Media reports indicate that the finance ministry allowed sovereign wealth funds to invest in debt instruments floated by state-run companies. It may be noted that the government allowed 13 state-run firms to raise around Rs 48,000 crore by selling tax- free bonds in 2013-14. The fund would be used for infrastructure such as roads, ports and power plants
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Indiabulls Housing to raise capital
Indiabulls Housing Finance may mop up 40 per cent of the Rs 10,500 crore capital that it plans to raise in 2013-14, through banks, agency report indicates. The company would issue bonds to raise another 40 percent of the amount, while the portfolio sell down or securitisation will account to 20 per
Firms look to raise funds from abroad
Media reports indicate that several companies, including Reliance Industries (RIL) are taking efforts to raise debt in dollar. Other firms who want to raise dollar funds include Essar Steel, Adani Enterprises and JSW Steel, reports indic
Govt mulls overseas debt issuance by PSUs
The Indian government is mulling various steps to prevent further depreciation of rupee against the dollar. One of the steps considered by the government is to ask financially strong state-run companies to raise debt from overseas investors. According to one estimate, state-run companies could raise $25-30 billion of capital through issue of bond
Govt mulls overseas debt issuance by PSUs
The Indian government is mulling various steps to prevent further depreciation of rupee against the dollar. One of the steps considered by the government is to ask financially strong state-run companies to raise debt from overseas investors. According to one estimate, state-run companies could raise $25-30 billion of capital through issue of bond
Overseas bond issuance of Indian firms rises
According to an estimate by RBS India, Indian companies may issue $ 15-17 billion worth of foreign debt in 2013. Already, India Inc raised $12.5 billion worth of capital through issue of foreign debt in Jan-Jun 2013. It may be noted that during the entire year of 2012, Indian firms raised $14.5 billion worth of funds through foreign debt
Mfin discussing future course of action
Microfinance Institutions Network (Mfin), the industry body of microfinance firms, is discussing the future course of action to tide over the huge debt burden haunting the sector. Earlier, Reserve Bank of India (RBI) rejected Mfin's request to restructure the loan repayment of five heavily indebted microlenders under the corporate debt rest
Banks refinance Hindalco’s Rs 47 bn debt
State Bank of India and Axis Bank are learnt to have refinanced Rs 4,700 crore debt of Hindalco for the Utkal alumina project. The flagship company of the Aditya Birla Group managed to refinance the debt at an interest rate of 10.15 percent payable over an eight-year
Shriram City Union Finance to raise Rs 1,000 cr for growth
To achieve a growth of around 25-30 per cent over the next couple of years, non-banking finance company (NBFC) Shriram City Union Finance plans to raise around Rs 1,000 crore issuing debentures and through other debt this fiscal, the company said on July 31. The fund raising is expected to happen sometime this year to support the company's target. The company will continue to grow its non-corporate book size in a focused manner, GS Sundararajan, Managing Director of the company said in Chennai.
FIIs show interest in deploying capital
Foreign investors are showing strong interest in deploying capital on the Indian debt instruments as is evident from the recent auction of quotas to them. Foreign investors bid for quotas to invest in Rs 259.05 billion ($4.34 billion) worth of debt, while
only Rs 236.61 billion worth of debt was on offer, media repo

