India supports its international reserves near historical maximums, while its inflation falls to levels that have not been observed since 2019, according to the last monthly economic report published by the Ministry of Finance, corresponding to May of the month.
June 13, 2025 In the country, foreign exchange reserves in the country amounted to $ 699,000 millionthe figure that “remains solid, with the coverage of more than 11.5 months of imports and 97.4% of the external debt of the slope at the end of December 2024 “, According to the report.
The reservation remains nearby 700,000 million dollars Since September last year, when they reached their historical maximum, according to the Bank of the Reserve of India (RBI).
Parallel, Retail inflation fell to 2.8% in MayAccording to official figures, notes the seventh month of the descent and the lowest level since February 2019.
“This moderation of inflation is widespread,” says the document. Food inflation, meanwhile, He went down “a little less than 1%“The lowest record from October 2021, according to the same report.
In this context, the Indian Reserve Bank (RBI) took an extensive monetary position. In June, his committee on monetary policy reduced the control interest rate by 50 main points, From 6% to 5.5%, its lowest level from 2022.
He also announced a gradual reduction in the coefficient of mandatory reserves from September to November, which is expected to introduce About 30,000 million dollars In liquidity to the banking system.
The Ministry of Finance said that the economy supports a steady growth rate, with 6.5% GDP rating For the financial year 2025-26. In addition, the official employment work continues upward, in accordance with the data of the National Pension Organization (EPFO), the inclusion of 1.91 million employees.
With these indicators, the government is confident that the internal impulse provided contained inflation And a strong external position is to support the restoration of the economy in an international environment, still noted by volatility.
