Foreign direct investment by Indian companies in other countries has doubled to more than $3.36 billion in April as compared to the previous month. The Reserve Bank of India gave this information on Thursday. According to official data, despite the geo-political tension arising out of the West Asia conflict and the sharp decline in the rupee, this increase in foreign investment by Indian companies was mainly due to the investment of Coforge.
According to RBI, direct investment by Indian companies abroad was $ 1.61 billion in March, whereas it was $ 1.96 billion a year ago in April 2025. In April 2026, the share of the top five companies in the total foreign direct investment through equity was about 86 percent. This includes two investment deals of Coforge, which amounted to $ 1.37 billion and $ 994 million. According to RBI data, after Coforge, Lupine’s investment was $ 229 million, Wingify Software’s $ 156.8 million, Knack Global’s $ 82.9 million and Clair Technology India’s $ 54 million.
increase in bonds
Total financial commitments, including bonds and guarantees, increased by only 11 percent on a monthly basis in April to $ 5.64 billion, compared to $ 5.08 billion in the previous month i.e. March. However, there has been a decline of 10.81 percent in the total financial commitment on an annual basis, which was $ 6.329 billion in April 2025.
According to the data, the main reason for the increase in total financial commitments in April was the huge surge in equity investments. On the other hand, a decline was seen in bond and guarantee cases compared to the previous month. Bond commitments decreased to $ 517.7 million in April 2026, from $ 770.6 million in March and $ 1.121 billion in April 2025. The value of guarantees issued in April was $ 1.75 billion, while it was $ 2.701 billion in March and $ 3.23 billion in April 2025.
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