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GUIDELINES ON POLICIES AND PROCEDURES FOR EXTERNAL COMMERCIAL BORROWINGS FOR 1997-98

EXPORTERS/FOREIGN EXCHANGE EARNERS

Corporates who have foreign exchange earnings are permitted to raise ECB upto twice the average amount of annual exports during the previous three years subject to a maximum of USD 100 million without end-use restrictions, i.e. for general corporate objectives excluding investments in stock markets or in real estate. The minimum average maturity will be three years upto USD 15 million equivalent and seven years for ECBs exceeding USD15 million. The maximum level of entitlement in any one year is a cumulative limit and debt outstanding under the existing USD 15 million exporters scheme will be netted out to determine annual eligibility.


Guidelines on Policies and Procedures for External Commercial Borrowings 1997-98

[ECB Policy] [Average Maturities for ECB] [USD 3 Million Scheme][Exporters/Foreign Exchange Earners][ Infrastructure Projects][Long-Term Borrowers][On Lendings by DFIs and Other Financial Intermediaries][End-Use Requirements][Proceeds from Bonds , FRNs & Syndicated Loan][ECB Entitlement for New Projects][Interest rate for Project Financing][Other Term and Conditions][Security][Exemption from Withholdings Tax][Approval under FERA][Short-Term Loan from RBI][Validity of Approval][Pre-Payment of ECB][Refinancing the Existing Foreign Currency Loan][Liability Management][Procedure for Seeking ecb Approval][Review][Hedging of Loan Exposures][Format for providing information to Department of Economic Affairs, Ministry of Finance, for seeking ECB Approval]