Trade Credits (TC) denote the credits extended by the overseas supplier, bank, financial institution and other permitted recognised lenders for maturity, for imports of capital/non-capital goods permissible under the Foreign Trade Policy of the Government of India. Depending on the source of finance, such TCs include suppliers’ credit and buyers’ credit from recognised lenders. The…
The revised guidelines on External Commercial Borrowing are as per the updated circular of RBI as of December 22, 2023. In simple terms, External Commercial Borrowings (ECB) means commercial borrowings availed (in the form of bank loans, trade credits, and securitized instruments) from external sources (from abroad) with a minimum average maturity of three years.…
RBI on Friday (January 5, 2024) issued revised Master circular in respect of Foreign Exchange Derivative Contracts, Overseas Commodity & Freight Hedging, Rupee Accounts of Non-Resident Banks and Inter-Bank Foreign Exchange Dealings etc. These directions lay down the modalities as to how the foreign exchange business has to be conducted by the Authorised Persons with…
Originally posted on 8.11.2014 and Updated on 06.01.2024 [This post contains fundamental aspects of foreign exchange; and forex markets; as well as over 100 terminologies used in forex dealings such as direct and indirect Quote; buying rate, selling rate, forward exchange rate, swap rate, spot rate, cross rate, transaction date, value date, Spread, premium, discount,…
Buyers’ credit finance means finance for payment of imports in India arranged by the importer (buyer) from a bank or financial institution outside India. The suppliers’ credit means credits extended for imports directly by the overseas supplier instead of a bank or financial institution. Although both buyers’ credit and supplier credit are credit facilities to…
(The article offers a detailed explanation of fixed and floating exchange rates/ Real Effective Exchange Rates (REER) and their effects on our Foreign Trade and Internal Economy on the devaluation or depreciation of the Rupee. The article also elucidates the advantages and disadvantages of devaluation or depreciation of a currency.) There are two kinds of…
The article explains the growing demand for US Dollars and how the US economy has benefitted from the Seigniorage The unlimited notes and coins issued under the minimum reserve system are called Fiat money. The cost of issuing fiat currencies is paltry compared to their face value. Since the fiat currencies are issued and underwritten…
Advance Authorisation Scheme (AAS) or Advance License Scheme is a duty exemption scheme issued by the Government of India (GOI) under the Foreign Trade Policy 2015-2020. The scheme exempts the payment of import duties on raw materials/inputs required for manufacturing products for export. In addition to any inputs, packaging material, fuel, oil, and catalyst which…
The Centre on Saturday (July 7) issued a notification to include the Goods and Services Tax Network (GSTN) under the ambit of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA). The above notification was issued under Section 66 of the PMLA. The disclosure of information provided will facilitate sharing of information between the GSTN, Enforcement Directorate,…
International Financial Services Centre (IFSC) caters to customers outside the jurisdiction of the domestic economy dealing with flows of finance, financial products and services across borders. It is also known as an offshore financial centre since it deals with the flow of finance, financial products and services across borders. IFSC set up in India can…