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Banking liquidity falls to fiscal-year low, pushes up money market ratesMoney market rates have risen as banking system liquidity dropped to its lowest this fiscal year. Advanced tax outflows caused this liquidi...
CD rates may fall up to 100 bps as banks tap overseas deposits, loansInterest rates on short-term financial instruments like Certificates of Deposit are poised to decrease across India. This anticipated drop,...
RBI's measures may attract USD 60-70 billion foreign capital, support rupee: India RatingsNew measures by the RBI and government aim to attract foreign capital. These steps are expected to bring in USD 60-70 billion. This influx ...
RBI offers concessional swaps, allows leverage for NRI deposits to drive forex inflowsThe Reserve Bank of India has introduced new foreign exchange measures. These include special swap facilities to encourage state-owned comp...
RBI opens a dollar swap window to help hedge foreign borrowingsThe Reserve Bank of India is introducing a dollar-rupee swap facility for banks. This move aims to help state-run firms and lenders hedge t...
RBI offers concessional swaps for PSUs, NRI deposits to drive forex inflowsThe Reserve Bank of India has introduced new foreign exchange measures. These include offering special swap facilities to encourage state-o...
Central banks look through inflation until entrenched, no evidence of second-round effects: Dy Gov Poonam GuptaThe Reserve Bank of India is navigating global economic hurdles and geopolitical tensions. Deputy Governor Poonam Gupta explains the centra...
RBI eases ECB rules, lifts borrowing limits to $1 bn from $750 mn earlierThe Reserve Bank of India has updated its External Commercial Borrowings rules. Borrowing limits have been raised, and maturity requirement...
Growth Uncapped: NBFCs can tap a billion dollars or more in ECBsFinancial regulators - the Reserve Bank of India, Securities and Exchange Board of India, Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of...
RBI relaxes end-use stipulations for corporates and NBFCs under ECB frameworkEligible borrowers will now be allowed to raise following ECBs with a minimum average maturity period of 10 years for working capital purpo...
RBI allows infrastructure firms to borrow overseas for shorter tenor of three to five yearsRBI has revised the overseas borrowings framework for Indian firms and allowed infrastructure firms to borrow upto five years.
Allow infra firms to access medium term foreign debt: Centre tells RBITo attract more overseas fund, the RBI relaxed the ECB norms with fewer restrictions on end uses and allowed loans from sovereign wealth fu...
RBI widens pool of international investors eligible to lend to Indian companiesThe central bank raised the limit for small value external commercial borrowings with minimum average maturity of three years to $50 millio...
RBI eases overseas borrowing rules for local companiesIndia will allow offshore insurance cos, pension funds and sovereign wealth funds to lend to local companies for the long term, the central...
RBI eases procedure of ECB refinancingRBI eased norms to refinance ECB and allowed banks to approve even those cases where the average maturity period of fresh borrowings exceed...
- Asset financing NBFCs allowed to access ECB market
Non-banking finance companies involved in asset financing have been allowed to access the external commercial borrowing market.
- RBI raises Foreign Currency Convertible Bonds limit to $750 mn
RBI today raised the annual limit of Foreign Currency Convertible Bonds (FCCBs) for companies to USD 750 million.
- $14.3 b flows in through ECB window till Dec
India Inc raised over $14.3 billion from overseas debt markets till December 2006 this fiscal.
- Cos' gain, banks' loss
Given the new ECB guidelines, several issuers led by RIL, NTPC, Punjab National Bank, Exim Bank Essar Steel and Hutch stand to gain.
- ECBs from any 'recognised' source allowed
The government has further liberalised the guidelines for external commercial borrowings, allowing companies to raise foreign loans from an...