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 ...
(Loan Agreement should be dully signed and executed by all parties as per the State Stamp Act and agreement should be notarized as well) The undersigned: (Borrower) _______________________Hereinafter referred to as “the Borrower” And (Lender) __________________________Hereinafter referred to as “the Lender” Whereas: The Lender, as the Foreign Equity Holder of the Borrower’s company and holding […]
With the objective of promoting ease of doing business in India, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has simplified and liberalised the erstwhile framework on external commercial borrowings/foreign currency denominated loans and the rupee denominated loans by notifying the Foreign Exchange Management (Borrowing and Lending) Regulations, 2018 (ECB Regulations) issued vide Notification No. FEMA 3 (R)/2018-RB […]
Reserve Bank of India (RBI) vide master direction. RBI/FED/2018-2019/67 FED Master Direction No.5/2018-19 dated 26th March,2019 updated as on 12th April 2021 has issued External Commercial Borrowings, Trade Credits and Structured Obligations under the said Direction Oil Marketing companies and startups are eligible for raising funds through External commercial borrowing subject to conditions. What is External Commercial Borrowings? […]
Amidst the recent global challenges and trade wars, many developing countries, including India, faced macro-economic issues due to weakness in their currencies. The Indian government has taken many steps to stabilize the volatility in the rupee by carrying out open market operations in the currency markets, boost exports, additional import duties, etc. India has also […]
Introduction External Commercial Borrowings (ECB) are the borrowings taken by an eligible entity in India for commercial purpose from any recognized entity outside India. As funding by the companies through debt has been traditionally been a preferred mode of funding due to inherent advantages such as security creation, minimum guaranteed returns, and tax optimization for […]
What is “External Commercial Borrowings (ECB) “External Commercial Borrowings (ECB)” means borrowing by an eligible resident entity from outside India in accordance with framework decided by the Reserve Bank of India in consultation with the Government of India: Eligible entities may raise External Commercial Borrowings (ECB) from outside India in accordance with the provisions. ♦ […]
What is ECB: External Commercial Borrowings are commercial loans raised by eligible resident entities from recognised non-resident. The ECB has been classified in category Foreign Denomination ECB: Loan raised in any freely convertible Foreign Currency INR Denomination ECB: Loan raised in INR Method of raising ECB: ECB can be accessed under two routes, viz. Automatic […]
Under the new framework, the definition of an ‘Indian entity’ specifically includes LLP registered under LLP Act, 2008. The erstwhile framework defined ‘Indian entity’ as a company or a body corporate or a firm in India.
What is a startup? A startup is an entity registered as a Private Limited Company (registered under Companies Act 2013) or Limited Liability Partnership (registered under Limited Liability Partnership Act 2008) or Partnership Firm(registered under Partnership Act 1932), working towards innovation, development or improvement of product or processes or services or a business model accelerating […]
Key provisions of latest RBI/FED/2018-19/15 – FED Master Direction No.5/2018-19 dated March 26, 2019 in relation to External Commercial Borrowing 1. Meaning of ECB ♠ Generally External Commercial Borrowings (ECB) refer to commercial loan availed by eligible resident entities from non-resident lenders i.e. from foreign sources. ♠ A source of funds for financing expansion of […]
