Infrastructure development is currently playing a key role in India’s growth story and hence there is a need to enhance financing options for the sector. Traditionally, banks have been the primary source of funding for […]
Merger and acquisition (M&A) activity in India touched a six-year high in 2016, more than doubling to over $60 billion, as compared to around $30 billion in 2015. This included acquisitions by corporates, private equity […]
Over the next decade, an estimated $1.5 trillion needs to be invested in enhancing the country’s infrastructure. However, in the past few years, there has been a declining trend in bank credit towards this sector. […]
At a recent conference organised by India Infrastructure on Debt Restructuring and Refinancing, Jyoti Sharan, General Manager, Mid Corporate Group, State Bank of India, spoke about the strategic debt restructuring (SDR) experience in India and […]
Infrastructure sectors in the country face critical financing issues in terms of the high cost of capital, challenges in obtaining non-recourse funding and dearth of long-term funding sources due to the asset-liability mismatch. Given the […]
Insurance coverage for infrastructure projects is limited. The infrastructure insurance segment accounts for only 7 per cent of the total general insurance pie, a paltry proportion compared to the value and size of projects involved. […]
Insurance coverage for infrastructure projects is limited. The infrastructure insurance segment accounts for only 7 per cent of the total general insurance pie, a paltry proportion compared to the value and size of projects involved. […]
To meet the financing requirement of the infrastructure sector, the development of alternative funding sources has assumed greater importance in recent months. This is because banks, the traditional source of funds, have limited latitude for […]
Equity financing typically meets about a fourth of the cost of an infrastructure project. It primarily comes through project promoters or private equity (PE) investors. Though equity does not form a very large part of […]
The initial public offering (IPO) market for the economy as a whole has showed signs of revival since 2015-16. The current fiscal year (till November 2016) recorded the highest issuances since 2010-11. However, a similar […]
The new capital adequacy requirements set under Basel III and the deterioration in asset quality of banks (mostly in infrastructure) has required the government to encourage credit institutions to play a bigger role that can […]
As foreign loans are cheaper than raising funds domestically, external commercial borrowings (ECBs) are an attractive option for infrastructure players looking to finance projects. In a recent policy amendment, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) […]
In a scenario where the government has accorded first and foremost priority to infrastructure development, along with the present inadequacy of funds for infrastructure projects, the role of banks and public financial institutions needs to […]
Banks, the predominant providers of infrastructure finance, are reeling under unprecedented stress levels leading to reduced credit availability to the sector. Currently, the banking sector’s exposure to infrastructure stands at 15 per cent of gross […]
Infrastructure financing has been a vexed issue in India. Traditionally, banks have been the biggest source of funds for infrastructure projects. However, lately, factors such as the exhaustion of sectoral limits, the adoption of Basel […]
Financing infrastructure projects has always been difficult in India. In the past few years, the already difficult situation has been exacerbated, as banks, the largest financiers of the sector, have been affected by high levels […]
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