With a view to strengthen our balance of payments and incentivise capital inflows, RBI had announced a series of measures including a facility for offering concessional swaps for fresh FCNR(B) deposits, OFCB and ECB inflows, on June 5, 2026. This facility was operationalized on June 8, 2026, and is available upto September 30, 2026, for the FCNR(B) deposits and upto December 31, 2026, for the OFCBs and ECBs. 2. The swap facility has seen avid interest and attracted steady forex inflows since June 8, 2026. Based on the data received from Authorised Dealer Banks, the position of forex inflows mobilised till July 17, 2026, under the above facility is given below.
Type | Amount
(USD million) |
FCNR(B) Deposits | 17,406 |
OFCBs | 1,970 |
ECBs | 1,342 |
Total | 20,718 |
(Brij Raj)
Chief General Manager Press Release: 2026-2027/720 |
