Kathmandu. In the 10 months of the current fiscal year, both the account and the balance of payment position have been seen in savings.

According to the Nepal Rastra Bank, the current account of the current account stood at Rs 729.28 billion as of mid-April. In the same period last year, the current account had surplus of Rs 272.53 billion. The current account had surplus of Rs 5.05 billion in the same period of the current fiscal year as against Rs 2.01 billion in the same period of the previous year.

Net capital transfer stood at Rs 14.65 billion as of mid-April 2018. Such transfers had amounted to Rs 8.48 billion in the same period of the previous year. As of mid-April, Rs 16.96 billion foreign direct investment (equity only) has been inflowed.

Such foreign direct investment (equity only) had amounted to Rs 10.58 billion in the same period of the previous year.

In the review period, the balance of payment stood at Rs 863.56 billion. In the same period of the last FY, the balance of payment stood at Rs 438.52 billion. The balance of payment position stood at Rs 5.98 billion in US dollars as against Rs 3.23 billion in the same period of the previous year.