ENHANCEMENT IN FOREIGN INVESTMENT LIMITS
IN GOVERNMENT DEBT
Circular No.:- CIR/IMD/FIIC/8/2013
Dated :- 12/06/2013
1. The Government of
India has enhanced the Government Debt Limits by USD 5 billion (equivalent to
approximately INR 29,137 cr converted at the RBI reference rate of 1 USD = INR
58.274 as on June 12, 2013).
2. It has been decided
that the aforesaid enhanced limit of USD 5 billion shall be available for
investments only to those FIIs which are registered with SEBI under the
categories of Sovereign Wealth Funds (SWFs), Multilateral Agencies, Endowment
Funds, Insurance Funds, Pension Funds and Foreign Central Banks.
3. To begin with, the
amount of USD 5 billion together with the unutilized limit of INR 29,812 cr
(equivalent to approximately USD 6.2 billion) as on May 31, 2013 (due for auction
on June 20, 2013) will be made immediately available for investment on tap by these
investors mentioned in Para 2 above.
4. The amount not
utilized as on June 18, 2013 (out of the presently unutilized limit of INR 29,812
cr) will be put on auction on June 20, 2013. Similar exercise shall continue every
month.
5. With regard to those
FIIs which have exhausted their reinvestment limits, as a onetime measure, a
special window of up to USD 250 million per FII shall be available till the date
of the next auction i.e. June 20, 2013 subject to the aggregate investments in Government
debt by all FIIs/QFIs being limited to USD 25 Billion (i.e. the limit other than
the limit of USD 5 billion earmarked for investors mentioned in Para 2 above).
Such investments made by FIIs using the special window shall be subject to a
lock-in of 90 days. Moreover, these investments will not be eligible for
re-investment facility.
Regards
CA. Mona Singhal
Partner
Arpit Gupta & Associates
Chartered Accountants
701, Nirmal Tower,
26, Barakhamba Road,
Connaught Place, Delhi-110001
Mobile:- +91-9873082769
Website: www.caaga.co.in
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