Remittances to remain a key source of funding

Remittances from abroad are an important source of external funding for India and were equivalent to almost 3% of GDP in 2018. That was more than FDI and portfolio inflows combined. Although there are some risks, we think that remittance inflows will remain strong over the coming years.

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