While in theory, the idea behind setting up IDFs is sound, the two structures proposed by the Ministry of Finance at present do not appear to have enough credit enhancement mechanisms to bring in domestic and foreign long term institutional investors, says Amit Dinakar.
Author: admin (Infratructure Today)
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Banks should be nodal agencies to IDF
S Vishvanathan, MD and CEO, SBI Capital Markets, explains why the regulators of IDF have taken a rather cautious approach in developing it, and suggests that banks can take on the initial risk and then pass it on to IDFs-thus retaining the asset throughout the project.
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Given banks' experience, it'd be advantageous for them to launch IDFs
How will banks respond to the IDF allowance by the government? BK Batra, Executive Director, IDBI Bank, explains that this well thought-out scheme nevertheless needs to be tweaked to be fully productive.
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The New PPP Policy: The devil lies in the detail
The government recently decided the PPP policy needs clarity and drafted a new one. The new document, however, dwells too much in generalisations. A reward/disincentivisation should be a necessary part of awards, say Amit Kapur and Vishnu Sudarsan.
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Treading the slippery path
Efficiency enhancement through pricing and non-pricing methods is the need of the hour in meeting our energy adequacy. With India's energy efficiency estimated to be the fifth lowest in the world, there is a tremĂÂendous scope to improve efficiency. DependĂÂence on oil imports is expected to rise.
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No mining should be allowed for trading
The unstoppable and straight-speaking Karnataka Lokayukta (now retired) has done his bit for the sustenance of the legitimate mining industry. While exposing the biggest mining scam to date, his observations on mining policy and practice should perhaps be heard and considered carefully.
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Alom Poly Extrusions: Lighter and stronger
Alcorr double-wall corrugated pipes made of extrĂÂemely versatile raw material called high-density polyethylene (HDPE) are composed of two layers having glass smooth inner wall and annular corrugated outer configuration.
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Canada Special
In the last year, several province-level delegations have visited India and explored opportunities in infrastructure and other domains. On 11-12 November, C-IBC's Canada-India Business Forum in Mumbai hopes to attract investors to Indian infrastructure, services and natural resources.
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Sowing seeds in the right land
Sameer K Bhatnagar presents an investment landscape for Canadian companies to invest in India and outlines the major sectors where opportunities lie. These are interesting times for infrastructure comĂÂpanies in India.
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9th Construction World Annual Awards 2011: To build India ethically
The 9th Construction World Annual Awards held on 19 October 2011 at the Taj Land's End, Mumbai witnessed eminent personalities from the construction industry being felicitated for their valuable contributions.