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The Bank has prescribed that the valuation of gold jewellery for arriving at the Loan-To-Value (LTV) shall be done at the average of the closing price of 22 carat gold for the preceding 30 days as quoted by the Bombay Bullion Association Ltd. (BBA). On a review, it has been decided that NBFCs may also use the historical spot gold price data publicly disseminated by a commodity exchange regulated by the Forward Markets Commission.
The Ministry of Commerce & Industry released the consolidated Foreign Direct Investment policy of 2015 effective from May 12, 2015. We list below the key changes. Further, a detailed comparative of changes incorporated in FDI Policy 2015 juxtaposed with the consolidated FDI policy of 2014 is specified in Annexure A.
Today, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) released the report titled ‘State Finances: A Study of Budgets of 2014-15’, an annual publication that provides data, analysis and an assessment of the finances of state governments.
Please refer to para 5 (A) of our circular UBD.BPD.(PCB).Cir. No.53/13.05.000/2013-14 dated March 28, 2014 wherein it was stipulated that if the sale is for a value higher than the Net Book Value (NBV), the excess provision will not be reversed, but will be utilised to meet the shortfall/loss on account of sale of other financial assets.
On a review in consultation with the Government of India, it has been decided to amend the Directions so as to allow entry of IDF-NBFCs into sectors where there is no presence of a Project Authority. Accordingly, the Directions have been amended as given in the subsequent paragraphs:
The Reserve Bank has today released the final circular on the relaxation in requirement of additional factor of authentication (AFA) for small value card present transactions for values up to ₹ 2,000/- per transaction across all merchant categories. This is in line with the
To further liberalise and simplify the procedure, it has been decided to dispense with the requirement of declaring the export of Goods /Software in the SDF in case of exports taking place through the EDI ports, as the mandatory statutory requirements contained in the SDF have been subsumed in the Shipping Bill format.
It is clarified that A2 form is to be filed at the time of purchase of foreign exchange using rupee funds and hence is not applicable while remitting FCNR (B) funds. Further, banks, with the help of technology, will have to devise better alternatives/ methods for ensuring bonafides of the transaction rather than insisting on physical presence of the account holder, in order to ensure hassle free remittance of funds to the account holder.
Government of India Ministry of Commerce & Industry Department of Industrial Policy & Promotion Consolidated FDI Policy Circular of 2015 Subject: Consolidated FDI Policy The ‘Consolidated FDI Policy’ is attached. 2. This Circular will take effect from May 12, 2015. (Atul Chaturvedi) Joint Secretary to the Government of India D/o IPP F. No. 5(1)/2015-FC-1 Dated […]
In terms of Reserve Bank of India’s A.P. (DIR Series) Circular No. 91 dated march 31, 2015 and SEBI’s CIR/MRD/DP/04/2015 dated April 8, 2015 following relaxations have been made: • Foreign Portfolio Investors (FPIs) have been allowed to take positions (long as well as short) in USD-INR pair up to USD 15 million per exchange […]
