A

Report

On

External Commercial Borrowing of Public Sector

Companies

International Financial Management

Group No: 18

Prepared by
Manisha P Pipaliya

Submitted to:
Mr. Hiren K Patel

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 Index

Sr.no Particulars Page.no

1 External Commercial Borrowing 3

2 External Commercial Borrowing Policy 4

3 Format of information 16

4 External Commercial Borrowing of public sector 19

companies
5 Bibliography 23

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 External Commercial Borrowing

External Commercial Borrowing (ECB) refers to commercial loans [in the form
of bank loans, buyers’ credit, suppliers’ credit, securitized instruments (e.g.
floating rate notes and fixed rate bonds)] availed from non-resident lenders
with minimum average maturity of 3 years.

In India, External Commercial Borrowings are permitted by the Government

for providing an additional source of funds to Indian corporate and Public
Sector Units for financing the expansion of existing capacity and as well as for
fresh investment, to augment the resources available domestically. They can
be used for any purpose (rupee-related expenditure as well as imports)
except for investment in stock market and speculation in real estate. The term
external commercial borrowings in fact refer to the total debt that a sovereign
entity has borrowed outside the country in commercial terms. It is defined to
include

1. Commercial bank loans

2. Buyers credit

3. Suppliers credit

4. Securitized instruments such as floating rate notes, fixed rate bonds etc.

5. Credit from official export credit agencies

6. Commercial borrowings from the private sector window of multilateral

financial institutions such as IFC, ADB, AFIC, CDC etc.

7. Investment by Foreign Institutional Investors (FIIs) in dedicated debt funds.

Applicants are free to raise ECB from any internationally recognized source
like:

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a. Banks

b. Export credit agencies

c. Suppliers of equipment

d. Foreign collaborations

e. Foreign equity holders

f. International capital markets etc.

The department of Economic Affairs, Ministry of Finance and Government of

India with support of Reserve Bank of India monitors and regulates Indian
firms access to global capital markets. From time to time, they announce
guidelines on policies and procedures for External Commercial Borrowings.

External Commercial Borrowing Policy

 ECB can be accessed under two routes, viz., (1) Automatic Route
outlined (2) Approval Route
 ECB for investment in real sector -industrial sector, especially
infrastructure sector-in India, are under Automatic Route, i.e. do not
require RBI / Government approval. In case of doubt as regards
eligibility to access Automatic Route, applicants may take recourse to
the Approval Route.

1. AUTOMATIC ROUTE

I ) Eligible Borrowers : (a) Corporate (registered under the Companies Act

except financial intermediaries (such as banks, financial institutions (FIs),
housing finance companies and NBFCs) are eligible to raise ECB. Individuals,
Trusts and Non-Profit making Organizations are not eligible to raise ECB.

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(b) Units in Special Economic Zones (SEZ) are allowed to raise ECB for their
own requirement. However, they cannot transfer or on-lend ECB funds to
sister concerns or any unit in the Domestic Tariff Area.

ii) Recognized Lenders:

Borrowers can raise ECB from internationally recognized sources such as (i)
international banks, (ii) international capital markets, (iii) multilateral financial
institutions (such as IFC, ADB, CDC, etc.,), (iv) export credit agencies, (v)
suppliers of equipment, (vi) foreign collaborators and (vii) foreign equity
holders (other than erstwhile OCBs). A "foreign equity holder" to be eligible as
“recognized lender” under the automatic route would require minimum holding
of equity in the borrower company as set out below:

(i) For ECB up to USD 5 million - minimum equity of 25 per cent held directly
by the lender,

(ii) For ECB more than USD 5 million - minimum equity of 25 per cent held
directly by the lender and debt-equity ratio not exceeding 4:1 (i.e. the
proposed ECB not exceeding four times the direct foreign equity holding).

iii) Amount and Maturity

(a) The maximum amount of ECB which can be raised by a corporate is USD
500 million or equivalent during a financial year.
(b) ECB up to USD 20 million or equivalent in a financial year with minimum
average maturity of three years.
(c) ECB above USD 20 million and up to USD 500 million or equivalent with a
minimum average maturity of five years.
(d) ECB up to USD 20 million can have call/put option provided the minimum
average maturity of three years is complied with before exercising call/put
option.

