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Arre bhai, India ne Q4 FY26 mein **$7.1 billion** ka current account surplus dikhaya hai! Par poore saal ka deficit badh kar **$25.2 billion** ho gaya. Service exports aur remittances ne support toh kiya, but badhte oil prices aur foreign investment outflows chalenge hain. Dekhte hain RBI ke naye measures market ko kaise stable karte hain.
Hua kya?
India ne fiscal year 2026 ke fourth quarter mein $7.1 billion ka current account surplus record kiya. Ye ek unexpected positive move tha, jismein services exports (like IT services) aur overseas se remittences ka bada role raha. Lekin, full fiscal year 2026 ki baat karein toh, desh ne $25.2 billion ka annual current account deficit post kiya, jo GDP ka 0.6% hai. Ye pichhle saal ke $23.3 billion deficit se zyada hai, mainly goods trade deficit mein $51 billion ka badhotari hone ki wajah se, jo crude oil ki badhti keematon se aur kharab ho gaya.
Investors ke liye kya matter karta hai?
Current account basically country mein paison ka net inflow ya outflow hai, jo trade aur other transactions se hota hai. Investors ke liye ye bahut important hai kyunki ye Indian Rupee ki value aur imports ki cost ko affect karta hai. Jab desh deficit mein hota hai, toh use apna balance maintain karne ke liye foreign capital attract karna padta hai. Agar ye capital inflow slow ho jaye, toh currency par pressure aa sakta hai aur imported inflation badh sakti hai, jo company ke profit margins ko affect karti hai.
Capital Flow ka Challenge
Q4 ka surplus ek positive sign hai, par FY26 ke liye capital inflows mein badi challenges dikhi hain. Foreign Portfolio Investor (FPI) equity outflows ₹2.5 lakh crore se zyada ho gaye FY26 mein, jo pichhle saal se bhi zyada hai. Saath hi, Non-Resident Indian (NRI) deposits se aane wala paisa 11% gir gaya, aur external commercial borrowings (ECBs) 23% kam ho gaye. Ye trend dikhata hai ki global investors Indian equities se paisa nikal rahe hain, jisse trade deficit ko finance karna mushkil ho raha hai.
RBI ka Plan Inflows ko support karne ka
Is outflow ko manage karne aur situation ko stable karne ke liye, Reserve Bank of India (RBI) aur government ne kuch steps liye hain. RBI ne banks ke liye dollar-rupee swap facility launch ki hai taaki banks fresh FCNR(B) deposits ko encourage karein. Banks ko in deposits par interest rates badhane ke liye bhi bola gaya hai taaki zyada funds attract ho sakein. Iske alawa, government ne Indian debt markets mein foreign investment attract karne par focus kiya hai, jismein government securities par certain capital gains tax aur interest tax hataya gaya hai. Ye ek strategic move hai jiska aim hai debt-focused foreign investment ka stable base banana, equity markets mein dikhne wale volatility ko offset karne ke liye.
Investors ko kya track karna chahiye?
Aage chal kar, analysts expect kar rahe hain ki fiscal year 2027 ke liye current account deficit GDP ka 2% cross kar sakta hai. Global energy prices ismein main factor hongi; agar oil mehnga raha, toh import bill high rahega. Investors government ke debt-based FPI flows attract karne ke efforts ko track kar sakte hain, kyunki ye Rupee ko stable karne mein help kar sakta hai. Iske alawa, market participants new trade agreements par updates dekhenge, kyunki ye aane wale mahino mein imports aur exports ke balance ko influence kar sakta hai. Ye samajhna ki RBI kaise global economic uncertainty ke against in capital inflows ko balance karta hai, wo overall market environment assess karne ke liye crucial hoga.