NRO deposits also saw inflows worth $ 2.19 billion from April-September 2024, compared to $ 1.88 billion during the same period a year ago
The total outstanding NRI deposits as of August 2024 stood at $158.94 billion
The NRI deposit schemes include foreign currency non-resident (FCNR) deposits, non-resident external (NRE) deposits, and non-resident ordinary (NRO) deposits
NRE accounts allow NRIs to manage foreign income with seamless transfers to India. The interest income is tax-exempt in India
In June, inflows into the various NRI schemes stood at $1.23 billion compared to $1.7 billion in May
In May alone, inflows into the various NRI schemes stood at $1.7 billion compared to $1.07 billion in April
FCNR deposits were at $25.73 billion in March 2024, up from $24.90 billion in February 2024. This was higher than the $19.36 billion at the end of March 2023
Non-Resident Ordinary (NRO) deposits reached a level of $26.74 billion in January 2024, up from $26.40 billion in December 2023 and $23.12 billion a year ago
Flows into Foreign Currency Non-Resident (FCNR) moved back to positive territory with $2.06 billion in April-October 2023 as against an outflow of $814 million in the same period of 2022
Outstanding deposits rise in June 23 over Dec 22
However, the outstanding NRI deposits fell from $139.02 billion at the end of March 2022 to $137.88 in March 2023
Outstanding deposits decline in Feb 2023 over Jan 2023
Outstanding deposits decline in Feb 2023 over Jan 2023
Inflows into NRI deposits more than double in April 2022-January 2023
Outstanding amounts stable in December compared to November
In July, the RBI took steps to enhance fresh inflows into NRI deposit accounts
NRE deposits were at $100.8 billion in March
Outstanding NRI deposits declined to $134.68 billion at the end of August 2022 from $141.52 billion a year ago
Outstanding deposits declined to $135.9 billion at the end of June 2022 from $141.5 billion a year ago.
If up to $50 billion is withdrawn from forex reserves to finance CAD, the country would still be able to meet nine month's imports. Any withdrawal beyond this could pose a problem