Infrastructure Financing

How RBI's long term capital banks idea can help banks take onerous job of infrastructure financing

Long term capital banking that the RBI has in mind would hopefully revive lending especially to infrastructure projects

RBI draft proposes allowing cos to tap SWFs, pension funds for external debt

The basic objective of the ECB policy is to supplement domestic capital for creation of capital assets in the country

Infrastructure funding: Here are a few likely pitfalls in RBI's 5/25 scheme

Banks' coporate exposure: RBI's caution may further squeeze cash-strapped infra firms

If someone stands to lose something from the overcautious approach of the central bank, it will be infra companies, which will then have fewer funding options left to tap

Budget 2015: Infra gets Rs 70,000 cr more; tax-free bonds to end funds crunch

The government will also permit tax-free infrastructure bonds for the projects in the rail, road and irrigation sectors