It´s raining good news for the Indian economy. Credit Suisse has said that India will witness the fastest dollar nominal growth in 2015. And falling oil prices are proving to be a major windfall for the country.
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The infrastructure story is waiting to unfold
Infrastructure is the backbone on which the economic and social wellbeing of any country hinges. Though India has emerged as the third largest economy, its GDP growth rate slowed down to less than 5 per cent in FY 13-14, as against a CAGR of 8.4 per cent during 2003 - 2010.
India requires a deep market for IDFs to be tradable
I believe that the annual fund requirement of these projects will not go beyond Rs 50,000 crore as this will be done in phases, hence planning should be proposed accordingly.
New norms for infrastructure bonds
The RBI has allowed banks to extend loans up to Rs 10 lakh to individuals against long-term infrastructure bonds issued by them, thus easing loan norms for low-cost housing.
Infrascape 2015 – Between RBI´s policies that are being
Between RBI´s policies that are being put in place to turnaround the economy and a strong government that is making grass root level changes, there will be renewed interest in the infrastructure sector. Other measures that are on the new Government´s agenda are creating a business friendly environment and kick starting the infrastructure sector.
Injecting Hope
A slew of measures to infuse the much-needed cash-flow into the infrastructure sector have been introduced to push growth. And Rs 8 lakh crore of equity is likely to find its way soon in the sector enriching the fund pool. However, missing links like deepening the bond market in the country
¨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.
We want to be part of Indias industrial growth
In an exclusive interview, Luis-Miguel GutiTrrez, Office Director, KfW IPEX-Bank GmbH shares details on the bank´s growing interests in funding Indian infrastructure. Recently, Germany has shown interest in investing in the $90 billion Delhi-Mumbai Industrial Corridor (DMIC).
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)
RBI fixes timelines for regulatory nods
Now, private entities aspiring to set up banks can expect to hear about the status of their applications from the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) in 90 days. The 90-day period for issue of in-principle approval for private bank licences would commence





