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Informist, Friday, Jan. 17, 2025

--RBI: Nov gross FDI inflows $5.37 bln vs $6.78 bln Oct, $5.09 bln year ago 

MUMBAI – Gross foreign direct investment into India in November was at $5.37 billion, down from $6.78 billion in October, according to the Reserve Bank of India's bulletin for December. In November last year, gross FDI investment into India was $5.09 billion. 

The net FDI outflows in November rose to $2.63 billion from $1.33 billion the previous month, according to RBI data. The net inflows were $803 million in November last year. Total FDI inflows include equity capital, reinvested earnings, and other capital. 

Manufacturing, financial services, electricity and other energy, and retail and wholesale trade sectors accounted for more than 60% of the FDI inflows, according to an RBI staff paper in the monthly bulletin. Singapore, Mauritius, the United Arab Emirates, the Netherlands, and the US accounted for major sources of FDI flows into India, with more than three-fourths of the flows, according to the paper.

A rise in repatriation and net outward FDI flows pulled down the net investments to $500 million in Apr-Nov from $8.5 billion a year ago, the RBI staff paper said. However, in December, foreign portfolio investors net bought $1.80 billion of India's debt and equities, after two consecutive months of negative flows, despite volatility due to higher dollar and bond yields, the paper said.

"The prospects for financial flows are risk laden, with the outlook for FDI still subdued and with portfolio flows displaying 'home bias' and high volatility," the paper said. Till Jan. 13, foreign portfolio investments recorded a net outflow of $3.40 billion this month.  End

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Reported by Srijita Bose

Edited by Saji George Titus

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