INDIA EASES OFFSHORE BORROWING RULES

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August 23, 2012

NEW DELHI – The Reserve Bank of India has eased overseas borrowing rules to allow easier access to cheap funding for low-cost housing projects. Foreign institutional investors are now permitted to invest up to USD5 billion in Rupee bonds, and the minimum maturity period of these bonds has been lowered to three years from seven years (ATI).