On return from a foreign trip, travellers must surrender unspent foreign exchange held in the form of currency notes and travellers cheques within 180 days of return. However, they are free to retain foreign exchange up to USD 2,000, in the form of foreign currency notes or Travelers Cheques (TCs) for future use or credit…
It’s also important to remember that the country you’re going to may have its own rules about how much cash you can bring in. Make sure to do your research depending on the country you’re headed to. Travellers going to any country are allowed to purchase foreign currency notes/coins only up to USD 3000 per…
[The article gives details of how much money in cash you can bring to different countries how much foreign currency can be purchased on cash payment, the purpose for which foreign currency can be purchased, Usage of cards on foreign travel, the limit for Indian currency that can be brought into India from abroad, the…
RBI on Wednesday(July 3, 2024) today advised all authorised dealers that the earlier circular A.P.(DIR Series) Circular No. 16 dated September 12, 2002, A.P.(DIR Series) Circular No. 55 dated December 23, 2003 and A. P. (DIR Series) Circular No.118 dated May 07, 2012, has since been withdrawn with immediate effect and Authorised Dealers shall obtain…
The RBI on July 2 proposed rationalising regulations that cover export and import transactions to promote ease of doing business and empower banks to provide more efficient service to their foreign exchange customers. “The proposed regulations are intended to promote ease of doing business, especially for small exporters and importers, while sharing the Statement on…
In terms of Section 10 (1) of FEMA 1999, RBI may authorize Full Fledged Money Changers (FFMCs)/non-bank Authorised Dealers (ADs) Category-II to deal in foreign exchange as an authorised dealer, money changer, or off-shore banking unit or in any other manner as it deems fit. In terms of extant instructions, these authorized dealers may obtain…
RBI has recently issued two notifications. The first notification is about Margin for Derivative Contracts and the second notification is on an amendment to Master Instructions issued on the maintenance of deposits and accounts under the Foreign Exchange Management Act, 1999. The first Direction dated May 8, 2024, shall apply to Authorised Dealer Category-I (AD…
We know that banks allow us to make payments only up to the credit balance available in our Savings Bank Account or Current Account. Whatever amount we have deposited to the account is credited to our account and whatever payments made through the account or amount withdrawn from the account is debited to the account.…
RBI today reiterated that the regulatory framework for ETCDs has remained consistent over the years and that there is no change in the RBI’s policy approach. The announcement was made as some concerns have been expressed about participation in the exchange traded currency derivatives (ETCD) market in the light of the Reserve Bank of India’s…
(This post offers salient features of ISDA, covering some of the points most important to the parties to the agreement for OTC derivatives transactions internationally.) The ISDA Master Agreement is an internationally agreed document published by the International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. (“ISDA”) which is used to provide certain legal and credit protection for…