16-September-2026
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CAD doubles to $7 billion on larger trade deficit
16-Sep-2026

Large inflows for the Reserve Bank of India’s Foreign Currency Non-Resident Bank (FCNRB) scheme pushed India’s Balance of Payments (BoP) surplus to a high of $20.8 billion in July, even as the current account deficit (CAD) doubled from a year ago, data released by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Tuesday showed. In contrast, the year-ago month saw accretion of $0.3 billion to the foreign exchange reserves on a BoP basis. This figure was $2.9 billion in June.

News Source:- https://www.financialexpress.com/policy/economy/cad-doubles-to-7-billion-on-larger-trade-deficit/4340002/?ref=economy_hp