The 10th edition of FEDAI Rules came in force from 01 April 2019. As per the guidelines FEDAI rule no.2.5, the realization proceeds of foreign currency export bill sent for collection or of goods sent on consignment basis shall be purchased by the Authorised Dealer at TT buying rate or FX contract rate as the…
The 10th edition of FEDAI Rules came in force from 01 April 2019. As per the guidelines FEDAI rule no.2.4, if the Authorised Dealer accepts change in the tenor of Usance bill, in such cases, the Bank shall recover/pay notional swap difference for the relative cover. In case of early delivery of “Optional Delivery Date…
The 10th edition of FEDAI Rules came in force from 01 April 2019. Concepts of normal transit period and notional due date are linked to the interest rate on export bills and to arrive at the due date of the bill/export credit. Many people get confused with the Normal Transit period with the time taken…
EFFECTIVE FROM 01 APRIL 2019, in the Inter-bank forex market for quoting exchange rate of Indian Rupees (INR)/Foreign Currency (FCY), business hours would be between 9.00 a.m. and 5.00 p.m. The customer transaction for INR/FCY should not be undertaken by the Authorised Dealers beyond 4.30 p.m. on all working days. The cut-off time specified above…
RBI in its Statement on Developmental and Regulatory Policies, on Friday, October 4, 2019, announced that the scope of non-interest bearing Special Non-resident Rupee (SNRR) Account being enhanced. The statement said that in consultation with the Government, it is decided by RBI to permit persons resident outside India to open SNRR accounts, facilitating Rupee denominated…
Reserve Bank of India, in the Statement on Developmental and Regulatory Policies announced on Friday October 4, 2019, announced that it would take steps to develop offshore Rupee Market based on the recommendation of Task Force on Offshore Rupee Markets. The Task Force chaired by Smt. Usha Thorat had recommended several important measures to develop…
On June 27, 2019, Reserve Bank of India notified all the banks (SCBs, SBs, LABs), excluding RRBs that the RBI is receiving complaints from exporters and their Associations that the banks are not extending the benefits under the Gold Card Scheme as per extant instructions. The Central bank therefore reiterated that the instructions relating to…
The Reserve Bank of India, on Thursday (June 20, 2019), communicated that the electronic trading platform for buying/selling foreign exchange (FX-Retail) by retail customers (individuals, MSMEs) of banks is ready for rollout. The FX-Retail platform can be accessed by retail customers of a bank (through the websitehttps://www.fxretail.co.in), who has a need to purchase or sell…
Devaluation of a currency means the official lowering of value of a country’s currency within a fixed exchange rate system. In devaluation, the monetary authority of the country deliberately make downward adjustment of the value of a country’s money and sets a new fixed rate with respect to a foreign reference currency (currency of other…
Clearing corporation of India has developed a new platform which will be available for users by early August this year according to RBI communication. During 2017, RBI had proposed a foreign exchange trading portal for retail participants with an idea that would provide customers access to an online electronic trading platform on which they can…