External Commercial Borrowings refinancing rule bars raising foreign currency ECB to repay rupee denominated ECB obligations under the borrowing framework.

Refinancing of rupee denominated External Commercial Borrowings with foreign currency denominated ECBs is not permitted; borrowers cannot raise foreign currency ECBs to repay or replace outstanding rupee denominated ECB obligations, and this prohibition governs the refinancing mechanism applicable to external borrowings.

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