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Giving a major boost to the rupee, Reserve Bank of India (RBI) governor Sanjay Malhotra on Friday announced several steps to attract foreign capital at a time when the US-Iran conflict is putting pressure on India’s external sector resilience. The rupee gained 50 paise against the US dollar on Friday, strengthening to 95.24 after the RBI unveiled measures aimed at easing investment norms for foreign portfolio investors in government securities. Currency market participants said investor...
FPI profile: Foreign investors continue selling spree in May, pull out Rs 32,000 crore
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Cabinet backs ordinance to ease tax rules for foreign investors in some securities
The Union Cabinet on Wednesday recommended an ordinance to ease tax rules for foreign investors in some categories of securities. The details of the proposal moved by the finance ministry were not immediately available. However, it is being seen as an effort to help strengthen the rupee, which has weakened 6% against the US dollar as foreign portfolio investors have pulled out a record Rs 2.6 lakh crore from equities since Jan.
Foreign investors have dumped billions of dollars of Korean stocks this year despite record rally. Here's why
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India scraps tax on overseas bond investors in bid to attract foreign capital and shore up the rupee
India is doubling down on measures aimed at attracting foreign portfolio investments, as capital outflows hit a record high. The government on Friday announced that it has exempted foreign investors and the Bank for International Settlements — a global financial institution owned by central banks— from income tax on any interest or capital gains. The exemption will take effect from April 1, 2026, as per the government's release.
From tax waivers to free hedges, RBI & govt join hands to boost Rupee
In a coordinated move, govt and RBI Friday rolled out a clutch of measures aimed at attracting foreign portfolio investors and non-resident funds to govt bonds and bank deposits. The strategy is as much about sentiment as it is about flows: signalling openness, easing friction, and offering a small subsidy from RBI in the form of free insurance cover to banks against rupee depreciation. As a result, the rupee gained by 84 paise to close at 94.95 compared with Thursday's close of 95.79 - its...
Tax cuts, easier bond rules on the cards: How India plans to attract more foreign investment
In a bid to stem foreign capital outflow amid the Middle East crisis, the government is looking to do away with capital gains tax on foreign portfolio investors' holdings in government securities. The move will be part of efforts to attract greater overseas investment. The government is looking to cushion the economy from the impact of the ongoing Iran conflict.
G-Secs rally as govt and RBI ease foreign investing rules
Bonds rallied after govt and RBI announced measures to encourage foreign investment in govt securities on Friday. The yields on benchmark 10-year govt securities (G-Secs) softened to 6.94% in early trades, from 6.99% on Thursday, after the govt said foreign portfolio investors (FPIs) would be exempted from long-term capital gains and withholding taxes on interest from G-Secs. Prices of bonds and their yields move in opposite directions.
Govt exempts capital gains tax on FIIs' govt bond investments
With an aim to attract foreign capital, the government on Friday promulgated an ordinance to exempt capital gains tax on investments made by Foreign Institutional Investors in government securities, according to a PTI report. The move is aimed at making Indian debt markets more attractive to overseas investors while helping shield the economy from the effects of the continuing Iran conflict. The Union Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, approved an ordinance on Wednesday to...
How did Taiwan, Seoul overtake India? Drop from 5th to 7th largest stock market - explained
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