Experts suggest government to come out with innovative financing model for funding infrastructure sector during the 2012-13 union budget. Two years ago, the government introduced infrastructure debt fund (IDF) for channelising long term fund into the sector. IDF may be set up as mutual fund under the trust model or as
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Overseas steel firms may invest in local companies
In order to gain foothold in a growth market, overseas steel manufacturers may make strategic investments in smaller steel mills in India, agency reports suggest. Such investment by foreign steel firms may be beneficial for both the investor and the local company. The local partner gets both funding and technology while the
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CAG, RIL differ on audit of KG D6 block
Media reports suggest that the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) of India and Reliance Industries (RIL) are sparring over the scope of the audit for the KG-D6 natural gas fields. On January 17, the CAG has reportedly wrote to the oil ministry saying that RIL was not co-operating with the auditors due to differences over the scope of the audit
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CAG, RIL differ on audit of KG D6 block
Media reports suggest that the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) of India and Reliance Industries (RIL) are sparring over the scope of the audit for the KG-D6 natural gas fields. On January 17, the CAG has reportedly wrote to the oil ministry saying that RIL was not co-operating with the auditors due to differences over the scope of the audit
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Essar Oil set to replace rupee loan with dollar ones
Reports suggest that Essar Oil plans to raise dollar loans in order to repay some of its rupee loans in order to benefit from the interest differential between these two loans. According to media reports, the company plans to swap rupee loans worth $2.2 billion or Rs 11,700 crore with dollar loans
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Essar Oil set to replace rupee loan with dollar ones
Reports suggest that Essar Oil plans to raise dollar loans in order to repay some of its rupee loans in order to benefit from the interest differential between these two loans. According to media reports, the company plans to swap rupee loans worth $2.2 billion or Rs 11,700 crore with dollar loans
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Dewan Housing mulls Rs 40 bn fund raising
In a communication to the stock exchange, Dewan Housing Finance Corporation informed that it plans to mop up Rs 4,000 crore through debentures. Of the Rs 4,000 crore, a maximum of Rs 3,000 crore would be raised through private placement of secured debentures in one or
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India on course to meet $1 trillion infra investment target
G Padmanabhan, Executive Director of Reserve Bank of India (RBI) remarked that the country is on course to meet its infrastructure investment target of $1 trillion during the ongoing 12th five-year plan (2012-17). Speaking at a conference in London, he said the funding process was working in a seamless manner and thing
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RINL mulls Rs 20 bn investment in FY14
Agency reports suggest that Rashtriya Ispat Nigam (RINL) would invest Rs 2,000 crore in 2013-14 if it secures a captive iron ore mine in Andhra Pradesh. If it fails to secure a captive mine in Andhra Pradesh, the corporate entity of Vizag Steel would invest Rs 1,200 crore on capital expenditure for 2013-14, agency reports quoted a top official of the firm as sayin
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DPCL may start Rs 100 bn expansion project in 2 years
Santosh K Mohapatra, Chief Executive Officer of Dhamra Port Company (DPCL) informed that the company may start second phase expansion of the port in two years. He said environment clearance for the project is in advanced stage. Once expansion for the second phase is begun, it would be completed