External Commercial Borrowings limit increase expands automatic route and raises funding cost ceiling for investment grade borrowers. The circular increases the automatic route annual limit for eligible External Commercial Borrowings and raises the all in cost ceiling by one percentage point; the enhanced all in cost ceiling is available only to borrowers with investment grade ratings from Indian credit rating agencies while others remain subject to the existing ceiling. The relaxations are time limited, require AD Category I banks to notify constituents, amend Master Direction No.5, and are implemented via amendments to FEMA borrowing regulations under the powers conferred by the Foreign Exchange Management Act.
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External Commercial Borrowings limit increase expands automatic route and raises funding cost ceiling for investment grade borrowers.
The circular increases the automatic route annual limit for eligible External Commercial Borrowings and raises the all in cost ceiling by one percentage point; the enhanced all in cost ceiling is available only to borrowers with investment grade ratings from Indian credit rating agencies while others remain subject to the existing ceiling. The relaxations are time limited, require AD Category I banks to notify constituents, amend Master Direction No.5, and are implemented via amendments to FEMA borrowing regulations under the powers conferred by the Foreign Exchange Management Act.
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