Retirement fund body Employees' Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) will park more funds in public sector bonds to boost infrastructure development programmes and continue to invest in equities, Union Labour Minister Bandaru Dattatreya said.
Category: Infrastructure Finance
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USAID, ADB to invest $848 mln in solar parks
The US Agency for International Development (USAID) and the Asian Development Bank (ADB) late March signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to provide $848 million of funding for the development of solar parks across India.
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Indore Development Authority set to pump in Rs.343.75 crore in urban infra
Indore Development Authority (IDA) board has declared plans to spend Rs.343.75 crore on the city's development by building affordable houses and improve urban infrastructure by roping in private players.
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Macquarie Infrastructure raises $3 billion for asia
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IVRCL lenders to convert loans
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Insolvency and bankruptcy code: Resolving the NPA crisis
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ABG Shipyard may get strategic investor end March
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India and ADB sign $80 million loan agreement
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FinMin to release Rs.32,000 cr for IR
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Govt may increase Rs.70k-cr planned capital infusion for PSBs
The Finance Ministry is considering infusing more than the announced Rs.70,000 crore in public sector banks to help strengthen their balancesheets.´