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RBI Circular - Opening of foreign currency accounts in India by ship-manning / crew-management agencies
Posted Date : 24-Sep-2015 , 06:04:05 pm | Posted By: Aarti Sharma
RBI/2015-16/184
A.P. (DIR Series) Circular No.15
September 24, 2015
To
All Category - I Authorised Dealer Banks
Madam / Sir,
Opening of foreign currency accounts in India by ship-manning / crew-management agencies
Attention of Authorised Dealer Category-I (AD Category - I) banks is invited to Regulation 6 of Foreign Exchange Management (Foreign Currency Accounts by a person resident in India) Regulations, 2000 notified videNotification No. FEMA 10/2000-RB dated May 3, 2000, as...
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RBI Circular - Partial Credit Enhancement to Corporate Bonds
Posted Date : 24-Sep-2015 , 06:03:08 pm | Posted By: Aarti Sharma
RBI/2015-16/183
DBR.BP.BC.No. 40/21.04.142/2015-16
September 24, 2015
All Scheduled Commercial Banks
(excluding RRBs)
Partial Credit Enhancement to Corporate Bonds
Please refer to the draft guidelines proposing to allow banks to offer partial credit enhancement (PCE) to corporate bonds, issued onMay 20, 2014for comments/ feedback.
2. Taking into account the feedback received, and with a view to encouraging corporates to avail of bond financing, it has been decided to allow banks...
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RBI Circular - Framework for Revitalising Distressed Assets in the Economy
Posted Date : 24-Sep-2015 , 06:02:10 pm | Posted By: Aarti Sharma
RBI/2015-16/182
DBR.BP.BC.No.39/21.04.132/2015-16
September 24, 2015
All Scheduled Commercial Banks
(excluding RRBs)
All-India Term-lending and Refinancing Institutions
(Exim Bank, NABARD, NHB and SIDBI)
Dear Sir,
Framework for Revitalising Distressed Assets in the Economy – Review of the Guidelines on Joint Lenders’ Forum (JLF) and Corrective Action Plan (CAP)
Please refer to the ‘Framework for Revitalising Distressed Assets in the Economy’ issued on o...
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RBI Circular- Constitution of the Audit Committee of the Board
Posted Date : 24-Sep-2015 , 06:01:10 pm | Posted By: Aarti Sharma
RBI/2015-16/181
DBS.ARS.BC 4/08.91.020/2015-16
September 24, 2015
The Chairman & Managing Director
Public Sector Banks
Dear Sir/Madam
Constitution of the Audit Committee of the Board
We invite a reference to paragraph A(3)(i) of circular DOS.No.BC.14/Admn. /919/16.13.100/95 dated September 26, 1995 on composition of the Audit Committee of the Board (ACB) of Public Sector Banks.
In this connection we advise that should a bank have more than one ED, the ED in-charge of inte...
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RBI Circular - Auction of Government of India Dated Securities
Posted Date : 22-Sep-2015 , 06:31:35 pm | Posted By: Aarti Sharma
RBI/2015-16/180
Ref. No.IDMD/561/08.02.032/2015-16
September 21, 2015
All Scheduled Commercial Banks
All State Co-operative Banks/All Scheduled Primary
(Urban) Co-operative Banks /All Financial Institutions/
All Primary Dealers.
Dear Sir/Madam,
Auction of Government of India Dated Securities
Government of India has offered to sell (re-issue) four dated securities for notified amount of Rs 14,000 crore as per the following details:
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RBI Circular - Guidelines on Compensation of Chief Executive Officer/ Whole Time Directors
Posted Date : 16-Sep-2015 , 05:19:59 pm | Posted By: Aarti Sharma
RBI/2015-16/178
DBR.Dir.BC.No.38/13.03.00/2015-16
September 16, 2015
All Commercial Banks
Dear Sir/Madam
Guidelines on Compensation of Chief Executive Officer/ Whole Time Directors – Restrictions under Section 20 of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949 – Loans to Directors
Section 20 of Banking Regulation Act, 1949 (B.R. Act, 1949) prohibits banks from granting any loan or advance to any of its Directors. However, in exercise of the powers conferred by clause (a) of the E...
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RBI Circular - Exim Bank's GoI supported Line of Credit of USD 26.24 million to the Government of Republic of Nicaragua
Posted Date : 16-Sep-2015 , 05:13:46 pm | Posted By: Aarti Sharma
RBI/2015-16/177
A.P. (DIR Series) Circular No.14
September 16, 2015
To
All Category - I Authorised Dealer Banks
Madam / Sir,
Exim Bank's GoI supported Line of Credit of USD 26.24 million
to the Government of Republic of Nicaragua
Export-Import Bank of India (Exim Bank) has entered into an Agreement dated March 25, 2015 with the Government of Republic of Nicaragua, for making available to the latter, a Government of India supported Line of Credit (LOC) of USD 26.24 million...
