RBI increases foreign investment limits for debt
By Reuters | Published: 28th September 2017 06:10 PM |
Last Updated: 28th September 2017 06:10 PM | A+A A- |
A police officer stands guard in front of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) head office in Mumbai, India. (File photo | Reuters)
MUMBAI: The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) said on Thursday it would raise the foreign investment limits for government bonds by 80 billion rupees ($1.22 billion) to 2.5 trillion rupees for the October-December quarter, after current quotas had been almost fully exhausted.
The RBI said the limits for long-term investors in government bonds would be raised by 60 billion rupees, while the limits for general investors would be raised by 20 billion rupees.
The banking regulator also raised the limits for state development loans by 62 billion rupees, with 47 billion rupees of that raised for long-term investors and 15 billion rupees for general investors.
The changes in limits would be effective as of Oct. 3.
