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Informist, Wednesday, Mar. 19, 2025

--RBI: Jan gross FDI inflows $5.78 bln vs $6.63 bln Dec, $8.35 bln year ago 

MUMBAI – Gross foreign direct investment into India in January was at $5.78 billion, down from $6.63 billion in December, according to the Reserve Bank of India's bulletin released Wednesday. In January last year, gross FDI investment into India was $8.35 billion. 

The net FDI inflows in January stood at $916 million, higher than inflows of $467 million in December, according to RBI data. The net inflows were sharply higher at $3.68 billion in January last year. Total FDI inflows include equity capital, reinvested earnings, and other capital. 

While the gross FDI inflow in Apr-Jan rose 12.4% to $67.65 billion, the net inflow during the same period fell sharply to $1.39 billion from $11.52 billion the previous year, reflecting a rise in repatriation and outward FDI from India.

Manufacturing, financial services, electricity and other energy, and communication services accounted for more than 60% of the FDI inflows in Apr-Jan, according to an article by RBI staff in the monthly bulletin. Out of these sectors, manufacturing received the highest share of equity inflows. Singapore, Mauritius, the US, the United Arab Emirates, and the Netherlands were the major sources of FDI flows into India, accounting for over 75% of the flows, the paper said. Emerging sectors such as renewables, communications, semiconductors, and metals remained the most attractive FDI sectors globally during 2024, it said.

The net foreign portfolio investment outflows in January were $4 billion from India's debt and equities with outflows worth $5.4 billion from equities, the paper said. Global FPI flows during the month were significantly redirected towards Chinese equities, amidst increasing optimism about the revival of the Chinese economy through monetary and fiscal stimulus, it said. In India, FPI outrush continued in March with net outflows of $900 million up to Mar. 17, it said.  End

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Reported by Srijita Bose

Edited by Saji George Titus

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