India’s current account deficit narrowed in Q1 and, along with the pick-up in net FDI inflows, this has helped to boost the overall balance of payments position to its largest surplus since 2008. With this improvement set to be maintained, a sharp sell-off in the rupee like the one seen in 2013 seems unlikely, even as the US Fed begins to tighten policy.
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