New RBI measures aim to make overseas borrowing cheaper for banks. External commercial borrowing costs may drop by up to 2.50 percent. This will help banks raise funds at lower rates and boost liquidity. Special swap facilities will also cut hedging costs. These steps are expected to strengthen India's foreign exchange reserves and ease deposit mobilization pressures for banks.

About $55-65 billion is expected to flow into the country due to the RBI move to bear the full hedging cost of banks for raising fresh 3- 5-year FCNR (B) deposits and providing a…

Public sector units like PFC, REC, and NaBFID are poised to increase their External Commercial Borrowings (ECBs) to leverage the RBI's 1.5% fixed-rate swap. This initiative is…

Indian banks have significantly increased interest rates on foreign currency deposits for Non-Resident Indians, with some hikes reaching 350 basis points. This move follows the…

Indian banks are significantly increasing rates on foreign-currency deposits to attract overseas residents, testing the central bank's new measures to boost capital inflows and…

Short-term Indian government bond yields have dropped to their lowest in three months. This move steepens the yield curve significantly. Expectations are high that banks will…

Indian banks are offering higher interest rates on foreign currency deposits. This move aims to attract money from overseas residents. The Reserve Bank of India has introduced new…

MUMBAI: Banks have begun passing on benefits from the Reserve Bank of India’s free hedging window to non-resident customers, pushing up Foreign Currency Non-Resident (Bank)…

Lenders have sought clarity on using NRI deposits as collateral to help attract additional foreign capital under the RBI’s latest scheme.