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Pakistan approves issuance of ‘Panda bond’

The Pakistan Cabinet has recently approved the issuance of first-ever Chinese renminbi-denominated bonds to raise loans from China’s capital markets. The Panda bonds will be denominated in Chinese...

December 31, 2018

Central Government contribution in National Pension Scheme (NPS) raises to 14%

The Union Cabinet has recently raised the government’s contribution to National Pension Scheme (NPS) to 14% of basic salary from the current 10%. However, minimum employee contribution will...

December 11, 2018

India and ADB sign $200 Million Loan to improve State Highways in Bihar

Union Government has signed $200 million loan agreement with Asian Development Bank (ADB) for Bihar State Highways III Project (BSHP-III). It will finance widening and upgrading of about...

November 27, 2018

RBI starts process to set up PCR for capturing borrowers’ details

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has initiated steps to set up a wide-based digital Public Credit Registry (PCR) to capture details of all borrowers, including wilful defaulters...

November 5, 2018

RBI permits banks to provide PCE to NBFC bonds

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has recently permitted banks to grant Partial Credit Enhancement (PCE), or a partial guarantee, to bonds issued by systematically important non-deposit taking...

November 3, 2018

India signs $75 bn currency swap agreement with Japan

The Government of India (GoI) has recently signed $75 bn bilateral currency swap agreement with Japan to bring greater stability in foreign exchange and capital markets in the...

October 30, 2018

Union Cabinet approve an MoU between India and Singapore to constitute a Joint Working Group (JWG) on fintech

The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi has given its ex-post facto approval to the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed between India and Singapore in June...

October 26, 2018

Suresh Mathur head of IRDA panel to study feasibility of paying claims in installments

The Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (IRDAI) has formed a panel to examine the feasibility of payment of general and health insurance claims in instalments. It...

October 22, 2018

Nimesh Shah elected as new Chairman of Association of Mutual Funds in India

Nimesh Shah, the MD & CEO of ICICI Prudential Mutual Fund, has been elected as new Chairman of Association of Mutual Funds in India (AMFI). He succeeded A...

October 17, 2018

RBI decides to keep repo rate unchanged at 6.5%

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has kept all key policy rates unchanged in its fourth bi-monthly monetary policy review, which is recently announced on October 5, 2018....

October 7, 2018

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