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Informist, Wednesday, Jun. 25, 2025

--RBI: Apr gross FDI inflows $8.80 bln vs $5.94 bln Mar, $7.16 bln yr ago 

MUMBAI – Gross foreign direct investment into India rose to $8.80 billion in April from $5.94 billion a month ago and $7.16 billion a year ago, according to the Reserve Bank of India's bulletin released Wednesday. 

On a net basis, FDI inflow was $3.95 billion in April, as against an outflow of $438 million in March and an inflow of $1.92 billion in April last year. Net FDI is the difference between gross FDI, excluding repatriation, and investments by Indians overseas.

Manufacturing and business services accounted for more than half of the gross FDI inflows during the month, according to a paper by the RBI staff in the monthly bulletin. India ranked 16th globally in FDI inflows and recorded $114 billion in greenfield investment in digital economy sectors from 2020 to 2024, the article said. 

Outward FDI investments by India increased from a year ago in April, along with a moderation in repatriation. Electricity, gas and water, and financial, insurance and business services were the major sectors for outward FDI. Most of the outward FDI went to Singapore, Mauritius and Germany.

The net foreign portfolio investment inflow in May was $1.7 billion. Telecommunication, services, and capital goods were the major recipients due to the India-Pakistan ceasefire, US-China trade agreement and better-than-expected corporate earnings for the March quarter, the paper said. Outflows from Indian debt moderated in May, even though the yield differential between Indian and US government bonds remained below 2%, the paper said.  End

US$1 = INR 86.0850

Reported by Cassandra Carvalho

Edited by Saji George Titus

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