FII & Custodian Division
Investment Management Department
Email: chanda@sebi.gov.in
Website: www.sebi.gov.in
Fax No. 91 22 22870095
Circular No. IMD/FII/17/2004
November 29, 2004
To
All Foreign Institutional Investors, and Custodians of Securities
Dear Sir / Madam,
Sub: ECB Limit
Please refer to our Circular No. IMD/FII/16/2004 dated November 2, 2004, whereby, it was informed that the cumulative debt investment limit for the FIIs/Sub-Accounts was increased from US $1 billion to US $1.75 billion.
It has now been clarified by the Ministry of Finance, Government of India that the cap of US $1.75 billion will be applicable to FIIs investment in dated Government Securities and T-bills only, both under 100% debt route and general 70:30 route. Thus, investment in securities other than dated Government Securities and T-Bills, i.e. Corporate Debt, would not be reckoned within the sub ceiling of US $1.75 billion. Therefore, investments by the FIIs/Sub Accounts through 100% debt route in dated Government securities and T-Bills only will be reckoned for the purpose of monitoring of individual limits allocated to them.
A copy of this circular is available at the web page “F.I.I.” on our website www.sebi.gov.in . The custodians are requested to bring the contents of this circular to the notice of their FII clients.
Yours faithfully,
D. Chanda
Chief General Manager
