RBI Lifts Restrictions on Asirvad Micro Finance and DMI Finance

According to an official press release, the RBI stated, “After reviewing the submissions made by the companies, and taking into account their revamped processes, systems, and commitment to maintaining compliance with regulatory guidelines—particularly in ensuring fairness in loan pricing—the Reserve Bank has decided to withdraw the restrictions imposed on both Asirvad Micro Finance Limited and DMI Finance Private Limited.”

TamilNad Mercantile Bank in pact with Bajaj Broking

The partnership will enable customers of Tamilnad Mercantile Bank to trade online with Bajaj Broking and access its extensive suite of products and services. The cross-functional platform facilitates fund transfers, minimizes paperwork, and provides a unique tech-driven interface for investing in various products.

New RBI chief faces calls to unshackle rupee amid surging dollar

The RBI’s foreign-exchange reserves, which hit a record high of $705 billion in September, slid to an eight-month low of $640 billion as of December 27. The erosion roughly coincided with Donald Trump’s latest presidential election victory. The authority’s forwards book also showed a shortfall of about $60 billion as of November. This means it will have to buy a matching amount to settle maturing contracts or deplete its reserves further.

Exim Bank opens debt markets with USD 1 billion bond at tightest spread ever from India

In terms of geographic distribution, the bonds were well distributed, with 50% in Asia, 32% in EMEA region and 18% in the USA. In terms of distribution to investor types, the bonds were distributed to high quality investors with around 64% distributed to Asset and Fund managers, 18% to Banks, and 16% to Insurance, Pension Funds & Public Sector, followed by private banks and others.