Trade One of the factors responsible for the tremendous growth of the Indian economy has been its booming foreign trade. India's Forex Reserves stood at US$ 303.5 billion as of April 2011 on the back of portfolio investments and revaluation of currencies, according to the latest data released by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Amount of FDI inflows during 2010-11 (April 2010-March 2011): US$ 19.4 billion according to the Department of Industrial Policy & Promotion. According to official data, top investing countries in India are Mauritius, Singapore, U.S.A, U.K, Netherlands, Japan, Cyprus, Germany, France, and U.A.E. The government has taken several measures to boost exports during times of a global meltdown.   INVESTMENT India's economy has been witnessing steady growth since the last decade. It is still holding its ground at an average of 5-6 per cent hoping for further revival. Indian companies have planned investments worth nearly US$ 20.1 billion in January 2009, registering a rise of 36 per cent from January 2008.