New Delhi, July 17 (IANS) India’s balance of payments (BoP) is expected to move to a surplus in FY27 after two consecutive years of deficits as net foreign direct investment and other capital inflows strengthen, a report has said.The report from Care Edge Ratings said net FDI is expected to improve to $15 billion in FY27 from $6.9 billion in FY26, supported by stronger gross FDI inflows and some tapering of repatriation.Further, concessional swap windows for FCNR(B) deposits, External Commerci…
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New Delhi, July 10 (IANS) Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman is scheduled to meet heads of public sector banks (PSBs) and financial institutions on Monday to review the progress of foreign currency deposit mobilisation and overseas borrowing initiatives aimed at strengthening external capital inflows, as per sources.The meeting comes after the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) last month announced a series of measures to encourage banks to mobilise foreign currency deposits from Non-Resident Indians …
New Delhi, June 5 (IANS) Industry chamber ASSOCHAM on Friday praised Reserve Bank of India’s decision repo rate pause as steps to support trade and industry, as stable rate shields growth from supply‑side shocks.Nirmal Kumar Minda, President, ASSOCHAM said stable interest rates “will support demand and potentially benefit investments, consumption, employment, and overall economic growth.”The “well-calibrated measures by the RBI will create a promising approach to growth and to control inflat…
Mumbai, June 5 (IANS) The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Governor Sanjay Malhotra on Friday announced that the limits for investment by NRIs and OCIs in equity instruments traded on the stock market without SEBI registration are being increased.Further, the same facility is being extended to all individual Persons Resident Outside India (PROIs) at par with NRIs and OCIs, he remarked during his speech after the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) meeting.“Third, a facility of concessional forex swap w…
New Delhi, Jan 25 (IANS) On the eve of Republic Day, President Droupadi Murmu approved the conferment of 131 Padma Awards, including two duo cases (in a duo case, the Award is counted as one) for the year 2026. Padma Awards – one of the highest civilian Awards of the country, are conferred in three categories, namely, Padma Vibhushan, Padma Bhushan and Padma Shri.The Awards are given in various disciplines/fields of activities, viz., art, social work, public affairs, science and engineering, tra…