Category: Infrastructure Finance

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PM Office monitors CAPEX, investment plans of CPSEs

PM Office monitors CAPEX, investment plans of CPSEs

The Prime MinisterÂ’s Office has been monitoring the Capital expenditure (CAPEX) and investment plans of selected Central Public Sector Enterprises (CPSEs) since FY 12-13. The purpose of this exercise was to enhance investment in the economy and use CPSEs to drive economic growth.

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South Indian Bank, RCC join to aid cancer treatment

South Indian Bank, RCC join to aid cancer treatment

South Indian Bank has tied up with the Regional Cancer Centre (RCC) in Thiruvananthapuram for a noble cause-advanced treatment for cancer. This tie-up with RCC is in support of cancer patients, the Kerala-based bank says. The bank helps individuals to be a member of RCC. A member, if diagnosed for cancer at some point in time in his life, can get advanced treatment almost for free.

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Indian firms abroad investments fall to $ 1.94 bn in Aug

Indian firms abroad investments fall to $ 1.94 bn in Aug

Amid the Reserve Bank of India's (RBI) tightening norms, overseas investment by Indian companies declined sharply to $1.94 billion in August. The RBI has clamped norms for outbound investments by the domestic firms to contain rupee slide. A month ago in July, the Indian firms had invested $ 3.24 billion in their various entities overseas.

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Borrowing of infra firms rises faster than revenue

Borrowing of infra firms rises faster than revenue

Official data shows that the borrowing of 17 construction and infrastructure (C&I) companies that are part of the BSE-500 index has risen more than their revenue and net profit during the last five years since 2008. While borrowings of these firms rose a little over five times, to Rs 2.7 lakh crore since 2008, their revenue and cas

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Govt to infuse Rs 14,000 cr into banks, SBI looks for Rs 4,000-cr

Govt to infuse Rs 14,000 cr into banks, SBI looks for Rs 4,000-cr

India's largest State-owned bank, State Bank of India (SBI) on September 16 stated that it has recommended a cut in the cash reserve ratio (CRR), the amount of funds that the banks have to keep with the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) as well as in repo rate, the discount rate at which RBI repurchases government securities from the commercial banks. SBI said that it is expecting Rs 4,000-crore capital infusion from the government to shore up its capital.

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Exim Bank to get Rs 700 cr capital infusion

Exim Bank to get Rs 700 cr capital infusion

To give a fillip to the future growth the lender bank Export-Import Bank of India, the Union government on September 12 approved a proposal of Rs 700 crore capital infusion. The fund infusion will ensure compliance to the regulatory norms on capital adequacy, cater to the credit needs of productive sectors of economy as well as to withstand impact of stress in the economy, an official statement said in Delhi.