India may have achieved current account surplus, say experts

India's current account balance likely moved to a surplus in the quarter ending March, thanks to a weakening of commodity prices, rising remittances, and strong services exports. It's the country's first such surplus in six quarters and has been attributed to a shrinking of India's external financing needs, with Barclays' Rahul Bajoria suggesting a Q4 surplus and India Ratings and Research (Ind-Ra) forecasting a current account surplus of $6bn, or 0.7% of the GDP. Experts believe the surplus will continue into this quarter, thanks in part to buoyant services exports.

India may have achieved current account surplus, say experts
India's current account balance likely moved to a surplus in the quarter ending March, thanks to a weakening of commodity prices, rising remittances, and strong services exports. It's the country's first such surplus in six quarters and has been attributed to a shrinking of India's external financing needs, with Barclays' Rahul Bajoria suggesting a Q4 surplus and India Ratings and Research (Ind-Ra) forecasting a current account surplus of $6bn, or 0.7% of the GDP. Experts believe the surplus will continue into this quarter, thanks in part to buoyant services exports.