Infrastructure finance India

Sustained Support: Multilateral agencies help meet financing needs

December 2016

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 […]

Lending Constraints: Bank credit stymied by stressed assets

December 2016

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 […]

New Funds: Will they bridge the gap in financing?

December 2016

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 […]

Cautious Optimism: Hopes pinned on new funding sources

December 2016

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 […]

New Flavour: Masala bonds open up new avenues of financing

October 2016

Masala bonds are rupee-denominated bonds that are issued to overseas buyers. The interest payments and principal reimbursements are denominated in rupees. This nomenclature has come from the International Financial Corporation (IFC), the financing arm of […]

New Source of Funds: NIIF offers long-term investors sizeable investment opportunity

September 2016

The National Investment and Infrastructure Fund (NIIF) has the potential to become a major vehicle for channelling domestic and foreign long-term capital into the infrastructure sector. […]

Resource Crunch: Financial closures continue to be challenging

September 2016

The road sector has witnessed stressful financial times over the past four-five years. […]

S.B. Nayar: “Amidst constrained bank financing capacity, institutions like IIFCL have a greater role to play”

August 2016

India Infrastructure Finance Company Limited (IIFCL) has been assuming a greater role and gaining importance in the infrastructure financing space over the past few years. Under the leadership of S.B. Nayar, several sweeping changes in […]

Better Prospects: Investor confidence gradually returning with various initiatives

August 2016

While infrastructure financing remained subdued during the past year, stressed advances to the sector declined. […]

Trends and Outlook: Cautious investor stance despite positive policy measures

August 2016

The government is doing its bit to improve investor sentiment and ensure faster project implementation. […]

Recent Developments: Focus on removing bottlenecks in infrastructure financing

August 2016

The past year has been abuzz with the launch of a host of initiatives and the introduction of key policy amendments in the infrastructure financing sector. […]

Outstanding bank credit to key infrastructure sectors has increased from over Rs 13 trillion in 2012 to over Rs 20 trillion in 2016. Most of the bank finances remain deployed in the power sector, followed […]

Growth Despite Challenges: SIFL’s performance and future outlook

July 2016

Srei Infrastructure Finance Limited (SIFL) started its journey a quarter of a century ago to solve one of the most critical problems facing our country – financing infrastructure projects. […]

Rising NPAs: Stressed assets in infrastructure reduce lending by banks

June 2016

Even though market sentiment seems to have improved, lenders with major exposures to infrastructure continue to face problems with sticky loans. […]

Funding Upswing: Japan’s financing to infrastructure sectors in India

June 2016

Japan is one of the largest economies in the world with great technological prowess while India is a resource-rich country with huge growth potential. The India-Japan partnership presents underlying economic benefits for both countries. India, […]

Promising Future: Some REIT and InvIT issues still need to be resolved

May 2016

The government firmed up regulations for real estate investment trusts (REITs) and infrastructure investment trusts (InvITs) in 2014 with the aim of encouraging foreign investment, reducing the burden on the banking system, and allowing developers […]

Capital Market Activity: Recent pick-up in IPOs

April 2016

Indian capital markets have recently witnessed heightened initial public offer (IPO) activity as a number of infrastructure players have forayed into the market to raise fresh funds. […]

Impetus to Infrastrucutre: Union Budget 2016-17 aims to create an enabling environment

March 2016

The government recently presented the Union Budget 2016-17, its second full-year budget, in which it reiterated its focus on infrastructure development as it moved into its third year in power. […]