The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has raised Rs 850 crore (USD 118 million) from a new issue of offshore Indian rupee-linked 10-year bonds. This represents ADB’s first new maturity raised in Indian rupees since 2017 and contributes to an established yield curve which stretches from 2021 through 2030 with Rs 7,240 crore (USD 1 billion) of outstanding bonds. ADB’s India rupee bonds have been a “game-changer” for local currency operations.
The bonds bear a semi-annual coupon of 6.15 per cent and priced to yield 6.19 per cent. The bonds, which are denominated in Indian rupees, but settled in US dollars, were underwritten by JP Morgan and primarily distributed to investors in the Americas (21 per cent) and Europe (79 per cent).
Important takeaways for all competitive exams:
In a significant escalation of diplomatic and strategic tensions, India has sharply reduced the downstream…
India’s largest public sector bank, the State Bank of India (SBI), reported a 10% year-on-year…
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), in collaboration with international agencies, has successfully dismantled cybercrime…
India is now among the top five air powers in the world. With a fleet…
Prime Minister Narendra Modi virtually inaugurated the seventh edition of the Khelo India Youth Games…
India is poised to play a crucial role at the 2025 World Bank Land Conference,…