New Delhi, June 6 (IANS) The Reserve Bank of India’s latest policy measures aimed at attracting foreign capital could potentially bring nearly $50 billion in inflows, while further gains may come if India secures greater participation in global bond indices, a report has said.According to ICICI Bank Global Markets, measures announced by the central bank, including support for foreign currency deposits, concessional foreign exchange swap facilities for certain external borrowings and broader ac…
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New Delhi, June 6 (IANS) The latest financial reforms aim to attract stable long-term foreign capital, deepen the G-Sec market, and strengthen India’s debt market by broadening and diversifying the investor base, an official fact-sheet said on Saturday.Greater foreign participation will provide an additional source of funding for infrastructure, manufacturing, urban development, climate initiatives, and other national priorities. It will also improve market liquidity and price discovery, support…
New Delhi, June 5 (IANS) The central government on Friday issued the Income‑tax (Amendment) Ordinance, 2026, exempting foreign investors from paying taxes on interest income and capital gains arising from investments in government securities.The ordinance, effective April 1, 2026, amends Schedule IV of the Income‑tax Act, 2025, to add new entries exempting “any interest on Government security, and any capital gains arising from the sale, exchange or transfer of such Government security” …
New Delhi, June 5 (IANS) The Finance Ministry on Friday said it has taken a series of measures to broaden and simplify foreign investment in Indian equities and government securities, to attract stable long-term foreign capital flows.Finance and Corporate Affairs Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in the Union Budget FY 2026-27 had announced that individual Persons Resident Outside India (PROI) will be permitted to invest in equity instruments of listed Indian companies through the Portfolio Investment…
Mumbai, March 30 (IANS) The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Monday injected Rs 84,582 crore into the banking system to enhance liquidity through two variable rate repo (VRR) auctions.The central bank injected Rs 50,001 crore through the first three-day VRR auction early in the day at a cut-off rate of 5.34 per cent and weighted average rate of 5.44 per cent, according to an RBI statement.The RBI injected another Rs 34,581 crore at 5.26 per cent cut-off and 5.30 per cent weighted average rate at a…
Mumbai, March 9 (IANS) The Reserve Bank of India on Monday injected Rs 50,000 crore into the banking system by purchasing government securities through an Open Market Operation (OMO), aiming to maintain comfortable liquidity conditions ahead of expected tax-related outflows.Under the operation, the central bank purchased several bonds with different maturity periods.These included 6.33 per cent government securities maturing in 2035 worth Rs 13,507 crore and 6.01 per cent bonds maturing in 2030 …
New Delhi, Feb 17 (IANS) The Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI) monetary policy committee (MPC) is likely to keep policy rates unchanged in FY27 as consumer price index (CPI) inflation is expected to see an uptick, a report said on Tuesday.The report from Crisil Ratings said that CPI inflation will rise as the food inflation normalises, adding that the non‑food inflation should remain benign, helped by lower crude oil prices and continued benefits of goods and services tax cuts in the first half of…
Mumbai, Jan 23 (IANS) The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Friday announced a series of liquidity-enhancing measures that will pump in more than Rs 2 lakh crore into the banking system to ease liquidity pressure.The RBI said it will use a combination of open market bond purchases, a foreign exchange swap, and a variable rate repo operation to ease liquidity conditions in the financial system. The steps are being undertaken following a review of current liquidity and financial conditions.As part of…
New Delhi, Jan 16 (IANS) The latest figures released by the State Bank of Pakistan show that private sector credit has plunged by a staggering 79 per cent compared to the previous year, which means businesses have raised few or no loans to expand operations and create jobs, according to a report in Pakistan’s The News International.In the first half of the previous financial year, businesses borrowed Rs 1.87 trillion from banks, which came down to a mere Rs 395 billion in the current financial…
New Delhi, Jan 6 (IANS) After an exceptional year in which gold prices surged and the Pakistan Stock Exchange delivered near-record returns, investors are now entering 2026 with growing uncertainty. With interest rates expected to ease, taxes rising on savings, property markets losing momentum and equities no longer cheap, the easy gains of the past three years appear to be behind.For many Pakistanis, the challenge ahead is not how to make quick money, but how to protect hard-earned wealth in a …