Tuesday, February 10, 2015

RBI concern at un-hedged foreign currency exposures of corporates

Quotes from the Reserve Bank of India.

"..a widespread concern of the regulators like the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) over corporate leverage and the prevailing credit culture..."

"Large scale un-hedged foreign currency exposures are not only a threat for individual entities but also a concern to the economic and financial system stability. ...corporates need to take care of the potential risks embedded in their un-hedged currency exposures since they might incur significant costs due to unexpected and sudden exchange rate movements...how vulnerable corporates can become if they have too much of foreign currency exposures..."
( http://www.rbi.org.in/scripts/BS_SpeechesView.aspx?Id=940)

External Commercial Borrowings : US Dollar Million -2013-14

Number
Amount
Automatic Route
573
12,340
Approval Route
140
20,892
Total  
713
33,232
Source: http://rbidocs.rbi.org.in/rdocs/Bulletin/PDFs/37T_09022015BULL.pdf


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