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NRI remittances to exceed USD 75 billion in FY13

Remittances from Non-Resident Indians [NRIs] in the current fiscal are likely to exceed USD 75 billion, up from USD 66 billion in the 2011-12, an industry body study has said. NRIs remittances jumped 19 per cent to USD 66 billion in the last fiscal compared to the previous financial year owing to a sharp decline in the rupee value against dollar, Assocham said in a study.

'Even though the rupee may not see as much depreciation as it did in the last 12 months, the remittances would remain robust and may well cross USD 75 billion in 2012-13,' it said.

It said the rupee depreciated by about 25 per cent in the last one year which had a positive impact on the remittances by NRIs, making up more than the negative impact that could have been seen on the inflows due to severe slowdown in the western economies.  The study said expensive dollar results in better yields for NRIs when the foreign currency is converted into the Indian currency. Besides, it said, when the going gets tough in developed economies, Indians living abroad tend to save more and would like to park their surpluses in their home country.
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