Having observed the new government´s working and measures taken to boost the economy and push growth, how will this change the scenario as the political party at the Centre galvanises the industry in the short, medium and long term? Infrastructure is one of the top priorities for the Indian government.
Category: Infrastructure Finance
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Assets of India´s financial institutions reach $2.8 trillion
According to a report, the total value of assets held by India´s financial institutions touched $2.8 trillion, the third largest among BRICS nations, in 2013.
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SBI seeks flexibility in lending rules by RBI
The State Bank of India (SBI) has urged the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) to allow flexible lending rules including restructuring loans given to existing projects in line with revised cash flows available for debt refinancing
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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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PE investments touch $3.1 bn in July-September
Private equity (PE) investment in the July-September quarter reached $3.1 billion, registering a growth of 47 per cent over the corresponding period last year, says a report.
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Gati arm raises Rs.150 crore
Gati Kausar India, the cold chain arm of Gati Ltd, is raising Rs 150 crore ($24.45 million) from Mandala Capital.
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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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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.
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Injecting Hope
A slew of measures to infuse the much-needed cash-flow into the infrastructure sector have been introduced to push growth. And Rs 8 lakh crore of equity is likely to find its way soon in the sector enriching the fund pool. However, missing links like deepening the bond market in the country
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¨Bond market will see a face-lift in the near term¨
In an exclusive interview, Rajiv Lall, Chairman, IDFC says that the infrastructure sector is a complex industry and infra funding is an even more complex activity. I agree that that these alternate modes of finance are needed to see some momentum but modes such as infrastructure