Foreign investment in the Indian economy is expected to more than double, with inflows from both foreign direct investment and foreign institutional investors set to surge above $60 billion in the current financial year, compared with the $29 billion in 2013-14, an ASSOCHAM note has projected.
Category: Infrastructure Finance
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New FM seeks separate paper on GST
The new Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley has asked the revenue department for a separate presentation on the proposed tax reform towards Goods and Services Tax (GST). Expenditure, revenue and disinvestment departments had made presentations to the minister on 28 May.
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Diamond rail link may tap sovereign funds
The new government's big infrastructure project idea of a 'diamond quadrilateral railway project' to connect all the four metropolitan cities with high-speed rail, could mean a tapping of sovereign wealth funds to finance the mammoth cost, estimated to be at least Rs 12 lakh crore.
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The new alternative
Despite sluggishness in the infrastructure sector, Alternate Investment Funds managed to attract the maximum amount of investments during the year,
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Bandhan to start 600 branches
Bandhan Financial Services plans to begin its banking journey next year with around 600 branches. Bandhan will operate in the rural belt and in the unbanked areas of the country.
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Exim Bank to set up PDC with African Development Bank
Exim Bank will soon set up a Project Development Company (PDC) in association with the African Development Bank, a multilateral institution for 55 African countries. According to David Rasquinha, Executive Director, Exim Bank
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JICA loan to Uttarakhand forest project
The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) has approved a loan of about Rs 674 crore for a forest project in Uttarakhand. The loan at a concessional interest rate of 0.30 per cent carries a repayment period of 40 years with a grace period of 10 years.
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SBI inks deal with Reliance Money Infra
State Bank of India (SBI) has signed up Reliance Money Infrastructure (RMIL), an Anil Ambani Group company, in a 'business correspondent' deal to source a range of banking services.
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WB loan for rail corridor
The World Bank has sanctioned a loan of $1,100 million for the construction of a 393-km double line on the Mughalsarai-Bhaupur section of the Eastern Dedicated Freight Corridor project.
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IDFC Q4 profit dips 51 per cent
IDFC saw its fourth quarter consolidated net profit drop 51 per cent as income remained largely flat and expenses almost doubled. In the January-March period, the infrastructure finance company posted a net profit of Rs 258 crore against Rs 526 crore,