External Commercial Borrowings

Spandana Sphoorty Financial raises $20 mn via ECB to fund business growth

Micro finance firm Spandana Sphoorty Financial Limited on Thursday said it raised USD 20 million from External Commercial Borrowings (ECBs) to fund business growth. The company has raised External Commercial Borrowings of USD 20 million with a tenure of 36 months, Spandana Sphoorty Financial said in a regulatory filing. Last year, RBI had imposed a monetary penalty on Spandana Sphoorty for the company's failure to adhere to pricing of credit guidelines for Non-Banking Financial Company-Micro Finance Institutions. In furtherance to the same, a notice was issued to the company advising it to show cause as to why penalty should not be imposed on it for failure to comply with the RBI directions, the RBI had said.

External commercial borrowing of India Inc may stay muted in FY23

Approvals may be $30-35 bn in FY23, says ICRA

CreditAccess Grameen to raise Rs 15 crore via ECBs, says MD Udaya Kumar

Additionally, its public issue of non-convertible debentures (NCDs) worth up to 5 billion Indian rupees ($61.4 million) will launch on Nov. 14

Reliance Industries, Jio in talks to raise funds through foreign loans

The loans, which are likely to have a five-year term, are anticipated to be priced 130-150 basis points higher than the Secured Overnight Financing Rate (SOFR), a benchmark rate used around the world

India Inc's foreign commercial borrowings rise by 4.6% in Aug: RBI data

India Inc's foreign commercial borrowings in August this year rose by nearly 4.6 per cent to USD 2.98 billion, according to the RBI data. In August 2021, the Indian businesses borrowed USD 2.85 billion in the form of external commercial borrowings. Of the total borrowings in August this year, over USD 2.47 billion was through the automatic route of raising funds from foreign sources. While more than USD 502.79 million was raised by way of issuing rupee denominated bonds (RDBs) or masala bonds. Among the major borrowers include mortgage lender HDFC Ltd USD 1.1 billion for the purpose of sub-lending; FS India Solar Ventures USD 500 million for a new project; Fullerton India Credit Co Ltd USD 350 million for sub-lending and Toyota Financial Services USD 50 million for refinancing of Rupee loans. Among others, IIFL Finance raised USD 50 million for refinancing of earlier ECB; Tata Sia Airlines raised USD 36 million for import of capital goods; Flender Drvies USD 31.37 million for worki

India Inc braces for impact of rupee fall, rushes to take forward cover

In the short and medium term, chief financial officers are advising companies to take the right kind of derivatives products depending on their exposure

Despite 22% jump in 3 months, analysts see more upside in Nifty PSB index

Among individual shares, Bank of Baroda, Canara Bank, State Bank of India, Indian Bank, and Union Bank of India soared between 21 per cent and 34 per cent during the period

ReNew Power raises $1 billion through ECB for battery-enabled project

Gurgaon-based ReNew Power has raised a $1-billion project loan through external commercial borrowings, tying up with 12 international banks for the finance.

HDFC Ltd secures $1.1 bn syndicated social loan for affordable housing

This transaction is the largest social loan globally, the first social external commercial borrowing (ECB) loan out of India and the largest ECB loan deal from a HFC or private NBFC in India

HDFC Ltd net profit surges 22% YoY to Rs 3,668 crore in June quarter

It looks to raise $1.1 billion in external commercial borrowing

Bulk of India Inc's overseas debt is hedged: RBI governor Shaktikanta Das

Comments follow huge pressure on ruper versus the dollar due to record outflows from domestic equity markets amid elevated commodity prices and higher US interest rates

How the RBI is creating conditions for foreign flows to come back to India

The RBI announced five measures on July 6 to further liberalise foreign exchange. The measures are aimed at creating a more enabling environment to attract dollars through banking deposits, ECB, FPI

Unhedged exposure via external commercial borrowing new threat to rupee

According to RBI data on external debt released, short-term debt on a residual maturity basis accounted for 44.1% of foreign exchange reserves at the end of March 2022

ECB inflows to moderate on rising rates, depreciating rupee: Bank of Baroda

External Commercial Borrowings (ECBs) accounted for 36.8% of India's external debt as of the end of December 2021

Overseas loan business of 6 Indian banks up 7-33% in FY22, shows data

Bank officials said India-centric business had predominant share - funding exports and imports as well as terms loans.

NTPC plans to raise up to Rs 5,570 crore via external commercial borrowing

State-owned NTPC has invited a request for proposal (RFP) for raising up to USD 750 million (around Rs 5,570 crore) via ECB to fund its power projects, including renewable energy. "NTPC Ltd is looking to raise external commercial borrowing (ECB) in the form of term loan amounting to USD 500 million plus green shoe option of USD 250 million... accordingly it is requested to quote unconditional and firm rate for raising ECB," the RFP document floated by NTPC on Monday stated. According to the document, the proceeds of the loan shall be utilised towards capital expenditure for ongoing/new capacity addition programme including renewable energy projects, coal mining & washeries, refinancing of existing ECBs/rupee loans availed domestically for capex etc. Last date for submitting bids is January 31, 2022 (by 1500 hrs). The bids will be opened on January 31, 2022 (1515 hrs).

Indian banks' overseas business grows 7.5-43.1% in FY20, shows data

In FY19, lenders had seen a contraction in global loan book after letters of comfort were discontinued

Slowdown blues: Incremental credit flow drops 64% to Rs 6.04 trn in FY20

Economic slowdown hits activity, adding fuel to the fire

Airports Authority of India to raise $300 mn to fund new infrastructure

The airport authority aims to spend a minimum of Rs 5,000 crore each year on the infrastructure in line with the government's announcement that 100 new airports will be developed in five years

India Inc's overseas borrowing up 6.5% to $2.12 billion in Nov 2019: Report

No capital came in through the approval route, while the rest of $9,86,681 was by way of issuance of rupee denominated bonds