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ECB borrowings at $5.43 billion hit 1-year high in Mar
Financial Express Kochi
|May 15, 2026
EXTERNAL COMMERCIAL BORROWINGS (ECBs) touched a one-year high in March, though borrowings were below the levels seen in the year-ago period.
According to RBI data, total ECB and FCCB registrations stood at $5.43 billion in March, including $5.22 billion under the automatic route and $212 million under the approval route. There were no rupee-denominated bond issuances during the month.
This story is from the May 15, 2026 edition of Financial Express Kochi.
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