Press Releases - आरबीआय - Reserve Bank of India

The Reserve Bank of India today released the data showing daily merchant and inter-bank transactions in foreign exchange for the period July 26 – July 30, 2021. 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 26-07-2021 3,632 1,092 743 285 201 220 10,569 11,121 1,606 4,369 2,045 68 27-07-2021 3,731 1,158 1,051 3

The Reserve Bank of India today released the data showing daily merchant and inter-bank transactions in foreign exchange for the period July 19 – July 23, 2021. 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 19-07-2021 2,952 1,847 602 190 192 112 9,683 10,425 998 3,749 1,507 143 20-07-2021 4,069 673 995 108 122

The Reserve Bank of India today released the data showing daily merchant and inter-bank transactions in foreign exchange for the period July 12 – July 16, 2021. 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 12-07-2021 2,757 1,470 477 196 127 69 9,660 8,576 319 3,375 2,122 120 13-07-2021 4,083 1,278 500 331 77

The Reserve Bank of India today released the data showing daily merchant and inter-bank transactions in foreign exchange for the period July 05 – July 09, 2021. 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 05-07-2021 1,747 753 657 161 102 106 7,983 5,436 831 2,566 616 99 06-07-2021 2,519 1,259 1,008 282 263 3

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 July 2021. Ajit Prasad Director Press Release: 2021-2022/707

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 June 2021. Rupambara Director Press Release: 2021-2022/607

The Reserve Bank of India today released the data showing daily merchant and inter-bank transactions in foreign exchange for the period June 28 – July 02, 2021. 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 28-06-2021 5,642 1,799 3,064 427 427 509 11,206 12,006 506 7,117 2,855 237 29-06-2021 3,260 1,440 1,151

The Reserve Bank of India today released the data showing daily merchant and inter-bank transactions in foreign exchange for the period June 21 – June 25, 2021. 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 21-06-2021 4,173 1,210 792 365 339 159 10,799 8,209 705 5,297 2,883 252 22-06-2021 4,512 1,642 653 267 1

The Reserve Bank of India today released the data showing daily merchant and inter-bank transactions in foreign exchange for the period June 14 – June 18, 2021. 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 14-06-2021 2,788 1,261 714 203 110 141 8,759 8,535 940 2,823 1,617 101 15-06-2021 3,501 981 1,037 171 22

The Reserve Bank of India today released the data showing daily merchant and inter-bank transactions in foreign exchange for the period June 07 – June 11, 2021. 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 07-06-2021 3,373 995 734 221 85 146 6,584 9,524 482 3,176 2,541 85 08-06-2021 2,715 741 454 116 48 61 7,

The Reserve Bank of India today released the data showing daily merchant and inter-bank transactions in foreign exchange for the period May 31 – June 04, 2021. 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 31-05-2021 2,012 1,202 450 344 197 218 8,026 7,484 1,032 2,995 969 526 01-06-2021 3,403 1,309 822 311 165

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 June 2021. Ajit Prasad Director Press Release: 2021-2022/522

The Reserve Bank of India today released the data showing daily merchant and inter-bank transactions in foreign exchange for the period May 24, 2021 to May 28, 2021. All Figures are in USD Millions Position Date MERCHANT INTER BANK FCY / INR FCY / FCY FCY / INR FCY / FCY Spot Forward Cancel Forward Spot Forward Cancel Forward Spot Swap Forward Spot Swap Forward Purchase 24-05-2021 3,402 1,193 1,187 359 250 319 6,931 9,961 520 2,873 1,989 421 25-05-2021 5,301 2,161 3,0

The Reserve Bank of India today released the data showing daily merchant and inter-bank transactions in foreign exchange for the period May 17, 2021 to May 21, 2021. All Figures are in USD Millions Position Date MERCHANT INTER BANK FCY / INR FCY / FCY FCY / INR FCY / FCY Spot Forward Cancel Forward Spot Forward Cancel Forward Spot Swap Forward Spot Swap Forward Purchase 17-05-2021 3,312 600 1,013 311 264 251 6,800 10,817 864 2,652 1,791 158 18-05-2021 3,246 934 1,350

The Reserve Bank of India today released the data showing daily merchant and inter-bank transactions in foreign exchange for the period May 10, 2021 to May 14, 2021. All Figures are in USD Millions Position Date MERCHANT INTER BANK FCY / INR FCY / FCY FCY / INR FCY / FCY Spot Forward Cancel Forward Spot Forward Cancel Forward Spot Swap Forward Spot Swap Forward Purchase 10-05-2021 2,817 1,139 992 267 422 245 8,072 10,925 459 3,385 2,267 334 11-05-2021 2,878 505 932 28

The Reserve Bank of India today released the data showing daily merchant and inter-bank transactions in foreign exchange for the period May 03, 2021 to May 07, 2021. All Figures are in USD Millions Position Date MERCHANT INTER BANK FCY / INR FCY / FCY FCY / INR FCY / FCY Spot Forward Cancel Forward Spot Forward Cancel Forward Spot Swap Forward Spot Swap Forward Purchase 03-05-2021 3,233 730 1,211 153 111 100 7,995 14,635 166 1,873 2,190 123 04-05-2021 2,324 1,276 1,64

Today, the Reserve Bank released data relating to India’s International Investment Position as at end-March 2021. Key Features of India’s IIP in March 2021 I. Quarterly Variations: Net claims of non-residents on India increased by US$ 11.2 billion during Q4:2020-21 to US$ 352.7 billion in March 2021 (Table 1). The increase in net claims was due to larger increase in foreign-owned assets in India (US$ 17.9 billion) vis-à-vis the overseas financial assets of Indian resi

Earlier today, the Reserve Bank of India released the balance of payments (BoP) data for January-March 2021 on its website (www.rbi.org.in). On the basis of these data, the sources of variation in foreign exchange reserves during 2020-21 are detailed below. Sources of Variation in Foreign Exchange Reserves: 2020-21 During 2020-21, there was an increase in the foreign exchange reserves, the sources of which are set out in Table 1. Table 1: Sources of Variation in Forei

Preliminary data on India’s balance of payments (BoP) for the fourth quarter (Q4), i.e., January-March 2020-21, are presented in Statements I (BPM6 format) and II (old format). Key Features of India’s BoP in Q4:2020-21 India’s current account balance (CAB) recorded a deficit of US$ 8.1 billion (1.0 per cent of GDP) in Q4:2020-21 as against a surplus of US$ 0.6 billion (0.1 per cent of GDP) in Q4:2019-20 and a deficit of US$ 2.2 billion (0.3 per cent of GDP) in the pre

The stock of external debt at end-March 2021 as well as revised data for earlier quarters are set out in Statements I (old format) and II (IMF format)1. The major developments relating to India’s external debt as at end-March 2021 are presented below. Highlights At end-March 2021, India’s external debt was placed at US$ 570.0 billion, recording an increase of US$ 11.5 billion over its level at end-March 2020 (Table 1). The external debt to GDP ratio increased to 21.1