Historically, infrastructure projects in India have been funded on a mix of debt and equity. The current trends suggest so. Over the past 15 days, as many as three initial public offerings-IRB, HUDCO and PSP Projects - have hit Dalal Street, raising more than Rs 6,000 crore, a testimony to the fact that the bond market is gaining pace after the 2008 turmoil.
Category: Infrastructure Finance
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Improve services and engagement with users
Arun Lakhani, Chairman and Managing Director, Vishvaraj Infrastructure, says users will pay for drinking water if service providers improve service and engagement levels. Lakhani, whose firm has successfully rolled out the much-acclaimed 'Nagpur 24x7 Water Supply Scheme' in partnership with the French firm Veolia, also feels that the government needs to enunciate a policy on water reuse to make treated water an attractive proposition for the industry.
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InvIT provides a window for unlocking invested capital
With IRB raising Rs 5,035 crore by unlocking six projects, Virendra Mhaiskar, Chairman and Managing Director, says that the entity would repay the entire debt on these Special Purpose Vehicles (SPVs), amounting to Rs 3,350 crore.
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Jaitley releases CII reports on transparency in real-estate sector
Arun Jaitley, Minister of Finance, Corporate Affairs and Defence has released a CII (Confederation of Indian Industry) CII reports on transparency and ethics in the real-estate sector. He also launched the CII Centre for Arbitration and Mediation during the Annual Session of CII with the theme ‘Future of Globalisation: Can India Lead?’
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Maharashtra ‘best place’ to invest, says CM Fadnavis at India-Italy Investment Forum
The India-Italy Investment Forum was organised in Mumbai by the Italian Trade Commission/Trade Promotion office of the Embassy of Italy in New Delhi, in collaboration with Confindustria (the Confederation of Italian Industries) and CII.
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HUDCO plans to raise Rs 1,200 crore via IPO
The Housing and Urban Development Corporation (HUDCO) plans to garner Rs 1,200 crore via an Initial Public Offering (IPO). The objective of this IPO is to carry out the CentreÂ’s divestment plan in this entity, of 2 crore equity shares.
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IRB to raise Rs 4,300 crore through InvIT Fund
IRB InvIT Fund will become IndiaÂ’s first such fund. Currently, IRB has road assets close to Rs 30,000 crore (Rs 19,000 crore are operational; Rs 11,000 crore is under construction).
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HDFC Bank to raise Rs 50,000 crore via infra bonds, debt securities
HDFC Bank has said that it will raise up to Rs 50,000 crore through debt securities and infrastructure bonds over the next 12 months. In a filing to the BSE, the institution said the Board has approved the issue of debt instruments, Tier-II bonds and long-term infrastructure bonds of up to Rs 50,000 crore.
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PNB Housing Finance signs MoU with CREDAI to train 8,000 construction workers
Taking forward its commitment to the cause of improving the lives of construction workers, PNB Housing Finance has signed an MoU with CREDAI (Confederation of Real Estate DevelopersÂ’ Association of India) to train 8,000 construction workers, pan India.
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India emerges as favoured destination for Bangladeshi investment
Effective and fast-track implementation of decisions taken by the governments of India and Bangladesh has resulted in enhancement of trade and investment between the two nations, said Veena Sikri, Former Ambassador of India to Bangladesh, at a FICCI seminar on ‘Doing Business with Bangladesh’.