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Power finance cos turn to global markets for cheaper fundsIndian power and renewable energy firms are looking abroad for loans. The Reserve Bank of India's new dollar-rupee swap facility has made f...
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,...
FX swap window may spur PSU rush for overseas loansPublic sector units like PFC, REC, and NaBFID are poised to increase their External Commercial Borrowings (ECBs) to leverage the RBI's 1.5%...
RBI may need to absorb at least half of hedging cost to spur ECBs by PSUsThe Reserve Bank of India's new measures aim to boost foreign inflows. Public Sector Undertakings can now access concessional forex swaps f...
RBI holds repo rate, but for how long will relief for home loan borrowers continue?The RBI’s decision to keep the repo rate unchanged at 5.25% has provided relief to home loan borrowers, but rising inflation could trigger ...
US, UK firms boost currency hedging as war sparks volatilityAmerican and British companies significantly boosted currency hedging last quarter. This move came as global markets faced turbulence. Even...
What happens when investors stop SIPs during crises–real investors, real panic, and the real cost of walking awayFrom a cancer diagnosis in Kolkata to a layoff in Bengaluru to Covid panic in Agra—real investors, real crises, and the real cost of walkin...
Lenders urge RBI for hedging support framework to revive overseas borrowingIndian banks and companies are asking the Reserve Bank of India for help with offshore debt. High costs to protect against currency changes...
Banks seek RBI relief on InvIT lending rules, warn 3-yr track record rule may slow infra monetisation & fresh fundingBanks have asked the Reserve Bank of India to relax new lending rules for Infrastructure Investment Trusts. The proposed three-year operati...
Six companies, six tricks in Indian balance sheets, and how investors get taken for a rideWhenever an Indian company imports goods, borrows in foreign currency, earns overseas revenue, or runs a foreign subsidiary, forex accounti...
China's cheap money is shaking $9.5 trillion global loan marketChinese financial institutions are carving out a significant foothold in global lending markets. With their ability to provide more afforda...
NBFCs tap $3.67 billion in overseas syndicated loans, more than double 2024 levelsIndian non-bank lenders significantly increased overseas syndicated loan borrowing. They raised $3.67 billion in 2025, more than double 202...
NBFCs turn top overseas borrowers in April with over $1.5 billion loansIndian companies raised $2.92 billion through overseas loans in April, with NBFCs leading the way, securing $1.53 billion for on-lending an...
RBI's $15-billion dollar-rupee swaps helping Indian companies raise cheaper overseas loansThe Mumbai Interbank Forward Offer Rate (MIFOR), which gauges currency risk when Indian companies bring dollar funds into India, has fallen...
Indian Overseas Bank cuts MCLR by up to 30 bpsThe benchmark one-year MCLR, against which most of the consumer and retail loans are priced, has been cut by 0.20 per cent from June 10, In...
Overseas loans get cheaper for India banks battling bad debtIndia’s bankruptcy courts are dealing with the nation’s 40 largest bad loan accounts.
Strong macros, stable Rupee make external commercial borrowings cheaper for Indian firmsThe cost of borrowing in overseas markets for Indian cos has fallen to more than two-year lows as international investors look at India pos...
Exporters get overseas credit at cheaper ratesExporters, who have been averse to borrowing overseas, may find some relief through lines of credit being extended by external credit agenc...
- Road and highway companies get access to foreign loans
Road and highway companies to raise overseas debt. India relaxes norms for power companies to refinance their rupee loans.
- Essar to raise $4.5b overseas at ‘lower’ rate
The Essar group plans to raise $4.5 billion from the overseas loan market.