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iv) All-in-cost ceilings

All-in-cost includes rate of interest, other fees and expenses in foreign

currency except commitment fee, pre-payment fee, and fees payable in
Indian Rupees. Moreover, the payment of withholding tax in Indian Rupees is
excluded for calculating the all-in-cost.

The all-in-cost ceilings for ECB are reviewed from time to time. The following
ceilings are valid till reviewed:

Average Maturity Period All-in-cost Ceilings over 6 month

LIBOR*
Three years and up to five 200 basis points
years
More than five years 350 basis points

v) End-use

a) Investment e.g., import of capital goods (as classified by DGFT in the

Foreign Trade Policy), by new or existing production units, in real sector -
industrial sector including small and medium enterprises (SME) and
infrastructure sector - in India. Infrastructure sector is defined as (i) power, (ii)
telecommunication, (iii) railways, (iv) road including bridges, (v) sea port and
airport, (vi) industrial parks, and (vii) urban infrastructure (water supply,
sanitation and sewage projects);

(b) Overseas direct investment in Joint Ventures (JV)/Wholly Owned

Subsidiaries (WOS) subject to the existing guidelines on Indian Direct
Investment in JV/WOS abroad.

vi) End-uses not permitted

(a) Utilization of ECB proceeds is not permitted for on-lending or investment

in capital market or acquiring a company (or a part thereof) in India by a
corporate,

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 (b) Utilization of ECB proceeds is not permitted in real estate,
(c ) Utilization of ECB proceeds is not permitted for working capital,
general corporate purpose and repayment of existing Rupee loans.

vii) Guarantees

Issuance of guarantee, standby letter of credit, letter of undertaking or letter of

comfort by banks, Financial Institutions and Non-Banking Financial
Companies (NBFCs) relating to ECB is not permitted.

viii) Security

The choice of security to be provided to the lender/supplier is left to the

borrower. However, creation of charge over immoveable assets and financial
securities, such as shares, in favour of the overseas lender is subject to
Regulation 8 of Notification No. FEMA 21/RB-2000 dated May 3, 2000 and
Regulation 3 of Notification No. FEMA 20/RB-2000 dated May 3, 2000,
respectively, as amended from time to time.

ix) Parking of ECB proceeds overseas

ECB raised for foreign currency expenditure for permissible end-uses shall be
parked overseas and not to be remitted to India. ECB proceeds parked
overseas can be invested in the following liquid assets (a)deposits or
Certificate of Deposit or other products offered by banks rated not less than
AA(-) by Standard and Poor/Fitch IBCA or Aa3 by Moody’s; (b)deposits with
overseas branch of an Authorised Dealer in India; and (c)Treasury bills and
other monetary instruments of one year maturity having minimum rating as
indicated above. The funds should be invested in such a way that the
investments can be liquidated as and when funds are required by the
borrower in India.

x) Prepayment

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Prepayment of ECB up to USD 500 million may be allowed by AD banks
without prior approval of RBI subject to compliance with the stipulated
minimum average maturity period as applicable to the loan.

xi) Refinancing of an existing ECB

The existing ECB may be refinanced by raising a fresh ECB subject to the
condition that the fresh ECB is raised at a lower all-in-cost and the
outstanding maturity of the original ECB is maintained.

xii) Debt Servicing

The designated Authorised Dealer (AD bank)has the general permission to

make remittances of instalments of principal, interest and other charges in
conformity with ECB guidelines issued by Government / Reserve Bank of
India from time to time.

xiii) Procedure

Borrowers may enter into loan agreement complying with ECB guidelines with
recognised lender for raising ECB under Automatic Route without prior
approval of RBI. The borrower must obtain a Loan Registration Number
(LRN) from the Reserve Bank of India before drawing down the ECB. The
procedure for obtaining LRN is detailed in para II (i) (b).

