Foreign Exchange Reserves Increases by 19.6%

Jan 09, 2026 04:33 PM Merolagani



The Gross foreign exchange reserves of the country has increased by 19.6 percent in the last five months of the current FY.

As per the Current Macroeconomic and Financial Situation of Nepal based on 5 months data, the gross foreign exchange reserve reached to Rs 3201.47 billion in mid- December 2025 from Rs 2677.68 billion in mid-July 2025.

In the US dollar terms, the gross foreign exchange reserves increased 13.5 percent to 22.13 billion in mid-December 2025 from 19.50 billion in mid July 2025.

Of the total foreign exchange reserves, the reserves held by NRB increased 18.7 percent to Rs 2866.47 billion in mid-December 2025 from Rs 2414.64 billion in mid-July 2025.

Reserves held by banks and financial institutions (except NRB) increased 27.4 percent to Rs 335 billion in mid- December 2025 from Rs 263.14 billion in mid-July 2025. The share of Indian currency in total reserves stood at 22.2 percent in mid-June 2025.

 




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