Two-thirds of the infrastructure investment, as per the revised plan, was to be funded by the public sector (central and state governments) while the remaining one-third was to come from the private sector.
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Indian Private Equity takes off!
Private Equity (PE) in India is still in its nascent stage, accounting for roughly 1 per cent of GDP.
Infrastructure tag will create liquidity in the sector
The affordable housing sector is looking and feeling upbeat! The sector has been finally granted infrastructure status, in addition to interest rate subsidies through the PMAY scheme, the income-tax breaks have been extended effectively till 2024 and finally the government has moved the idea of providing regulatory and construction approvals within 60 days.
Addressing Infrastructure Financing Needs
After liberalisation, the government´s primary focus was on reducing the fiscal deficit to restore macroeconomic stability, reforming trade and exchange rate policies and liberalising foreign investment policy. Infrastructure was never a growth constraint in the short term, considering the low utilisation of the existing infrastructure then.
Pipavav Port to fund expansion
Gujarat Pipavav Port has said that it will now fund its expansion plans through internal accruals as it has terminated loans from the multi-lateral agency IFC.
¨Raising large-scale infra funds is a difficult task¨
While the government and the RBI have eased norms and pushed for financing opportunities, actual benefits will take time to trickle down, says Vishwas Udgirkar, Senior Director, Deloitte India.
RBI relaxation for ECB refinance
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has delegated to banks the power to approve in cases where the average maturity period of fresh external commercial borrowing (ECB)
Relax ECB norms for infra NBFCs
2013 has been a bad year for infrastructure sector. Certain sectors like roads & highways have been hit hard in particular. Though power sector has been growing, it must be kept in mind that while coal continues to account for almost 60 per cent of power production in India
Land Bill is a concern for Japanese investors
The financial champion of the much-hyped DMIC is largely tight-lipped about it. Shin Oya, Chief Representative, Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC), tells Shilpi Aggarwal why his country may be waiting for the next general elections, is guarded on some questions but has no hesitation to say why the Indian government must treat ECBs better,
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