2021
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$621.464 bn
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$889 mn
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$62 mn
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$521.464 bn
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Detailed explanation-1: -From $632.74 billion as of January 7, 2022, the reserves declined to $562.851 billion as of December 30, 2022, even as the Reserve Bank of India used its forex arsenal to stabilise the rupee and cushion the capital outflows.
Detailed explanation-2: -India’s foreign exchange (forex) reserves jumped $44 million to $562.85 billion in the last week ended December 30, according to the latest RBI data. However, the data showed that during the whole year 2022, the country’s forex reserves declined by $70.1 billion.
Detailed explanation-3: -The amount has sharply declined from the record $624.4 billion last year. As the world is reeling from the economic crisis with almost every central bank raising interest rates to curb soaring inflation, foreign exchange reserves are falling globally.