India’s foreign exchange reserves fell by $4.386 billion to $690.72 billion in the week ended August 22, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) said on Friday.The overall reserves had risen $1.488 billion to $695.106 billion in the preceding reporting week, PTI reported.According to RBI data, foreign currency assets (FCA)—the biggest component of reserves—declined $3.652 billion to $582.251 billion. FCA, expressed …
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RBI reserves this week: Forex reserves dip by $3.06 billion to $696.67 billion, SDRs and IMF position also lower – Times of India
India’s foreign exchange reserves fell by $3.064 billion to $696.672 billion in the week ended July 11, according to the latest data released by the Reserve Bank of India on Friday. This marks a second consecutive weekly decline, following a $3.049 billion drop in the previous week when reserves stood at $699.736 billion, PTI reported. The current level is still …
Read More »Forex update: Reserves fall by $3 billion to $699.736 billion in early July; foreign currency assets slip sharply – Times of India
India’s foreign exchange reserves declined by $3.049 billion to $699.736 billion for the week ended July 4, according to data released by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Friday.This comes after a sharp rise of $4.849 billion in the previous week, which had taken the reserves to $702.784 billion. The all-time high of $704.885 billion was recorded in end-September …
Read More »Strict checks coming in! RBI to tighten rules for overseas remittances by resident Indians; here’s what is being planned – Times of India
The RBI’s Liberalised Remittance Scheme (LRS) governs foreign investments by individuals. (AI image) The Reserve Bank of India intends to strengthen regulations concerning international money transfers, that is, overseas remittances by Indian residents, with new restrictions on foreign currency deposits that involve lock-in periods.The RBI’s Liberalised Remittance Scheme (LRS) governs foreign investments by individuals, permitting resident Indians to send up …
Read More »India’s forex reserves rise $6.992 billion to $692.721 billion in week ended May 23 – Times of India
Forex Reserves (AI image) India’s foreign exchange reserves increased by $6.992 billion, reaching $692.721 billion for the week ended May 23, according to the RBI’s Friday announcement. The overall reserves had previously declined by $4.888 billion to $685.729 billion in the week ended May 16. The reserves had achieved their highest level of $704.885 billion at the end of September …
Read More »Big jump in gold reserves! Not just India’s RBI, central banks around the world are stocking up on gold – here’s why – Times of India
Globally, central banks’ collective gold holdings grew from 26,000 tonnes to 32,000 tonnes during the 15-year period ending 2024. (AI image) RBI has been on a gold buying spree, but it’s not alone! Several countries besides India are increasing their gold holdings significantly. Among countries that witnessed the most substantial increase in gold’s proportion of their total foreign exchange reserves …
Read More »At $677.8 billion, forex reserves rise for 6th straight week – Times of India
MUMBAI: India’s forex reserves increased by $1.5 billion to $677.8 billion for the week ended April 11, RBI said on Friday. This is the sixth consecutive week of a rise. The overall reserves jumped by $10.8 billion to $676.2 billion in the previous reporting week ended April 4. Forex reserves touched an all-time high of $704.9 billion in Sept 2024. …
Read More »Forex kitty at 10-month low, Re at 86.61/$ – The Times of India
MUMBAI: Forex reserves fell for the sixth consecutive week to a 10-month low of $625.9 billion as of Jan 10, declining by $8.7 billion in the week and $23.5 billion in five weeks. The decline – down $79 billion from an all-time high of $704.9 billion in late Sept – reflects RBI‘s dollar sales and a fall in the value …
Read More »Rupee falls to record 85.77 vs $, forex kitty at 8-month low – Times of India
MUMBAI: The rupee closed at a record low of 85.77 against the dollar on Friday, marking its ninth consecutive week of losses. The decline is attributed to the drop in the Chinese yuan, which weakened past the 7.3 mark, as well as the dollar’s rise.The rupee hit its lowest intraday level at 85.80, before settling at 85.77 – down 2 …
Read More »Forex kitty dips by $4.11 billion to $640.27 billion – Times of India
NEW DELHI: India’s foreign exchange reserves declined by $4.112 billion to $640.279 billion for the week ending December 27,according to the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Friday.This follows a previous decline of $8.478 billion, bringing the total to $644.391 billion, in last week ending on December 20.Recent weeks have shown a consistent decrease in reserves, primarily due to revaluation …
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