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By Sandeep Parekh The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Bulletin for March 2025 noted sustained foreign portfolio investment outflows exerting considerable pressure on equity markets and aiding weakening of the rupee. Data from the National Securities Depository Limited suggests foreign portfolio investors (FPIs) sold equities worth Rs 1.12 lakh crore in February, and outflows continued at Rs 30,015 crore in March. The trend has persisted since last year. With the tariff wars, this situation has aggravated further. The number of registered FPIs declined for the first time in a year,...

RBI Governor Sanjay Malhotra announces 25 bps repo rate cut. (Express Photo by Amit Chakravarty)RBI Repo Rate Cut, RBI Monetary Policy Meeting 2025 Today Live Updates: RBI Governor Sanjay Malhotra announced a 25 basis point cut in policy repo rate on Wednesday, saying the central bank is targeting non-inflationary growth. The RBI Governor said global economy was going through a period of uncertainty, posing challenges to policymaking, alluding to the sweeping tariffs announced by US President Donald Trump. The latest round of reciprocal tariffs kicked in minutes before Malhotra started...

The RBI is known for intervening in the forex market to manage the liquidity of the Rupee. The central bank’s intervention typically includes selling dollars to prevent a sharp depreciation of the Rupee and buying dollars when the Rupee is strong. India’s foreign exchange reserves rose by a substantial USD 6.6 billion in the week ending on March 28, reaching USD 665.396 billion, according to the latest data released by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI). This marks the fourth consecutive week of gains, following a period of decline. The...

According to RBI data, forex reserves have increased cumulatively by $20.1 billion over the past three weeks and by about $6.6 billion in the latest reporting week In a significant development, India's foreign exchange reserves rose from $6.596 billion to $665.396 billion in the week that ended on March 28, extending gains for the fourth straight week, official data released by RBI showed.This significant jump is the highest in nearly five months, after witnessing a period of downturn.According to RBI data, forex reserves have increased cumulatively by $20.1 billion over...

Trump fired up global trade tensions by announcing a baseline 10% tariff on all imports starting 5 April, with reciprocal tariffs on specific countries from 9 April. India will be hit with a 27% additional tariff, while China’s rate soars to 54%, up from the previous 20%. Gift Nifty futures took a hit earlier this morning, dropping nearly 2%, while Indian benchmark indices Nifty 50 and S&P BSE Sensex fell 1% in pre-open trade. However, Nifty 50 and Sensex later trimmed some losses, ending the day’s trade 0.35% and 0.42%...

Trump fired up global trade tensions by announcing a baseline 10% tariff on all imports starting 5 April, with additional reciprocal tariffs on specific countries from 9 April. India will be hit with a 27% tariff, while China’s rate soars to 54%, up from the previous 20%. Gift Nifty futures took a hit earlier this morning, dropping nearly 2%, while Indian benchmark indices Nifty 50 and S&P BSE Sensex fell 1% in pre-open trade. However, Nifty 50 and Sensex later trimmed some losses, ending the day’s trade 0.35% and 0.42%...

India’s foreign exchange (forex) reserves rose by $305 million to $654.271 billion for the week ending March 14, according to data released by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Friday. This comes after a sharp increase of $15.267 billion in the previous week, marking the highest weekly surge in two years. The recent growth in reserves follows a period of decline due to forex market interventions and revaluation effects aimed at stabilizing the rupee. The RBI’s $10 billion forex swap played a significant role in the previous week’s spike....

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) and the Bank of Mauritius (BOM) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to establish a framework to promote the use of local currencies -- the Indian Rupee (INR) and the Mauritian Rupee (MUR) -- for cross-border transactions. The MoU, which aims to promote the use of INR and MUR in bilateral trade, covers all current account transactions and permissible capital account transactions as agreed upon by both the countries, according to an RBI statement. “This framework would enable exporters and importers to invoice...

In a significant move towards enhancing economic ties, India and Mauritius announced an agreement to enable trade using local currencies. A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was struck between the two nations' central banks to promote trade in the Indian Rupee (INR) and the Mauritian Rupee (MUR).The MoU, formalized on March 12, 2025, in the presence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Mauritian counterpart Navinchandra Ramgoolam, will establish the INR-MUR Local Currency Settlement (LCS) System. This system aims to minimize dependence on hard currencies in cross-border transactions, as confirmed...

Reserve Bank and the Bank of Mauritius (BOM) have signed a pact for establishing a framework to promote the use of the Indian Rupee and the Mauritian Rupee (MUR) for cross-border transactions.The Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed by RBI Governor Sanjay Malhotra and BOM Governor Rama Krishna Sithanen G C S K, the central bank said in a statement on Tuesday. "The MoU documents were exchanged in Port Louis, Mauritius in the presence of the Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi and Prime Minister of Mauritius Navinchandra Ramgoolam, on...