Telecom operators associations COAI and AUSPI met senior Finance Ministry officials to seek 'infrastructure' status for the sector, a tag which will make access to credit easier for them.
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Infrascape 2012 | Logistics: Manpower shortage will hit the sector
With GST on the threshold of being implemented and government's interest to bring in investments in e-governance and infrastructure projects through public private partnerships (PPPs), this has been a fairly good year for the logistics industry.
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US eyeing Indian infra sector
The US is scouting for a bilateral investment treaty with India eyeing on the huge business opportunities in building India's infrastructure. Given that 80 per cent of the infrastructure of 2030 has yet to be built,
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RBI eases IDF norms for NRIs
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has decided to allow eligible non-resident investors to invest, on a repatriation basis, in rupee and foreign currency denominated bonds issued by the Infrastructure Debt Funds (IDFs) set up as non-banking financial companies.
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$75 bn investment in oil & gas sector in 2012-17
India expects Rs 3.90 trillion ($75 billion) to be invested in its oil and gas sector from April 2012 to March 2017. The development plan incluÂdes exploration, production, reÂfining, marketing, storage,
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Fin Min increases FII limit
The Union Ministry of Finance has decided to increase the current limit of Foreign Institutional Investors' (FIIs) investments in government securities by $5 billion raising the cap to $15 billion.
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Rs 25,000 cr mega infra projects cleared
The government gave regulatory clearances to three mega infrastructure projects involving an investment of Rs 25,000 crore. These are the first among a few projects the government has shortlisted to be put on a fast track.
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Infra Debt Funds: Creating new wealth
IDFs come as a new solution to debt finance to long-term, high-value infrastructure sectors. Eligibility norms for IDFs are rather stringent but justified given the risks and quantums-typical of infrastructure investment-involved.
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As economy booms, pressure to cut subsidies will go down
By the end of next year, both projects and financial facilitation for them should reach a stage where it's smooth sailing for infrastructure sectors, if Montek Singh Ahluwalia, Deputy Chairman, Planning Commission of India, has his way.
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Infrastructure: New catalyst in the equation
Canada's steady and ongoing investment in India means that the confidence and basic market understanding are pre-eminent among Canadian companies. Jai Mavani explains what the entry points, facilitations and barriers are to invest in India's infrastructure.