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RBI lets banks borrow abroad up to 100% of capital
In a bid to increase inflow of foreign capital, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), on Tuesday said banks can borrow from overseas market up to 100% of their unimpaired Tier I capital as at the close of the previous quarter, with an upper limit of $10 million.
Updated on: Sep 11, 2013, 02:23:24 IST
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In a bid to increase inflow of foreign capital, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), on Tuesday said banks can borrow from overseas market up to 100% of their unimpaired Tier I capital as at the close of the previous quarter, with an upper limit of $10 million.
The previous limit was 50%, excluding borrowings for financing of export credit in foreign currency and capital instruments.
Banks are given the option to swap such borrowing with RBI at a concessional rate of 1 percentage point below the swap rate prevailing in the market.
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