Foreign Exchange Reserve: India’s foreign currency reserves are continuously decreasing. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) said on Friday that India’s foreign exchange reserves declined by $ 2.7 billion to $ 687.73 billion in the week ending November 7, 2025. This is the third consecutive week when there has been a decline in the country’s foreign exchange reserves. A week before this, the country’s foreign exchange reserves had decreased by 5.6 billion dollars to 689.73 billion dollars.
Decline in foreign currency assets also
According to RBI data, a huge decline has also been recorded in foreign currency assets during the week ending November 7. It has decreased by $2.45 billion to $562.13 billion. Foreign Currency Asset (FCA) is an important part of the country’s foreign exchange reserves. Expressed in dollars, foreign exchange asset reserves include the impact of movements in non-US currencies such as the euro, pound and yen.
Reduction in gold reserve also
At the same time, if we talk about gold reserve, there has been some reduction in it also. According to the Reserve Bank, the value of the country’s gold reserves has now come down to $101.53 billion, with a decrease of $1.95 billion during the week ending November 7. It is noteworthy that the gold reserve had reached a record of $ 100 billion in October, when gold prices had increased in the global market, but after that it declined. RBI said that during this period, Special Drawing Rights (SDR) decreased by $ 51 million to $ 18.59 billion.
What is the condition of Pakistan?
At the same time, if we talk about Pakistan’s foreign exchange reserves, an increase has been registered in it. State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has reached its high level of four years this week. During the week ending November 7, it registered an increase of $ 22 million, taking the total reserves to $ 14.524 billion. This figure has now crossed SBP’s earlier high level of $14.506 billion.
Pakistan’s foreign currency reserves have definitely improved, but it remains below the high level of FY 2021. Pakistan is also expected to get $1.2 billion from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) next month. Due to this, there is a possibility of further increase in foreign exchange reserves.
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