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Informist, Friday, May 22, 2026

 

--RBI paper: Net FDI inflows likely to cushion econ against external headwinds 

--RBI: Mar gross FDI inflows $6.23 bln vs $8.98 bln Feb, $5.88 bln year ago 

--RBI: FY26 gross FDI inflows $94.53 bln vs $80.62 bln FY25 

--RBI: FY26 net FDI inflows $7.65 bln vs $959 mln FY25 

 

 

MUMBAI – India saw net foreign direct investment inflows of $1.57 billion in March, down nearly 65% on-month from $4.44 billion, according to data released by the Reserve Bank of India Friday. In 2025-26 (Apr-Mar), the country's net FDI inflows surged to $7.65 billion from $959 million a year earlier. 

 

Gross FDI inflows fell nearly 31% on-month to $6.23 billion in March. The gross FDI inflows were $5.88 billion a year ago. Gross FDI inflows in FY26 were $94.53 billion, up 17% from $80.62 billion a year ago. Repatriations were at $2.33 billion in March, up from $1.74 billion in February and $2.49 billion a year ago.

 

Outward FDI from India declined 17% on-month to $2.33 billion in March. Singapore, the United Arab Emirates, the Netherlands, the US, Mauritius, and the UK were the major source countries of outward FDI from India in March, the RBI said. 

 

Net FDI inflows, foreign exchange reserve buffers, and a number of proactive policy measures undertaken by the government and the RBI are likely to cushion the Indian economy against external headwinds, the RBI said in the 'State of the Economy' paper published in the RBI Bulletin. 

 

Foreign portfolio investors remained net sellers in April and May, though the pace of outflows moderated, according to the paper. Till May 20 in FY27, FPIs registered net outflows of $10 billion from the equity segment amid uncertainties following the war in West Asia.  End

 

US$1 = INR 95.67

 

Reported by J. Navya Sruthi

Edited by Saji George Titus

 

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