Reserve Bank Of India
A.P. (DIR Series) Circular No. 26
September 11, 2012
To,
All Category - I Authorised Dealer Banks
Madam / Sir,
External Commercial Borrowings (ECB) Policy – Repayment of Rupee loans and/or
fresh Rupee capital expenditure – USD 10 billion scheme
Attention of Authorized Dealer Category - I (AD Category - I) banks is invited
to
A.P. (DIR Series) Circular No. 134 dated June 25, 2012.
- As per the extant guidelines, the maximum permissible ECB that can be availed
of by an individual company under the scheme is limited to 50 per cent of the
average annual export earnings realised during the past three financial years.
- On a review, it has been decided:
- to enhance the maximum permissible limit of ECB that can be availed of to 75
per cent of the average foreign exchange earnings realized during the immediate
past three financial years or 50 per cent of the highest foreign exchange
earnings realized in any of the immediate past three financial years, whichever
is higher;
- in case of Special Purpose Vehicles (SPVs), which have completed at least
one year of existence from the date of incorporation and do not have sufficient
track record/past performance for three financial years, the maximum permissible
ECB that can be availed of will be limited to 50 per cent of the annual export
earnings realized during the past financial year; and
- The maximum ECB that can be availed by an individual company or group, as a
whole, under this scheme will be restricted to USD 3 billion.
- All other aspects of the scheme mentioned in A.P. (DIR Series) Circular No.
134 dated June 25, 2012 would remain unchanged.
- AD Category-I banks may bring the contents of this circular to the notice of
their constituents and customers concerned.
- 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 Manage
RBI/2012-13/200