2. APPROVAL ROUTE

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I) Eligible Borrowers

a) Financial institutions dealing exclusively with infrastructure or export

finance such as IDFC, IL&FS, Power Finance Corporation, Power Trading
Corporation, IRCON and EXIM Bank are considered on a case by case basis.

b) Banks and financial institutions which had participated in the textile or steel
sector restructuring package as approved by the Government are also
permitted to the extent of their investment in the package and assessment by
Reserve Bank based on prudential norms. Any ECB availed for this purpose
so far will be deducted from their entitlement.

c) ECB with minimum average maturity of 5 years by Non-Banking Financial

Companies (NBFCs) from multilateral financial institutions, reputable regional
financial institutions, official export credit agencies and international banks to
finance import of infrastructure equipment for leasing to infrastructure
projects.

d) Foreign Currency Convertible Bonds (FCCBs) by housing finance

companies satisfying the following minimum criteria: (i) the minimum net
worth of the financial intermediary during the previous three years shall not be
less than Rs. 500 crore, (ii) a listing on the BSE or NSE, (iii) minimum size of
FCCB is USD 100 million, (iv) the applicant should submit the purpose / plan
of utilization of funds.

e) Special Purpose Vehicles, or any other entity notified by the Reserve Bank,
set up to finance infrastructure companies / projects exclusively, will be
treated as Financial Institutions and ECB by such entities will be considered
under the Approval Route.

f) Multi-State Co-operative Societies engaged in manufacturing activity

satisfying the following criteria i) the Co-operative Society is financially solvent
and ii) the Co-operative Society submits its up-to-date audited balance sheet.

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g) Corporates engaged in industrial sector and infrastructure sector in India
can avail ECB for Rupee expenditure for permissible end-uses.

h) Non-Government Organisations (NGOs) engaged in micro finance

activities are eligible to avail ECB for Rupee expenditure for permissible end-
uses. Such NGO

ii) Recognized Lenders

(I) should have a satisfactory borrowing relationship for at least 3

years with a scheduled commercial bank authorized to deal in
foreign exchange and
(II) Would require a certificate of due diligence on `fit and proper’
status of the board/committee of management of the borrowing
entity from the designated AD bank.

iii) Amount and Maturity

Cases falling outside the purview of the automatic route limits and maturity
period indicated at paragraph I A (iii).

(a) Borrowers can raise ECB from internationally recognized sources such as
(i) international banks, (ii) international capital markets, (iii) multilateral
financial institutions (such as IFC, ADB, CDC etc.,), (iv) export credit
agencies, (v) suppliers' of equipment, (vi) foreign collaborators and (vii)
foreign equity holders (other than erstwhile OCBs).

(b) From 'foreign equity holder' where the minimum equity held directly by the
foreign equity lender is 25 per cent but debt-equity ratio exceeds 4:1(i.e. the
proposed ECB exceeds four times the direct foreign equity holding).

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 (c) Overseas organizations and individuals complying with following
safeguards may provide ECB to Non-Government Organizations (NGOs)
engaged in micro finance activities.

(I) Overseas Organizations proposing to lend ECB would have to furnish a

certificate of due diligence from an overseas bank which in turn is subject to
regulation of host-country regulator and adheres to Financial Action Task
Force (FATF) guidelines to the AD bank of the borrower. The certificate of due
diligence should comprise the following

(I) That the lender maintains an account with the bank for at least a period of
two years,

(ii) That the lending entity is organized as per the local law and held in good
esteem by the business/local community and

(iii) That there is no criminal action pending against it.

(Ii) Individual Lender has to obtain a certificate of due diligence from an

overseas bank indicating that the lender maintains an account with the bank
for at least a period of two years. Other evidence /documents such as audited
statement of account and income tax return which the overseas lender may
furnish need to be certified and forwarded by the overseas bank. Individual
lenders from countries wherein banks are not required to adhere to Know
Your Customer (KYC) guidelines are not eligible to extend ECB.

(a) Corporate can avail of ECB of an additional amount of USD 250 million with
average maturity of more than 10 years under the approval route, over and
above the existing limit of USD 500 million under the automatic route, during a
financial year. Other ECB criteria such as end-use, all-in-cost ceiling,
recognised lender, etc. need to be complied with. Prepayment and call/put
options, however, would not be permissible for such ECB up to a period of 10
years.

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 (b) Corporate in infrastructure sector {as defined in paragraph 1(A) (v) (a)} can
avail ECB up to USD 100 million and corporate in industrial sector can avail
ECB up to USD 50 million for Rupee capital expenditure for permissible end-
uses within the overall limit of USD 500 million per borrower, per financial year,
under Automatic Route.

(c) NGOs engaged in micro finance activities can raise ECB up to USD 5
million during a financial year. Designated AD bank has to ensure that at the
time of drawdown the forex exposure of the borrower is hedged.

