Loans

According to the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology, Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited’s (BSNL) outstanding debt stood at Rs 76.66 billion as of January 2016, while that of Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Limited (MTNL) stood at […]

International ratings agency Fitch is expecting the non-performing assets ratio of banks to improve marginally to 10.9 per cent by the end of this fiscal year from 11.1 per cent in 2014-15. According to the […]

The Rajasthan government has signed a Program Implementing Entity Agreement with the World Bank for an International Bank for Reconstruction and Development credit of $250 million for the First Programmatic Electricity Distribution Reform Development Policy […]

Allcargo Logistics Limited is planning raise up to Rs 3 billion on a private placement basis. The company will seek shareholder approval to raise the amount by issuing secured redeemable NCDs. The resource raising committee […]

Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone Limited (APSEZL) has raised Rs 5 billion through the issue of debentures on a private placement basis. The company has raised Rs 5 billion through the allotment of 5,000 […]

The Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust (JNPT) is planning to raise a dollar-denominated loan of Rs 26 billion from either DBS Bank Limited or the State Bank of India (SBI) for funding a road widening project […]

The European Investment Bank (EIB) will extend a loan of Euro 450 million ($512 million) to India to finance the construction of Lucknow’s first 23 km long metro rail line and purchase a fleet of […]

The Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) will fully fund its $1.27 billion stake purchase in Rosneft’s Vankor field in Russia through overseas borrowing. The Russian government recently approved ONGC’s agreement to buy a 15 […]

L&T Infra Finance Company Limited plans to raise up to Rs 2 billion through the issuance of non-convertible bonds on a private placement basis. The company intends to issue secured, redeemable, non-convertible debentures (NCDs) with […]

The Ministry of Power has sought a $500 million loan from the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) for the development of solar power projects in the country. The interest on the loan is likely to […]

Essar Power expects to repay its entire Rs 20 billion debt over the next two years. Some of the company’s power plants are now becoming operational on account of the availability of low-cost fuel and […]

The Japanese government has extended official development assistance (ODA) of over JPY 215 billion (about Rs 142 billion) for the implementation of infrastructure projects in India. The ODA has been committed to the Transmission System […]

Sadbhav Infrastructure Project Limited’s (SIPL’s) subsidiary – Hyderabad Yadgiri Tollway Private Limited (HYTPL) – has completed refinancing of its existing rupee debt facilities with new debt taken from other lenders at revised terms and conditions. […]

SE Forge Limited (SEFL), a subsidiary of Suzlon Group, has exited the corporate debt restructuring plan. The move follows the company’s improved performance in terms of sale revenue, for the first nine months of 2015-16. […]

The Japan International Cooperation Agency has pledged overseas development assistance of about Rs 57 billion for the development of highways in the north-eastern region. The project involves widening and upgrading roads to two lanes, with […]

State-owned Housing and Urban Development Corporation plans to raise Rs 17.88 billion through the issuance of tax-free bonds. Under the offer, a retail investor can earn up to 7.69 per cent by subscribing to the […]

Canada-based pension fund Caisse de depot et placement du Quebec, along with other sovereign wealth funds (such as the State General Reserve Fund of Oman and Kuwait Investment Authority), is in advanced stages of negotiation […]

The International Finance Corporation launched its first Uridashi Masala bonds, mobilising Rs 300 million ($4.3 million) directly from Japanese household investors to promote private sector development in India. Masala bonds are rupee-denominated instruments sold to […]

YES Bank has signed an agreement with the Indian Renewable Energy Development Agency to foster renewable energy development in India. The aim is to help revive green energy financing and help forge a close partnership […]

The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) has agreed to extend loans worth Rs 4 billion for implementation of the Shiradi Aizawl-Tuipang two-laning road project (National Highway [NH]-54) and Tura-Dalu two-laning road project (NH-62) in Mizoram […]