FEMA - Corporate Law Reporter

Capital and Provisioning Requirements for Exposures to entities with Unhedged Foreign Currency Exposure

RBI/2013-14/448 DBOD.No.BP.BC. 85 /21.06.200/2013-14 January 15, 2014 The Chairman and Managing Director/ Chief Executive Officer All Scheduled Commercial Banks (Excluding RRBs and LABs) Dear Sir, Capital and Provisioning Requirements for Exposures to entities with Unhedged Foreign Currency Exposure Please refer to the draft guidelines on the captioned subject issued on July 2, 2013 and paragraph… Read More

Clarification- Establishment of Liaison Office/ Branch Office/ Project Office in India by Foreign Entities- General Permission

RBI/2013-14/447 A.P. (DIR Series) Circular No.93 January 15, 2014 To All Authorised Dealer Category - I Banks Madam / Dear Sir Clarification- Establishment of Liaison Office/ Branch Office/ Project Office in India by Foreign Entities- General Permission Attention of Authorised Dealer Category I (AD Category I) banks is invited to Regulation 4 of Notification No.FEMA.22/2000-RB dated… Read More

Risk Management and Inter Bank Dealings

RBI/2013-2014/446 A.P. (DIR Series) Circular No. 92 January 13, 2014 All Category - I Authorised Dealer banks Madam/Sir, Risk Management and Inter Bank Dealings Attention of Authorised Dealers Category-I (AD Category-I) banks is invited to the Foreign Exchange Management (Foreign Exchange Derivative Contracts) Regulations, 2000 dated May 3, 2000 (Notification No. FEMA/25/RB-2000 dated May 3,… Read More

Why is Recent Food Inflation in India so Persistent?

(Speech delivered by Shri Deepak Mohanty, Executive Director, Reserve Bank of India, at the St. Xavier™s College, Mumbai on 13th January 2014) It is an honour for me to deliver this year™s Annual Lalit Doshi Memorial Lecture. I thank Principal Dr. Fr. Frazer Mascarenhas, Dr. Aditi Sawant and Ms. Nikita Kohli for this opportunity. The… Read More

Legal Guardianship Certificates Issued under the Mental Health Act, 1987and National Trust for the Welfare of Persons with Autism, Cerebral Palsy, Mental Retardation and Multiple Disabilities Act, 1999

RBI/2013-14/444 DBOD.No.Leg.BC.84/09.07.005/2013-14 January 13, 2014 All Scheduled Commercial Banks (excluding RRBs) Dear Sir/Madam, Legal Guardianship Certificates Issued under the Mental Health Act, 1987and National Trust for the Welfare of Persons with Autism, Cerebral Palsy, Mental Retardation and Multiple Disabilities Act, 1999 Please refer to our Circular DBOD.No.Leg.BC.51/09.07.005/2007-08 dated November 19, 2007 wherein banks were advised, inter alia,… Read More

Alteration in the name of “Development Credit Bank Limited” to “DCB Bank Limited” in the Second Schedule to the Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934

RBI/2013-14/442 Ref.DBOD.No.Ret.BC /83/12.06.097/2013-14 January 10, 2014 All Scheduled Commercial Banks Dear Sir Alteration in the name of "Development Credit Bank Limited" to "DCB Bank Limited " in the Second Schedule to the Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934 We advise that the name of "Development Credit Bank Limited has been changed to "DCB Bank Limited"… Read More

Lending Against Security of Single Product Gold Jewellery

RBI/2013-14/435 DNBS.CC.PD.No. 365/03.10.01/2013-14 January 08, 2014 To All NBFCs (excluding PDs) Dear Sirs, Lending Against Security of Single Product Gold Jewellery Please refer to circular DNBS.CC.PD.No.356/03.10.01/2013-14 dated September 16, 2013 (˜the circular™) issued in line with the recommendations of the Working Group to Study the Issues Related to Gold Imports and Gold Loan NBFCs in India (K… Read More

Signing of the Amendment of the Bilateral Swap Arrangement between Japan and India

The Bank of Japan (BOJ), acting as the agent for the Minister of Finance of Japan, and the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) concluded an agreement that expands the maximum amount of the Bilateral Swap Arrangement (BSA) between Japan and India to USD 50 billion. This agreement was signed by Governor Haruhiko Kuroda of the… Read More

Foreign Direct Investment- Pricing Guidelines for FDI instruments with optionality clauses

RBI/2013-2014/436 A.P. (DIR Series) Circular No. 86 January 9, 2014 All Category - I Authorised Dealer banks Madam/Sir, Foreign Direct Investment- Pricing Guidelines for FDI instruments with optionality clauses Attention of Authorised Dealers is invited to the Foreign Exchange Management (Transfer or Issue of Security by a Person Resident outside India) Regulations, 2000 notified vide Notification… Read More

Memorandum of Instructions for Opening and Maintenance of Rupee / Foreign Currency Vostro Accounts of Non-resident Exchange Houses

RBI/2013-14/438 A. P. (DIR Series) Circular No. 88 January 09, 2014 To, All Authorised Dealer Category - I Banks Madam / Sir, Memorandum of Instructions for Opening and Maintenance of Rupee / Foreign Currency Vostro Accounts of Non-resident Exchange Houses Attention of Authorised Dealer Category I (AD Category I) banks is invited to Part (B)… Read More

Resident Bank account maintained by residents in India Joint holder liberalization

RBI/2013-2014/437 A.P. (DIR Series) Circular No. 87 January 9, 2014 To All Banks Authorised to deal in Foreign Exchange Madam/Sir, Resident Bank account maintained by residents in India Joint holder liberalization Attention of Authorised Dealer (AD) banks is invited to A.P.(DIR Series) Circular No.12 dated September 15, 2011 in terms of which individuals resident in India were… Read More

RBI Clarifications on Provisions under section 6 (4) of Foreign Exchange Management Act, 1999

RBI/2013-14/440 A.P. (DIR Series) Circular No. 90 January 9, 2014 To, All Category- I Authorised Dealer Banks and Authorised Banks Madam / Sir, Provisions under section 6 (4) of Foreign Exchange Management Act, 1999 - Clarifications Attention of Authorized Dealers is invited to Section 6 (4) of FEMA, 1999 in terms of which a person… Read More

RBI releases Report of the Committee on Comprehensive Financial Services for Small Business and Low Income Households

The Reserve Bank of India has today released on its website for public comments, the Report of the Committee on Comprehensive Financial Services for Small Business and Low Income Households and additional comments from two members in this regard. The Comments may be emailed or sent by post to the Principal Chief General Manager, Rural Planning and Credit Department, Reserve Bank… Read More