(d) Corporate in the services sector viz. hotels, hospitals and software companies
can avail ECB up to USD 100 million, per borrower, per financial year, for import
of capital goods.

iv) All-in-cost ceilings

All-in-cost includes rate of interest, other fees and expenses in foreign currency
except commitment fee, pre-payment fee, and fees payable in Indian Rupees.
Moreover, the payment of withholding tax in Indian Rupees is excluded for
calculating the all-in-cost.The current all-in-cost ceilings are as under:

The following ceilings are valid till reviewed:

Average Maturity Period All-in-cost Ceilings over 6 month LIBOR*

Three years and up to five years200 basis points
More than five years 350 basis points

v) End-use

a) Investment [such as import of capital goods (as classified by DGFT in the

Foreign Trade Policy), implementation of new projects, modernization/expansion
of existing production units] in real sector - industrial sector including small and

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medium enterprises (SME) and infrastructure sector - in India. Infrastructure
sector is defined as (i) power, (ii) telecommunication, (iii) railways, (iv) road
including bridges, (v) sea port and airport (vi) industrial parks and (vii) urban
infrastructure (water supply, sanitation and sewage projects);

b) Overseas direct investment in Joint Ventures (JV)/Wholly Owned Subsidiaries

(WOS) subject to the existing guidelines on Indian Direct Investment in JV/WOS
abroad.
c) The first stage acquisition of shares in the disinvestment process and also in
the mandatory second stage offer to the public under the Government’s
disinvestment programme of PSU shares.

d) Import of capital goods by corporate in the service sector, viz., hotels,

hospitals and software companies.

vi) End-uses not permitted

(a) Utilization of ECB proceeds is not permitted for on-lending or investment

in capital market or acquiring a company (or a part thereof) in India by a
corporate except banks and financial institutions eligible under paragraph
I (B) (i) (a) and I (B) (i) (b)
(b) Utilization of ECB proceeds is not permitted in real estate,
(c) Utilization of ECB proceeds is not permitted for working capital, general
corporate purpose and repayment of existing Rupee loans.

vii) Guarantee

Issuance of guarantee, standby letter of credit, and letter of undertaking or

letter of comfort by banks, financial institutions and NBFCs relating to ECB is
not normally permitted. Applications for providing guarantee/standby letter of
credit or letter of comfort by banks, financial institutions relating to ECB in the
case of SME will be considered on merit subject to prudential norms. With a
view to facilitating capacity expansion and technological up gradation in

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 Indian Textile industry, issue of guarantees, standby letters of credit, letters of
undertaking and letters of comfort by banks in respect of ECB by textile
companies for modernization or expansion of textile units will be considered
under the Approval Route subject to prudential norms.

viii) Security

The choice of security to be provided to the lender / supplier is left to the

borrower. However, creation of charge over immovable assets and financial
securities, such as shares, in favour of the overseas lender is subject to
Regulation 8 of Notification No. FEMA 21/RB-2000 dated May 3, 2000 and
Regulation 3 of Notification No. FEMA 20/RB-2000 dated May 3, 2000 as
amended from time to time, respectively.

ix) Parking of ECB proceeds overseas

ECB raised for foreign currency expenditure for permissible end-uses shall be
parked overseas and not remitted to India and ECB raised for Rupee
expenditure for permissible end-uses shall be parked overseas until actual
requirement in India. ECB proceeds parked overseas can be invested in the
following liquid assets (a) deposits or Certificate of Deposit or other products
offered by banks rated not less than AA (-) by Standard and Poor/Fitch IBCA
or Aa3 by Moody’s; (b) deposits with overseas branch of an AD bank in India;
and (c) Treasury bills and other monetary instruments of one year maturity
having minimum rating as indicated above. The funds should be invested in
such a way that the investments can be liquidated as and when funds are
required by the borrower in India.

x) Prepayment

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 (a) Prepayment of ECB up to USD 500 million may be allowed by the AD
bank without prior approval of Reserve Bank subject to compliance with
the stipulated minimum average maturity period as applicable to the loan.
(b) Pre-payment of ECB for amounts exceeding USD 500 million would be
considered by the Reserve Bank under the Approval Route

xi) Refinancing of an existing ECB

Existing ECB may be refinanced by raising a fresh ECB subject to the

condition that the fresh ECB is raised at a lower all-in-cost and the
outstanding maturity of the original ECB is maintained.

xii) Debt Servicing

The designated AD bank has general permission to make remittances of

installments of principal, interest and other charges in conformity with ECB
guidelines issued by Government / Reserve Bank from time to time.

xiii) Procedure

Applicants are required to submit an application in form ECB through

designated AD bank to the Chief General Manager-in-Charge, Foreign
Exchange Department, Reserve Bank of India, Central Office, External
Commercial Borrowings Division, Mumbai – 400 001, along with necessary
documents.

