Issuers are not sure whether there would be sufficient participation from retail investors for their tax-free infrastructure bond issues in order to meet the regulatory requirement. According to government norms, issuers must raise at least 40 percent of the capital mopped up through public bond issue from retail
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Ramesh finds fault at microfinance model
Union Rural Development Minister Jairam Ramesh remarked that it is not possible to alleviate poverty through microfinance institutions (MFIs). In his valedictory address at the recently held Micro finance summit, the minister said one should be somehow more modest in the expectation of micro-finance and micro-finance institutions. To think that we are g
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REC to raise $500 mn via ECBs
Rural Electrification Corporation (REC) is in the process of raising $500 million through external commercial borrowings or ECBs. The company is said to have invited bids for ECBs and whosoever offers the cheapest rates would be selected, Rajeev Sharma, Chairman and MD of REC said. So far in the current fiscal, the company has raised and disbu
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Japan to announce more loan for corridor project
Japan Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda informed that the country would announce the second round of loans under Overseas Development Assistance (ODA) for the second phase of the Dedicated Freight Corridor and a third infrastructural project in South India, reports suggest. Noda has reportedly informed this to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh when the two leaders met on the sideli
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Ministry mulls steps to develop corporate bond mkt
In order to develop a vibrant corporate bond market, the union finance ministry is reportedly planning some steps in collaboration with Reserve Bank of India (RBI) and the ministry of corporate affairs (MCA). Media reports suggest that the ministry plans to give statutory liquidity ratio (SLR) status to corporate bonds in order to encourage banks to
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Air India to repay part of debt by raising funds
In order to reduce its interest outgo on the current dues, Air India plans to repay some of its debt that carry high interest rate. As part of this initiative, the airline plans to borrow Rs 900 crore from banks through issue of bonds. The amount would be used to repay a part of its debt. Air India is said to owe around Rs
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State oil firms to bear additional burden
State-run petroleum companies may share additional financial burden of the Delhi government's ambitious scheme to provide Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) connection to poor people. The state government initiated Kerosene Free Delhi Scheme to replace completely kerosene used by BPL or Antyodaya families for cooking purposes with
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ESL to tie up Rs 23 bn loan for steel project
For the purpose of long-term project funding, Electrosteel Steels (ESL) plans to raise Rs 2,300 crore through a debt syndication with a consortium of bankers led by State Bank of India (SBI) for its Bokaro steel project. The arm of Electrosteel Castings is in the process of implementing a 2.51 million tonne per annum (mn tpa) integ
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Srei Infrastructure sees IDF in 2 months
Having received approval from the Sebi for setting up an infra debt fund (IDF) through the mutual fund route, Srei Infrastructure Finance would begin the process now and hopes to launch it in January 2013. This information was given by Hemant Kanoria, Chairman and Managing Director of Srei to a leading media agency
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JICA agrees to lend Rs 200 bn for mega corridor project
Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) agreed to lend JPY 295 billion (about Rs 20,000 crore) for the two routes in the proposed Dedicated Freight Corridor (DFC