Forex Reserves
Foreign Exchange Reserve
Foreign exchange reserves are the assets that a country’s central bank or monetary authority holds to ensure a balance of payments in the country, maintain stability in the financial market, and influence the foreign exchange rates of the currency. These ..
Month: Current Affairs - March, 2023
Category: Economy & Banking Current Affairs - 2023
Rise in ECB limit under Automatic Route
On July 6, 2022, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has liberalised the norms further in order to increase foreign exchange inflows. Key Facts The central bank has also increased the borrowing limit for ECB under automatic route by two ..
Month: Current Affairs - July, 2022
Category: Economy & Banking Current Affairs - 2023
India’s Forex reserves touch all-time high of $612.73 billion
In the week ended 16th July, India’s foreign exchange reserves rose by $835 million to touch a record high margin of $612.73 billion. In the week ended 9th July the reserves had surged to $611.895 billion from $1.883 billion. ..
Month: Current Affairs - July, 2021
India: 5th largest Forex reserve holder in the world
As of 25th June, 2021, India has surpassed Japan, China, Russia and Switzerland to become the world’s fifth-largest foreign exchange reserve holder with $608.99 billion. This was mentioned in the Lok Sabha on 20th July, 2021 by Pankaj Choudhary, MoS ..
Month: Current Affairs - July, 2021
Forex Reserves of India are rising
The Forex Reserves of India are increasing and are to hit 500 billion USD soon. In May 2020, the Indian Forex Reserves touched an all time high of 493 billion USD. What is Foreign Exchange Reserve? The Foreign Exchange Reserves ..
Month: Current Affairs - June, 2020
What is Forex Swap and LTRO suggested by RBI governor to support Liquidity in India?
The RBI Governor recently stated that the apex bank has several armoury of weapons and it will not hesitate to deploy them. Two of the measures suggested by the governor are Forex Swap and LTRO (Long Term Repo Operation). This ..