FORMAT FOR PROVIDING INFORMATION TO DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC

AFFAIRS, MINISTRY OF FINANCE FOR SEEKING ECB APPROVAL

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1. (i) Name of the Company;
(ii) Private Sector/Joint Sector/Public Sector, etc.
(iii) Activities, in brief :
2. In case (i) is a subsidiary, then name of the Group Company
3. (i) Name of the Project :
(ii) Whether new/expansion/up gradation
4. Location of the project (Address) :
5. Total Project cost ;
(i) in USD equivalent
(ii) in Rs. crores
6. Overall financing plan : USD Million Rs. crore

(i) Debt
Domestic: Commercial Banks
Financial Institutions
Others (please specify)
Foreign : Loans
FRNs/Bonds
FCCBs
Others
(ii) Equity
Domestic: Promoter's
Public
Corporate
Financial Institutions
Others (please specify)
Foreign : Promoter's
Others (please specify)

(iii) Grand Total (i.e. total project cost as in item 5 above):

7. Date of commissioning of the project :

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8. Amount of ECB proposed to be availed :
(i) In Foreign Currency
(ii) In USD equivalent
9. Nature of ECB :
(i) Supplier's Credit
(ii) Buyer's Credit
(iii) Syndicated Loan
(iv) Export Credit
(v) Loan from foreign collaborator/equity-holder
(vi) FRN/Bonds
(vii) Others (please specify)
10. Name of Lender/Supplier :
11. Terms and Conditions in brief :
(i) Rate of Interest
(ii) All-in-cost
(iii) Repayment schedule
(iv) Average maturity
12. Purpose of raising ECB :
(i) For financing capital goods (please attach a list of the items :
a. Imports
b. Indigenous

(ii) For general corporate objectives

(iii) if (I) (a), then a confirmation that they
are not in the negative list of
Export-Import Policy.

13. Expected schedule of drawdown, with date of first drawdown :

14. Whether the project has been appraised by a Financial Institution/ Bank:
Yes/No (if yes, a copy thereof to be enclosed).
15. Financial ratios ;
(i) Foreign debt to foreign equity ratio :

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 (ii) Total debt to total equity ratio :
(iii) Total ECB as a percentage of total Project cost :
16. Export performance of the Company (in USD equivalent; with evidence) if
any :(i) During current and last 3 years;
17. ECB availed by the Company during the current and the last 3 year :

Amount Year of approval Purpose (USD eq.)

18. ECB availed by other Group Companies during the current and the last 3
year ;

Name of the Co. Amount Year of approval Purpose (USD eq.)

Please attach a certificate from Statutory Auditor regarding the amount
utilized.

19. Details of contact person (such as name, designation, postal address,

tele/fax number), to enable quick references for information/clarifications
required, if any, relating to the application.
20. Certified that the information given above is true to the best of my
knowledge.

Place:
Authorized signatory
(Name of the Company)

