Business: Amid global challenges, net foreign direct investment (FDI) in India increased by 208.57 percent year-on-year to $ 10.8 billion in the April-July period of the current financial year 2025-26. In the same period a year ago, this figure was $3.5 billion. According to the latest monthly bulletin of RBI, gross FDI increased by 33.2 percent from a year ago to $ 37.7 billion.

FDI worth $28.3 billion came in the April-July period of 2024-25. Singapore, US, Mauritius, UAE and Netherlands were the top sources of FDI in April-July, accounting for 76 per cent of total investments, RBI said. Manufacturing, computer services, business, communication and financial services along with construction and power generation accounted for 74 per cent of the total FDI.

FDI decreased by 5.11 billion dollars in August

Gross foreign direct investment in the country declined to $6 billion in August after reaching a four-year high in July. This is $5.11 billion less than $11.11 billion in July. During this period, repatriation from foreign companies increased by 30 percent to $4.9 billion. This resulted in net FDI outflow of $616 million.

1.6 billion dollars spent on foreign travel

• According to the bulletin, Indians spent $1.61 billion on foreign travel in August. This is more than $1.4 billion in July.
• Expenditure on education abroad increased by 39 per cent on a monthly basis to $319 million.
• Non-resident Indians living abroad have sent an amount of $ 2.6 billion to the country in August. This is 7.7 percent more amount than in July.

Trump tariffs are not a big threat to the economy

• The bulletin said that turmoil in the global economy is posing serious challenges to India’s growth rate. The Indian economy has shown resilience amid these challenges.
• The country’s economy is benefiting from strong domestic demand, government spending and diversification of exports despite the global economic slowdown.
• RBI said, the tariffs imposed by the US on Russian oil purchases are not a major threat to India’s growth, as the country is now becoming less dependent on global trade.