Indian government, under Mr. Modi’s leadership with a mantra of “Minimum Government, Maximum Governance”, has taken some very important initiatives to reduce bureaucracy, increase transparency, speedy execution, reduce redundancy, improve work culture, foster international relations, increase defense capabilities and guard borders, increase competitiveness and instill faith of corporate and individual investors . Some of these steps taken […]
In a Historical turn of events, India has reached FATCA agreement in substance with the USA and has consented to be included in the list of jurisdictions that are treated as having a Inter-Governmental Agreement (IGA) under Model-1 with an effective date of April 11, 2014..…THIS IS HUGE….I have been telling since last 1 year […]
Looking at the success of the Leveraged FCNR deposits, increased interest of NRIs of investment in Leveraged products, continuous inquiry from NRIs to increase their returns and lower LIBOR rates, financial services industry is very much interested to come up with the products that offer Capital Protection/Guarantee of Capital in Foreign Currency or USD. One […]
Recent RBI steps in September to stop rupee depreciation have created a new buzz in the banking sector in attracting NRI funds, this time in Foreign Currency Non Resident (FCNR) deposits, especially, through Leveraged FCNR deposits. Exploiting the opportunity, it is expected that banks could raise USD 10 billion or more. A lot of banks […]