External Commercial Borrowing of public sector companies

like…

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(a) “NTPC is in advanced stage of negotiations for loans amounting to $1.2
billion with various multilateral and bilateral funding agencies such as
JBIC, ADB and NIB and the revised ECB guidelines are likely to impact
not only these arrangements but NTPC’s future borrowing programme as
well,” Mr Sankaralingam said. Domestic borrowings are being pegged at
Rs45,199 crore while external commercial borrowings (ECB) are being
tentatively pegged at Rs60,309 crore
(b) Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) plans to tap the external
commercial borrowing (ECB) route to raise funds to acquire oil equity
abroad through its subsidiary ONGC Videsh (OVL). Sources said ONGC
has an investment commitment of around Rs 20,000 crore in overseas
projects through OVL. The largest profit-making oil production major is
currently working on various possibilities, including ECB, to meet its future
investment needs. “Although it is at a premature level, one can expect that
about 50 per cent of the total investment needs will be generated from the
ECB route. Given the oil major’s international reputation, it will not be a
problem to fulfill its needs,” a senior ONGC official said.
(c) Public sector company SCI, which has already placed orders for 32 ships
worth $1.87 billion, will now be inviting bids for its $3 billion order of 40
ships. “Though the liquidity crunch has affected the borrowing rate, we’ll
able to sustain the orders. We plan to 25% through internal accruals and
rest 75% through external commercial borrowings (ECB),” said S Hajara,
chairman & MD, SCI. The company, however, has spread out the period
of the order over three years (2008-11).
(d) “None of the public sector oil companies, including BPCL, are facing any
kind of liquidity problem,” Mr. Pandey (official) told. “BPCL has informed
that out of the current ECB level of $300 million, around $100 million is
due for repayment in October 2009 and the balance in March 2012,”
(e) Heavy Engineering Corp, BHEL to start joint venture ... ($452.4 million)
through external commercial borrowing (ECB) or bond issue

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(f) SAIL has charted out capex plans of Rs 37,000 crore for scaling up its
capacity to 22 million tonnes per annum (mtpa) from the current level of
14 mtpa over the next five years. The company is looking to raise money
from overseas market through external commercial borrowing (ECB) to
part finance this project.
(g) Mr R.K. Goel, Director (Finance) GAIL, said that expanding the pipeline
infrastructure to 12,000 km will cost about Rs 20,000 crore by 2011-12.
“Of the total borrowings of Rs 6,000-7,000 crore, around 30 per cent will
be through foreign loans and remaining through the domestic market,” He,
however, said that if the Government relaxes the external commercial
borrowings (ECB) norms for public sector undertakings, the company may
consider raising 40 per cent through this route.
(h) Refining major, Hindustan Petroleum Corporation has signed an
agreement to raise Japanese yen equivalent of $200 million through the
external commercial borrowings route.
(i) In 2008-09, the National Aviation Company of India Ltd, the government-
owned company formed after the merger of Air India and Indian Airlines,
was supposed to raise Rs 9,572.42 crore (Rs 95.72 billion) from internal
resources and external commercial borrowings
(j) Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd (BSNL) hopes to raise Rs3, 000 crore from
debt market to part-finance its cellular, wireless-in- local-loop, broadband
and international long-distance (ILD) projects. BSNL may go for a
combination of rupee loans and foreign debt through the external
commercial borrowing (ECB). The board.

Modifications in external commercial borrowing policy

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Modified (and liberalized?) guidelines

On 29th May 2008 a few decisions were made which came into effect
immediately. At present, borrowers proposing to avail ECB up to USD 20
million for rupee expenditure for permissible end-uses require prior approval
of the Reserve Bank under the Approval Route.

It has been decided that, henceforth:

 Borrowers in infrastructure sector may avail up to USD 100 million for

Rupee expenditure for permissible end-uses under the Approval
Route.
 In the case of other borrowers, the existing limit of USD 20 million for
Rupee expenditure for permissible end-uses under the Approval Route
has been enhanced to USD 50 million

. The all-in-cost ceilings in respect of ECB are modified as follows:

Average Maturity Period All-in-Cost ceilings over 6 Months

 Three years and up to five years 150 bps (Existing) 200 bps
(Revised)
 More than five years 250 bps (Existing) 350 bps (Revised)

The above changes will apply to ECB both under the automatic route and the
approval route.

Under the modified ECB guidelines, borrowers in the services sector are not
eligible to avail ECB under the Automatic Route. The government decided on
2 June 2008 to allow entities in the service sector viz. hotels, hospitals and
software companies to avail ECB up to USD 100 million, per financial year, for
the purpose of import of capital goods under the Approval Route. All other
aspects of ECB policy shall remain unchanged.

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The RBI also clarified that the existing guidelines on trade credit, allowing
companies including those in the services sector, to avail trade credit up to
USD 20 million per import transaction, for a period less than 3 years, for
import of capital goods, shall continue.

Another element of this policy was:

• to eliminate external commercial borrowing by government,

• increase scrutiny of borrowing by public sector companies, and
• to increase the share of private sector in ECB.

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