Category: Infrastructure Finance

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Rs 120 bn refinery in AP

Rs 120 bn refinery in AP

Amerind Petroleum (Amerind) proposes to set up a nea­rly Rs120 billion petroleum refinery near Visakhapatnam, in joint technical collaboration with the US-based American Industrial Corporation (AIC).

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Infra Debt Funds: Creating new wealth

Infra Debt Funds: Creating new wealth

IDFs come as a new solution to debt finance to long-term, high-value infrastructure sectors. Eligibility norms for IDFs are rather stringent but justified given the risks and quantums-typical of infrastructure investment-involved.

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Not enough credit enhancements

Not enough credit enhancements

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.

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Banks should be nodal agencies to IDF

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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Canada Special

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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New JNNURM in 12th Plan

New JNNURM in 12th Plan

The Plan panel said the government is working on a new Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM) during the 12th Plan, aiming to fast track infrastructure development in cities.

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India to attract $80 bn FDI

India to attract $80 bn FDI

India could attract $80 billion in foreign direct investment (FDI) in the coming two years, according to a research report by Morgan Stanley. India received $48-billion FDI in the last two years.