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Indians External Debt-as of June 2025

October 09, 2025

1. Overall Debt Position

  • Total Debt: External debt of India, used at the end of June 2025, was USD 747.2 billion.
  • Quarterly Change: It is an increment of USD 11.2 billion over the end of March 2025.
  • Valuation Effect: There was a 5.1 billion growth as a result of the weakening of the US dollar against other major currencies.

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ADB Retains FY26 Growth projections of India at 6.5 percent

October 09, 2025

1. Growth Projection

  • The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has stuck to its predictions of a growth in the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) of India of 6.5 percent in FY 2025-26.
  • The ADB is also estimating 6.5 percent growth rate in FY 2026-27. This is a minor revision of its previous estimate of 6.7 per cent that same year.

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The Indian G-Secs Foreign Portfolio Investor Holdings fall to 6.7 percent

October 09, 2025

1. Key Trend

  • The holdings of the Foreign Portfolio Investor (FPI) in the Indian Government Securities (G-Secs) declined to 6.7 percent of the total outstanding as of September 19, 2025.
  • This is a fall of the 7.1 percent mark in March 2025.

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AU Small Finance bank launches the AU KOSMO UPI credit card

October 09, 2025

1. Partnership & Product

  • Bank: AU Small Finance Bank (AU SFB).
  • Cooperation: Cooperated with Kiwi, a Credit on UPI app.
  • Product: Introduced the AU KOSMO Credit Card, an online-first credit card that is powered by the RuPay network.

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National Stock Exchange Records Over 120 million active investors

October 09, 2025

1. Key Milestone

  • National Stock Exchange (NSE) has surpassed 120 million active investors by September 23, 2025.
  • This is a great milestone and it underlines the fast growth and widening of capital markets in India.

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