Asian Development Bank (ADB) said it supports India's commitment to build more infrastructure and will increase its lending to $10-12 billion till 2018. ADB President Takehiko Nakao met Finance Minister Arun Jaitley and praised India's strong economic performance in the face of weak global growth.
Category: Infrastructure Finance
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Sovereign, pension funds may invest $50 bln in India
India is an attractive destination for global sovereign and pension funds as they are expected to invest up to $50 billion in infrastructure sector over the next five years, says a report by Ambit and The City of London Corporation.
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EPFO to invest in G-secs for infra
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.
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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
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Macquarie Infrastructure raises $3 billion for asia
Macquarie Infrastructure and Real Assets (MIRA) has raised $3.1 bln to invest in infrastructure companies in 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
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the Government of India signed an $80 million loan agreement to continue improving infrastructure in two North Eastern State Capital cities.