Infrastructure Finance
Key Statistics: FDI and ODI trends across sectors
Key Statistics FDI and ODI trends across sectors
Infrastructure Finance
Infrastructure Finance
Funding Uptick Building infrastructure through a mix of financing avenues
Infrastructure financing has improved significantly over the years with the availability of flexible structures, more financing avenues and the increasing role of global funds. Sectors such as roads, renewable energy and logistics continue to receive […]
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Funding Growth: NIIF’s investment experience and strategies for India
Over the past 20-30 years, the US, China and Australia as well as countries in Europe have benefited from the emergence of large-scale asset managers who have played an important role in pooling domestic and […]
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Strong Sentiment: Government and financing institutions bet big on infrastructure development
The government is taking significant initiatives for infrastructure development in India. The capital expenditure by the central government has increased from Rs 2.5 trillion in 2013-14 to Rs 7.5 trillion in 2022-23. A sum of […]
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Debt Relief: ARCs to play a bigger role in the resolution of stressed assets
Asset reconstruction companies (ARCs) are key players in India’s asset resolution mechanism. They were established as part of the centre’s efforts to clean up the balance sheets of banks and financial institutions and help restore […]
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Growing Investments: Sector experiences a wave of M&A activity
Agility and adaptation are key to remaining relevant in a constantly changing financing landscape. In order to survive, many Indian businesses are entering new markets via acquisitions, divestitures and fundraising. This has resulted in a […]
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Thriving Bond Market: Infrastructure sector explores the alternative financing route
The bond market is witnessing long tenures, a favourable risk profile, adequate risk-adjusted returns, and improved recovery prospects. As a result of this, large global investor funds are competing for equity and debt investment opportunities […]
Infrastructure Finance
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Funding Uptick: Bright road ahead for infrastructure financing
Infrastructure financing has received a fresh lease of life with the government’s National Infrastructure Pipeline (NIP) initiative and its asset monetisation drive. Taking cognisance of the importance of patient capital for infrastructure projects, the government […]
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Views of P.R. Jaishankar: “IIFCL has achieved a fivefold increase in profits”
The road ahead for infrastructure financing in India looks promising despite the macroeconomic headwinds. A number of alternative and long-term funding avenues are being explored in addition to traditional sources. In an interview with Indian […]
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Demand Picks Up: Recent trends in bank lending
The bank credit growth has remained tepid in recent years as it was impacted by lockdowns and associated restrictions to contain and mitigate the spread of the Covid-19 pandemic. However, deposit growth maintained an upward […]
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Bond Market Update: Recent trends and developments in infrastructure financing
As per the Economic Survey 2018-19, India needs to spend 7-8 per cent of its gross domestic product (GDP) on infrastructure annually (about $200 billion). However, actual investments are limited and constitute only 50-55 per […]
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Filling a Void: DFIs and NBFCs to play a key role in infrastructure financing
With the aim of becoming a $5 trillion economy by 2024-25 and $10 trillion by 2030, India is taking a series of initiatives focused on economic growth. One such initiative is the National Infrastructure Pipeline […]
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Fresh Approach: Asset monetisation takes centre stage
India has taken rapid strides in recent years in building out its infrastructure network. Public sector or public funding has been the driving force in most of these cases. One of the key aspects of […]
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Gaining Popularity: Positive investor response to InvITs
The Government of India is strongly focused on increasing investment in infrastructure development in the country. Towards this end, the National Infrastructure Pipeline envisages an infrastructure investment of Rs 111 trillion over a five-year period from […]
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High Hopes: Government sets ambitious disinvestment targets
The government has been actively looking at disinvestment for raising capital from the market. While the government overachieved its targets in 2017-18 and 2018-19, the target for 2020-21 was significantly scaled down owing to the […]
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Betting Big: PE, sovereign wealth and pension funds up their infrastructure game
Private equity (PE) firms have been playing a crucial role in financing infrastructure companies and projects. Their journey in the Indian market has been interesting, evolving from providing growth capital to making control investments. The […]
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Mitigating Project Risks: Infrastructure insurance market set to see bigger play
Infrastructure projects are vulnerable to business, maintenance, commercial and political risks at every stage of development because of their high capital expenditure and extended gestation periods. An economy’s ability to mobilise and allocate resources relies […]
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