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RBI offers NRIs up to 7% interest on dollar deposits

The Reserve Bank of India has reopened a temporary window allowing banks to offer higher interest rates on foreign currency deposits from non-resident Indians.

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The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has opened a temporary window allowing banks to offer non-resident Indians (NRIs) interest rates of up to 7 percent on dollar-denominated deposits, in a move aimed at attracting foreign currency inflows amid ongoing global economic uncertainty.

The special window applies to Foreign Currency Non-Resident Bank (FCNR-B) deposits and will remain open for three months. Under the scheme, banks have been given additional flexibility to raise interest rate ceilings on foreign currency deposits from NRIs.

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