Kathmandu. The current account surplus stood at Rs 169.04 billion in the first two months of the current fiscal year.

According to the Nepal Rastra Bank, the current account had surplus of Rs 130.97 billion in the same period of the previous year.

The current account has surplus of Rs 1.11 billion in the same period of the previous year, compared to Rs 936.7 million in the same period of the previous year.

Net capital transfers stood at Rs 1.53 billion as of mid-August. Such transfers were Rs 2.20 billion in the same period last year.

As of the end of September, 2.98 billion foreign direct investment (equity only) has been received. Such foreign direct investment (equity only) was 1.27 billion in the same period last year. The balance of payment position stood at 187.68 billion as of the end of September. The balance of payment position stood at 153.68 billion in the same period of the last fiscal year. The balance of payment position in US dollars stood at 1.23 billion as of the end of August as against 1.10 billion in the same period of the previous year.