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The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) in its data on Outward Foreign Direct Investment (OFDI) for August 2022 has showed that India Inc's investment in their overseas ventures dropped by 59 per cent on an annual basis to USD 1.03 billion in August of current financial year.

It mentioned the total financial commitment by the domestic firms was worth USD 1,027.67 million in August, 2022-23. In the same month of 2021-22, it stood at USD 2,500.97 million (USD 2.5 billion). In the preceding month of July 2022, Indian businesses' overseas financial investment was USD 1,116.69 million (USD 1.12 billion).

Of the total investment during August this fiscal, the highest was in the form of equity infusion at USD 585.65 million. While USD 266.63 million was infused by way of issuance of guarantees, the rest USD 175.39 million was through loans. RBI said the data is provisional and subject to change based on online reporting by authorised dealer (AD) banks.