External commercial borrowing (ECBs) are loans in India made by non-resident lenders in foreign currency to Indian borrowers. They are used widely in India to facilitate access to foreign money by Indian corporations and PSUs (public sector undertakings).
Fema / RBI : Explains how ECBs allow Indian entities to borrow abroad while ensuring compliance with RBI rules. Key takeaway: growth is enabled...
Fema / RBI : The new ECB framework removes rigid conditions and introduces flexibility in borrowing and repayment. It significantly improves ea...
Fema / RBI : The 2026 amendment replaces rigid interest rate ceilings with market-determined pricing. The reform expands borrowing flexibility ...
Fema / RBI : Revised ECB framework allows broader borrower and lender participation while eliminating fixed interest spread ceilings. Borrowing...
Fema / RBI : The RBI’s 2026 amendment liberalizes External Commercial Borrowings by removing cost caps and raising borrowing limits while ret...
Fema / RBI : Presenting the General Budget 2012-13 in LokSabha here today, ShriPranab Mukherjee, Finance Minister announced various majors for ...
Fema / RBI : With a view to rationalising the present arrangements relating to foreign portfolio investments by Foreign Institutional Investors...
Fema / RBI : Those exercising the option include Mahindra & Mahindra, Reliance Communications, Tulip Telecom, Moser Baer, Jubilant Organosys, R...
Finance : Reserve Bank of India has issued A. P. (DIR series) circular no. 26 dated October 22, 2008, to modify some aspects of the ECB poli...
Income Tax : ITAT Mumbai held that set off of loss of Permanent Establishment [PE] against the interest income received from External Commercia...
Fema / RBI : i) increase the automatic route limit from USD 750 million or equivalent to USD 1.5 billion or equivalent. ii) increase the all...
Fema / RBI : As a measure of simplification of the existing procedures, it has been decided to delegate powers to the designated AD Category-I ...
Fema / RBI : Hitherto, Indian corporates in the services sectors viz., hotels, hospitals and software were allowed to avail ECB upto USD 100 mi...
Fema / RBI : India's central bank on Tuesday eased oversees borrowing rules for Infrastructure Finance Companies (IFC). The IFC's will not nee...
Fema / RBI : Attention of Authorised Dealer Category - I (AD Category - I) banks is invited to Notification No.FEMA 29/2000-RB dated September ...
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i) increase the automatic route limit from USD 750 million or equivalent to USD 1.5 billion or equivalent. ii) increase the all-in-cost ceiling for ECBs, by 100 bps. The enhanced all-in-cost ceiling shall be available only to eligible borrowers of investment grade rating from Indian Credit Rating Agencies (CRAs). Other eligible borrowers may raise ECB within the existing all-in-cost ceiling, as hitherto.
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In this article author discusses one of the most interesting and relevant topic ‘External Commercial Borrowings (ECB) and Trade Credits (TC) under FEMA’. Friends, in our previous two sessions, we have discussed on legal and procedural aspects on Overseas Direct Investment (ODI) and Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) and both relates to investment in Capital Investments. […]
1. Introduction on the ECBs (i) ECBs are permitted as ‘commercial’ loans for ‘commercial’ purposes as to be received by the eligible Indian borrowers from the recognized non-resident lenders in accordance to updated guidelines as issued by the RBI from time-to-time. (ii) ECBs are permitted in ‘any’ convertible foreign currency and also in Indian Rupee […]
