foreign securities

Sharp drop in provisions helped RBI transfer bumper dividend to RBI

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The Reserve Bank of India’s income rose 15 percent last fiscal on higher interest income from bond holdings, but it was the sharp drop in provisions transferred to the Contingency Fund that helped it pay a record Rs. 2.1 lakh crore in dividend to the central government. An amount of ₹42,819.91 crore was provided towards … Read more

RBI to meet banks to examine grey areas in overseas investment rules

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MUMBAI: The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) will meet banks to sort out the grey areas in overseas investment (OI) regulations which have stalled the plans of several wealthy Indians, business families, and startups from taking exposures to foreign securities, funds and companies. Can a resident individual subscribe to an ‘unregulated’ fund in Singapore? Can … Read more