By definition, net FDI is gross FDI inflows adjusted by gross FDI outflows. It so happened that in October 2018 a Chinese power company had repaid an intercompany loan of around $530 million to its parent company. This had resulted in net FDI outflow of $371 in October 2018. In contrast, October 2019 saw a nominal gross outflow leading to a net FDI inflow of $108 million.