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As announced today by the Governor in the Annual Monetary Policy 2012-13, it has been decided to reduce the Repo rate under the Liquidity Adjustment Facility (LAF) by 50 basis points from 8.50 per cent to 8.00 per cent with immediate effect.
Please refer to our A.P. (DIR Series) Circular No. 78 dated February 15, 2012 on risks arising from the deficiencies in AML/CFT regime of certain jurisdictions. 2. Financial Action Task Force (FATF) has issued a further Statement on February 16, 2012 on the subject (copy enclosed). 3. Authorised Persons (Indian Agents) are accordingly advised to consider the information contained in the enclosed statement.4 . This, however, does not preclude Authorised Persons (Indian Agents) from legitimate transactions with these countries and jurisdictions.
A. P. (DIR Series) Circular No. 107 Please refer to our A.P. (DIR Series) Circular No. 77 dated February 15, 2012 on risks arising from the deficiencies in AML/CFT regime of certain jurisdiction.2. Financial Action Task Force (FATF) has issued a further Statement on February 16, 2012 on the subject (copy enclosed). 3. Authorised Persons are accordingly advised to consider the information contained in the enclosed statement.
SMEs are universally acknowledged as major contributors to Gross Domestic Product (GDP) and even larger contributors to exports and employment. SMEs play a critical role in the economic and social development of emerging markets by creating jobs and generating income for low-income groups. This fosters economic growth and social stability, and also contributes to the development of a dynamic private sector.
Growth is likely to improve moderately in 2012-13. While inflation has moderated, risks to inflation are still on the upside. Accordingly, monetary policy needs to support growth without inflation and external imbalances by excessively fuelling demand.
In terms of para 6 of the circular, four domestic credit rating agencies viz. CARE, CRISIL, FITCH India and ICRA have been accredited for the purpose of risk weighting the banks’ claims for capital adequacy purposes. The long term and short term ratings issued by these domestic credit rating agencies have been mapped to the appropriate risk weights applicable as per the Standardised Approach under the Basel II Framework.
Please refer to Para 3 of our circular RPCD.CO.Plan.BC.No.49/04.09.01/2010-11 dated January 28, 2011 on the captioned subject, wherein it was advised that the misclassifications reported by Principal Inspecting Officers, during the current year would be added to the shortfall reported by banks, as on the last reporting Friday of the following year, for allocations to various funds.
Export-Import Bank of India (Exim Bank) has concluded an Agreement dated July 21, 2011 with the Ecowas Bank for Investment and Development (EBID), making available to the latter, a Line of Credit (LOC) of USD 150 million (USD one hundred and fifty million) for financing eligible goods, services and equipments including project exports and consultancy services, to be exported from India to the 15 member countries of EBID in West African region viz. Benin, Burkina Faso, Cape Verde, Cote d’Ivoire, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea Bissau, Liberia, Mali, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone and Togo
Any article gifted to a person for his personal use whose market value in India on the date of such gift does not exceed rupees twenty-five thousand shall not be a foreign contribution within the meaning of sub-clause (i) of clause (h) of sub-section (1) of section (2) of Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act, 2010 (42 of 2010)
National Electronic Funds Transfer launched in year 2005 has been working successfully over the years and occupies an important place in the payment system space. The system is meant for one-to-one funds transfer and can be used for transferring funds to beneficiaries (individual, institutions etc.) and no restrictions have been placed thereon. The phenomenal growth in the system, both in terms of branch coverage and volume / value of transactions handled reflects the acceptability and popularity of the system.
