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IDBI Bank raises Rs.2,500 crore

IDBI Bank raises Rs.2,500 crore

IDBI Bank has raised Rs 2,500 crore through Basel-III-compliant additional Tier-I (AT-I) bonds to enhance its capital adequacy. The coupon (interest rate) for AT-I bonds is 10.75 per cent payable annually.

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Pvt banks lower interest rates for corporates

Pvt banks lower interest rates for corporates

Banks are tweaking interest rates on loans to the corporates of India. On a selective basis, depending on the tenure or security of the loan, banks, especially in the private sector, are tweaking rates to suit the demands of corporates.

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DSIR project to get new thrust

DSIR project to get new thrust

Significant developments is expected shortly in the Dholera Special Investment Region (DSIR) as the Delhi Mumbai-Industrial Corridor Corporation (DMICDC) Trust, the Government of India´s nodal agency for the execution of the DMIC project has agreed to pump in Rs 3,000 crore for infrastructure development at the SIR, mainly for flood control in the area.

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Essar Group raises $450 mn

Essar Group raises $450 mn

The Essar Group has achieved financial closure for the $1.8 billion Minnesota Mining project making some headway six years after the asset was acquired. The group has raised $450 million from a clutch of New York based funds to fund the expansion of the mine.

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India to grow at 8-9 per cent

India to grow at 8-9 per cent

According to the Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley, India has the capacity to grow at 8-9 per cent and good governance would make economic expansion ´more exuberant´.

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Vizhinjam project gets Centre´s VGF

Vizhinjam project gets Centre´s VGF

The proposed Vizhinjam deepwater port and international transhipment terminal in Kerala has become the first to be granted viability gap funding (VGF) by the Centre. A decision to this effect was taken at a meeting of an empowered panel under the Union Finance Ministry recently.