India’s Finance Minister Identifies Capital Outflow as 2027’s Biggest Risk
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Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has warned that capital outflows will be India’s most significant risk by 2027. The benchmark stock index has fallen more than 12% this year, and foreign investors have sold over $3.3 billion worth of Indian shares. Sitharaman attributes the sell‑off to excess liquidity that makes it easy for investors to pull out. In response, the Reserve Bank of India has already deployed nearly half of its $14 billion reserves to support the rupee. The outflow concern underscores the vulnerability of India’s financial markets to global liquidity conditions and highlights the central bank’s role in maintaining currency stability.
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印度财政部长标记2027年主要风险
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- Nirmala Sitharaman
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- 发出警告
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- 印度股市下滑
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- Oct 19, 00:00
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Indian Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has identified continued foreign capital outflows as one of India's biggest risks for 2027. Benchmark stock indexes NSE Nifty 50 and BSE SENSEX have fallen over 12% this year. Foreign portfolio investors have sold over $33 billion of Indian equities in 2026, with $4.1 billion withdrawn in September alone. The outflows have pressured the rupee, prompting the Reserve Bank of India to draw down nearly half of its $140 billion reserve buffer. Despite the selling, local institutions bought $8.1 billion in September, and equity mutual funds have seen net inflows every month since March 2021.
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