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FOREIGN CURRENCY DEPOSIT PROGRAM
How NRIs, OCIs can get 45% annual return on $1 lakh FCNR (B) deposit as this bank in India offers 19X leverage; Should you go for it?HSBC Bank's IFSC unit offers Non-Resident Indians significant leverage on FCNR(B) deposits. This strategy allows investors to borrow up to ...
RBI likely used dollar deposit surge to cut record FX forward book, economists sayReserve Bank of India likely used deposit inflows to reduce its forward book. This action helped the central bank manage its near-term doll...
Punjab National Bank eyes ambitious target to break into world's top 100Punjab National Bank is setting its sights on breaking into the elite group of the world's top 100 lenders in the near future. With a signi...
$17.4 billion flows into FCNR(B) deposits: Which bank offers the best 3-year FCNR(B) FD rate—SBI, PNB, HDFC Bank, ICICI Bank or Canara Bank?Foreign currency deposits have seen significant inflows after a new RBI scheme. Canara Bank offers the highest 3-year FCNR(B) USD fixed dep...
FCNR(B): Data show banks have raised $20.7 bn under scheme; $10 bn more may flow inThe optimism follows RBI's disclosure that banks have collectively garnered $20.7 billion under its special incentive window, a pace that h...
Diaspora dollars are coming, but India needs export resilience, not quick fixesThe Reserve Bank of India's special deposit scheme is successfully attracting significant foreign currency from overseas Indians. Banks hav...
Foreign banks account for lion's share of FCNR(B) inflows under RBI's concessional swap facilityForeign banks have facilitated most FCNR(B) deposits under the RBI's swap facility. This concessional swap facility has attracted over twen...
PNB to foray in acquisition finance in third quarter: MD ChandraPunjab National Bank will begin acquisition finance in the third quarter of this fiscal year. The bank aims to mobilize USD 2.5 billion in ...
Rupee hits two-month low despite RBI intervention as crude oil surge weighsThe Indian rupee fell to a two-month low against the dollar on Monday. This decline occurred despite significant interventions by the centr...
FCNR scheme: Withholding tax fear haunts US, Singapore NRIsNon-resident Indians residing in Singapore and the United States are expressing significant concerns over withholding taxes. These taxes th...
An eye for dollars: SBI brings in $1.9 billion in foreign-currency resources via special scheme, way ahead of peersState Bank of India mobilized nearly two billion dollars under a central bank incentive. This amount significantly surpasses other state-ow...
NRIs can bring USD 70-80 bn into India through FCNR deposits: ExpertNon-Resident Indians can bring seventy to eighty billion US dollars into India. This inflow is possible through the ongoing FCNR initiative...
FCNR(B) FD interest rates for NRIs: HDFC Bank, SBI, PNB, ICICI Bank and Axis Bank- which offers highest maturity on USD depositsGovernment support for FCNR(B) deposits until September 2026 has sparked renewed investor interest. Banks are now offering higher interest ...
India, UAE central banks said to hold talks on FX deposit issuesIndia and the UAE central banks have discussed regulatory hurdles affecting India's drive to attract foreign-currency deposits from NRIs in...
FM Sitharaman to meet PSB chiefs to review foreign currency deposit driveFinance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will meet public sector bank chiefs Monday. They will review efforts to attract foreign currency deposi...
Forex reserves rise $7.3 billion as FCNR & ECB flows pick upThe country's stockpile of assets denominated in foreign currencies rose $7.26 billion to $674 billion in the week ended July 3, the latest...
State Bank of India draws over $1.5 billion in forex depositsState Bank of India has raised over $1.5 billion from overseas citizens. This program offers attractive returns due to Reserve Bank of Indi...