Mumbai, April 17 -- According to the European Central Bank, the Eurozone recorded a current account surplus of €38 billion in January 2026, up from €13 billion in the previous month.

However, for the 12 months to January 2026, the current account surplus stood at €261 billion, equivalent to 1.6% of the euro area's GDP, down from €377 billion (2.5% of GDP) a year earlier.

In the financial account, euro area residents' net purchases of non-euro area portfolio investment securities totalled €786 billion over the 12-month period. Meanwhile, non-residents' net purchases of euro area portfolio investment securities reached €914 billion during the same timeframe.

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