IIFCL Mutual Fund recently launched its maiden infrastructure deft fund (IDF) scheme , which will undertake investment in debt securities or securitised debt instruments of infrastructure companies. It would also cater to infrastructure capital companies or infrastructure projects, special purpose vehicles and
bank loans
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Essar Oil to replace rupee debt with dollar loans
Essar Oil plans to to replace its rupee borrowings with dollar borrowings in order to reduce interest cost and extend the maturity period of its debt. The reduction in interest cost is expected to boost returns from the refinery business of the firm. The company increased borrowing to finance its refinery expansion project, which was completed in March 2012. It raised its refinery capacity to 20 million tonne per annum and complexity to
Fitch upgrades India’s rating outlook
Global ratings agency Fitch Ratings upgraded the outlook on India's sovereign rating to "stable" from "negative" noting the government's steps to reduce fiscal deficit. The rating agency said the Indian authorities have been successful in containing the upward pressure on the Union Budget deficit in the face of a weaker-than-expected economy
Some banks recast debt outside CDR framework
According to a study by CARE Research, some banks are restructuring the debt of their borrowers through bilateral negotiation without referring the cases to the corporate debt restructuring (CDR) cell. The study found that out of the Rs 177,333 crore outstanding restructured advances of 10 large banks, only Rs 58,366 crore worth of loans were referred to the CDR cell
GMR confident of servicing debt
Media reports indicate that GMR Infrastructure does not face problem on servicing its debt as the firm feels most of the debt has been ring-fenced over the cash flow of specific projects. In 2012-13, the company paid Rs 608 crore as interest charges, higher than 31 per cent from the previous year. As of end-2013, the firm had a net debt of Rs 33,700 crore, up 15 per cent from the previous finan
SBI to take Rs 2 bn hit due to provisioning norms
Pratip Chaudhuri, Chairman of State Bank of India (SBI) informed that the total impact of Reserve Bank of India (RBI)Â’s revised norms on provisioning for non-performing assets (NPAs) and restructured loans would be about Rs 200 crore a year. He said this would be less than 1 per cent on a PBT (profit before tax) basis and hence it may not have a significant impact on SBIÂ’s profitability
ECB facility may promote affordable housing projects
Industry players expect the Reserve Bank of India's (RBI) move to allow real estate developers raise funds from External Commercial Borrowings (ECB) would increase the supply of low-cost houses. It may be recalled that the central bank allowed developers and housing finance companies to raise a maximum of $1 billion for affordable housing
SBI to recast Rs 60 bn loan in 3-4 months
In the next three to four months, State Bank Of India, the country's largest lender, expects to restructure Rs 50-60 billion ($0.9-$1.08 billion) of loan. This information was given by the bank Chairman Pratip Chaudhuri while interacting with media persons. During January-March quarter, the bank restructured Rs 80.9 billion ($1.46 billion) in loans. The bank's total rest
SBI recasts $1.5 bn loans in March quarter
Between January and March 2013, the country's largest public sector lender State Bank of India (SBI) restructured almost $1.5 billion loans. The bank announced its first quarterly decline in net profit in two years owing to fall in interest income and increase in provisions for loan
APSEZ handles 82 mn t cargo
Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone (APSEZ) handled
82.13 million tonne (mn t) cargo in 2012-13, a growth of 21 percent from the previous year. During January-March, APSEZ handled 22.89 mn t cargo, an increase of 38 percent over the same period last year. This growth was driven by container and bulk (ma

