The disbursement of the second tranche comes on a day when the International Monetary Fund is holding virtual discussions on Pakistan's upcoming budget, as the visit of its mission to Islamabad was delayed due to security concerns in the region.
India on Monday asserted that its friendly ties with the Maldives will continue as Prime Minister Narendra Modi and President Mohamed Muizzu unveiled a blueprint for comprehensive economic and maritime cooperation, signalling a reset of the relationship that had hit a rough patch last year due to anti-New Delhi rhetoric.
The Enforcement Directorate on Monday said it has issued a Rs 611 crore show cause notice to Paytm's parent company and linked entities for "contravention" of the FEMA on various counts.
Foreign exchange reserves increased $1.558 billion to $143.148 billion for the week ended March 3
With general government debt now approaching three-quarters of GDP, and only incremental reform efforts visible, Pakistan risks prolonging its economic stagnation unless fundamental governance, regulatory, and industrial overhauls are undertaken.
The reserves nearing $ 428 billion can take care of imports for almost 10 months, according to market experts.
The gold reserves remained stable at $19.335 billion.
The Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) has planned a slew of further relaxations to facilitate easier registrations of foreign portfolio investors (FPIs), including a common know-your-client (KYC) and smoother documentation through India digital signature.
The foreign exchange reserves rose by $2 billion to $279.096 billion for the week ended April 2 as against $277.042 billion in the previous week.
India's foreign exchange reserves crossed the $100 billion mark during the week ending December 19 and stood at $100.049 billion.
The foreign currency assets rose by $75 million to $291.39 billion
Continuing their rising trend, the country's foreign exchange reserves increased by $1.350 billion to touch a record high of $361.601 billion in the week to April 22.
Foreign currency assets surged $2.541 billion to $284.571 billion in the period.
Foreign exchange reserves moved up $378 million to $73.583 billion for the week ended January 31, 2002
From the Sensex firms, Infosys, Tata Consultancy Services, HCL Tech, Tech Mahindra, Tata Motors, Sun Pharma, Maruti and Titan were among the major gainers. Bharat Electronics, Asian Paints, Bharti Airtel and ICICI Bank were among the laggards.
The country's foreign exchange reserves declined by $810.7 million to $318.579 billion for the week ended August 22, on account of drop in foreign currency assets.
The decision to hike US H-1B visa application fee to $100,000, trade talks and the GST rate cut will be the key drivers for stock market movement this week, analysts said.
Foreign exchange reserves of eight Asian countries have depleted by a record $36 billion in August alone, as foreign investors pulled out money and central banks were seen using the reserves to prop up falling local currencies.
India's foreign exchange reserves declined by $215 million at $81.905 billion during the week ended June 27, 2003. \n\n\n\n
The gold reserves remained unchanged at $18.691 billion.
Indian foreign exchange reserves rose by $1.8 billion in the week ended June 20, 2008, to $312.48 billion. The increase in reserves was basically due to a hike in foreign currency assets, which grew by $1.78 billion to $302.74 billion, according to the Reserve Bank of India's weekly statistical supplement released.
India's foreign exchange reserves declined for the first time in the current fiscal by $56 million to reach $118.57 billion for the week ended May 21.
India's foreign exchange reserves fell for the third week in a row by $544 million for the week ended July eight, 2005.
The Reserve Bank of India is not in favour of limiting the build-up of foreign exchange reserves, now at over $93 billion, as the country would require them for higher economic growth, Usha Thorat, executive director at the central bank, said.
China's foreign exchange reserves look set to create a new record at $1 trillion at the end of this month or early November, posing new problems how to best manage it, economists said.
Foreign exchange reserves dipped marginally by $237.5 million to $355.221 billion in the week to June 26.
'You must have heard that Pakistan is going bankrupt or that a default or meltdown is taking place. It (default) has already taken place. We are living in a bankrupt country,' Defence minister Khawaja Asif said.
'...aggressive pricing amid volatility, but these are exceptions.'
A potential risk to the rupee's appreciation trajectory lies in the event of a delay in the Federal Reserve's rate cut cycle, particularly if core inflation in the US remains elevated.
The value of the gold reserves increased $78.2 million to $22.764 billion
Foreign exchange reserves increased $2.146 billion to $139.352 billion for the week ended January 6, according to the weekly supplement released by the Reserve Bank of India.
In the previous week, reserves had declined by $1.03 billion to $353.33 billion.
Gold reserves remained unchanged at $20.691 billion.
Foreign currency assets, a major part of the overall reserves, surged $493.2 million to $282.029 billion for the period under review, Reserve Bank of India said on Friday.
India's foreign exchange reserves shot up for a third week in a row, adding a healthy $1.9 billion to touch $281.12 billion in the week to October 18 on account of growth in a key component, the Reserve Bank said.
Foreign currency assets, a major component of the overall reserves, rose by $1.404 billion to $338.897 billion in the reporting week
The country's reserve position with the International Monetary Fund also increased by $ 3.6 million to $ 3.344 billion.
Foreign exchange reserves rose $287 million to $117.879 billion in the week ended April 23, 2004 from $117.592 billion in the previous week, according to the weekly supplement released by the Reserve Bank of India on Saturday.\n\n\n\n
The Budget should undertake further reductions in import tariffs and seriously consider an announcement of India's intention to join one or both of the two Asian mega-regional free trade agreements, suggests Shankar Acharya, former chief economic adviser to the Government of India.
