Ozg Corporate Funding Consultant
Ozg Center, New Delhi & Mumbai
Website: http://fundraising.ozg.in
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RBI/2012-13/346
A.P. (DIR Series) Circular No. 63
December 20, 2012
To
All Category-I Authorised Dealer Banks
Madam / Sir,
External Commercial Borrowings (ECB) for Micro Finance
Institutions (MFIs) and Non-Government Organizations (NGOs) - engaged in micro
finance activities under Automatic Route
Attention of Authorized Dealer Category-I (AD Category-I)
banks is invited to the Foreign Exchange Management (Borrowing or Lending in
Foreign Exchange) Regulations, 2000, notified vide Notification No. FEMA
3/2000-RB dated May 3, 2000, amended from time to time, A.P. (DIR Series)
Circular No. 5 dated August 1, 2005, amended from time to time, A.P. (DIR
Series) Circular No. 40 dated April 25, 2005 and A.P. (DIR Series) Circular No.
59 dated December 19, 2011 relating to the External Commercial Borrowings
(ECB).
2. It has been decided that the extant guidelines as
specified in A.P. (DIR Series) Circular No. 59 dated December 19, 2011 will
continue to be applicable until further review.
3. Hedging: ECB by MFIs/NGOs should be fully hedged.
Designated AD has to ensure at the time of drawdown that the forex exposure of
the borrower is fully hedged.
4. AD Category - I banks may bring the contents of this
circular to the notice of their constituents and customers.
5. The directions contained in this circular have been
issued under sections 10(4) and 11(1) of the Foreign Exchange Management Act,
1999 (42 of 1999) and are without prejudice to permissions / approvals, if any,
required under any other law.
Yours faithfully,
(Rashmi Fauzdar)
Chief General
Manager
Ozg Corporate Funding Consultant
Ozg Center, New Delhi & Mumbai
Website: http://fundraising.ozg.in
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Phone # +91 (0) 88-007-25647
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