Kathmandu. In the first two months of the current fiscal year, the current account surplus stood at Rs 130.69 billion.

In the same period of the last FY, the current account had surplus of Rs 54.41 billion. In US dollars, the current account surplus stood at Rs 930 million in the second month of the current fiscal year, up from Rs 410 million in the same period last year.

Net capital transfer during the period stood at Rs 2.20 billion. Such transfers were Rs. 1.20 billion in the same period of the last FY.

As of August, 1.27 billion foreign direct investment (equity only) has been inflowed. Such foreign direct investment (equity only) had amounted to Rs 2.71 billion in the same period of the previous year. Foreign investment has decreased by Rs 1.44 billion in the review period.

As of August, the balance of payment stood at Rs 153.68 billion. The balance of payment was Rs 101.77 billion in the same period of the previous year. The balance of payment in US Dollars in the review period stood at Rs. 1.10 billion as against Rs. 760 million in the same period of the previous year.