Inter-Bank transactions in foreign exchange for the period November 25 – November 29, 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 11-11-2024 2,004 852 596 553 497 434 10,898 9,237 938 5,355 1,061 193 12-11-2024 3,914 827 1,405 754 299 363 22,017 21,971 3,573 7,302 3,449 167

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

The Reserve Bank of India today released the data showing daily merchant and Inter-Bank transactions in foreign exchange for the period November 11 – November 14, 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

The Reserve Bank of India today released the data showing daily merchant and Inter-Bank transactions in foreign exchange for the period November 04 – November 08, 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 04-11-2024 5,442 737 478 650 745 654 11,821 12,081 1,244 5,789 2,719 225 05-11-2024 4,768 1,507 1,020 570 275 399 13,096 13,768 1,673 5,757 2,041 273 06-11-2024 4,108 1,815 2,747 872 1,252 1,174 20,470 15,931 2,719 13,839 2,599 372 07-11-2024 3,822 1,549 746 786 574 526 13,468 17,201 2,218 7,438 3,191 486 08-11-2024 6,084 1,192 608 444 451 589 14,029 16,737 1,320 5,565 2,268 165

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 October 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 November 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 October 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 September 2024.

In consultation with the Government of India and SEBI, the Reserve Bank of India has finalised an operational framework for reclassification of Foreign Portfolio Investment made by Foreign Portfolio Investors (FPI) to Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) under Foreign Exchange Management (Non-debt Instruments) Rules, 2019 in case of any breach of the investment limit by the FPIs concerned. This would further enhance the ease of doing business in India. 

The Reserve Bank of India today released the data showing daily merchant and Inter-Bank transactions in foreign exchange for the period October 28 – October 31, 2024

The Reserve Bank of India today released the data showing daily merchant and Inter-Bank transactions in foreign exchange for the period October 21 – October 25, 2024.

The Reserve Bank of India today released the data showing daily merchant and Inter-Bank transactions in foreign exchange for the period October 14 – October 18, 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 14-10-2024 2,536 1,534 640 317 187 235 7,222 6,809 2,067 4,528 1,468 142 15-10-2024 5,175 1,378 1,120 502 397 410 14,247 19,420 3,323 10,502 3,027 201

The Reserve Bank of India today released the data showing daily merchant and Inter-Bank transactions in foreign exchange for the period October 07 – October 11, 2024.

The Reserve Bank of India today released the data showing daily merchant and Inter-Bank transactions in foreign exchange for the period September 30 – October 04, 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 30-09-2024 1,083 738 307 251 153 192 1,800 2,840 102 1,786 563 357 01-10-2024 4,753 1,162 1,041 681 520 447 16,089 21,263 1,941 10,726 3,344 286 03-10-2024 5,845 1,766 406 709 706 479 17,465 19,609 2,452 12,030 2,704 308

The Reserve Bank of India today released the data showing daily merchant and Inter-Bank transactions in foreign exchange for the period September 23 – September 27, 2024.

The Reserve Bank of India today released the data showing daily merchant and Inter-Bank transactions in foreign exchange for the period September 16 – September 20, 2024.

The Reserve Bank of India today released the data showing daily merchant and Inter-Bank transactions in foreign exchange for the period September 09 – September 13, 2024.

The Reserve Bank of India today released the data showing daily merchant and Inter-Bank transactions in foreign exchange for the period September 02 – September 06, 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 August 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 September 2024.

Today, the Reserve Bank released data relating to India’s International Investment Position for end-June 2024[1]. Key Features of India’s IIP in end-June 2024: Net claims of non-residents on India increased by US$ 6.7 billion during Q1:2024-25 to US$ 368.3 billion in June 2024. •    The rise in net claims of non-residents during the quarter was due to higher increase in foreign-owned assets in India (US$ 28.8 billion) vis-à-vis that in Indian residents’ overseas financial assets (US$ 22.1 billion) (Table 1). •    Inward direct investment was the largest contributor to the rise in foreign liabilities during April-June 2024 followed by currency and deposits, loans and trade credit. 

The stock of external debt at end-June 2024 as well as revised data for earlier quarters are set out in Statements I (IMF format ) and II (old format). The major developments relating to India’s external debt as at end-June 2024 are presented below. Highlights • At end-June 2024, India’s external debt was placed at US$ 682.3 billion, an increase of US$ 13.3 billion over its level at end-March 2024 (Table 1).

Today, the Reserve Bank of India released the balance of payments (BoP) data for the first quarter (Q1), i.e., April-June of 2024-25 on its website (www.rbi.org.in). On the basis of these data, the sources of variation in foreign exchange reserves during April-June 2024 are detailed below in Table 1

Preliminary data on India’s balance of payments (BoP) for the first quarter (Q1), i.e., April-June 2024-25, are presented in Statements I and II. Key Features of India’s BoP in Q1:2024-25 • India’s current account deficit (CAD) widened marginally to US$ 9.7 billion (1.1 per cent of GDP) in Q1:2024-25 from US$ 8.9 billion (1.0 per cent of GDP) in Q1:2023-24 and against a surplus of US$ 4.6 billion (0.5 per cent of GDP) in Q4:2023-24.

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 July 2024.