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RBI Circular - Equity Investment by Banks – Review
Posted Date : 16-Sep-2015 , 05:11:49 pm | Posted By: Aarti Sharma
RBI/2015-16/176
DBR.No.FSD.BC.37/24.01.001/2015-16
September 16, 2015
All Scheduled Commercial Banks
(excluding RRBs)
Dear Sir/ Madam,
Equity Investment by Banks – Review
Please refer to circulars DBOD BP(FSC) 1854/C-469-89 dated May 27, 1989 and DBOD FSC BC 45/C.469 dated October 15, 1991, in terms of which banks cannot participate in the equity of financial services ventures including stock exchanges, depositories, etc., without obtaining the prior specific approval of t...
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RBI Circular - Trade Credit Policy - Rupee (INR) Denominated trade credit
Posted Date : 10-Sep-2015 , 06:41:06 pm | Posted By: Aarti Sharma
RBI/2015-16/175
A.P. (DIR Series) Circular No.13
September 10, 2015
To,
All Authorised Dealer Category – I Banks
Madam/ Sir
Trade Credit Policy - Rupee (INR) Denominated trade credit
Attention of Authorized Dealer Category - I (AD Category - I) banks is invited to Schedule III to the Foreign Exchange Management (Borrowing or Lending in Foreign Exchange) Regulations, 2000 notified videNotification No. FEMA 3/2000-RB dated May 03, 2000read with Regulation 6(3) of the said ...
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RBI Circular - Guidelines for Grant of Authorisation for Additional Branches of FFMC/AD Cat. II
Posted Date : 10-Sep-2015 , 06:37:20 pm | Posted By: Aarti Sharma
RBI/2015-16/174
A.P. (DIR Series) Circular No.12
September 10, 2015
To
All Authorised Persons
Madam/Sir,
Guidelines for Grant of Authorisation for Additional Branches of FFMC/AD Cat. II
Attention of FFMC/AD Cat. II licence holders is invited to paragraph (B) of Annex- I toA.P. (DIR Series) Circular No. 57 dated March 9, 2009on Memorandum of Instructions governing money changing activities, wherein guidelines for grant of authorization for additional branches had been given.
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RBI Circular - Exchange Earners’ Foreign Currency (EEFC) Account-Discontinuation of Statement pertaining to trade related loans and advances
Posted Date : 10-Sep-2015 , 06:36:09 pm | Posted By: Aarti Sharma
RBI/2015-16/173
A.P. (DIR Series) Circular No.11
September 10, 2015
To
All Category - I Authorised Dealer Banks
Madam / Sir,
Exchange Earners’ Foreign Currency (EEFC) Account-
Discontinuation of Statement pertaining to trade related loans and advances
Attention of Authorized Dealers Category –I (AD Category –I) banks is invited toA.P. (DIR Series) Circular No.78 dated February 14, 2003in terms of which transactions relating to loans/ advances from EEFC accou...
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RBI Circular - Procedure for payment of commission by banks to authorised agents on sale of Kisan Vikas Patra
Posted Date : 10-Sep-2015 , 06:34:57 pm | Posted By: Aarti Sharma
RBI/2015-16/172
DGBA.GAD.No.990 /15.02.003/2015-16
September 10, 2015
The Chairman/Chief Executive Officer
Agency Banks Handling the Scheme of Kisan Vikas Patra, 2014
Dear Sir
Procedure for payment of commission by banks to authorised agents on sale of Kisan Vikas Patra
Department of Economic Affairs, Ministry of Finance, Government of India has advised, vide Office Memorandum F.No.2/4/2014-N...
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RBI Circular - Auction of Government of India Dated Securities
Posted Date : 08-Sep-2015 , 06:31:36 pm | Posted By: Aarti Sharma
RBI/2015-16/170
Ref. No. IDMD/475/08.02.032/2015-16
September 7, 2015
All Scheduled Commercial Banks
All State Co-operative Banks/All Scheduled Primary
(Urban) Co-operative Banks /All Financial Institutions/
All Primary Dealers.
Dear Sir/Madam,
Auction of Government of India Dated Securities
Government of India has offered to sell (re-issue) four dated securities for notified amount of Rs 14,000 crore as per the following details:
Sr No
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RBI Circular - Deferred Payment Protocols dated April 30, 1981 and December 23, 1985 between Government of India and erstwhile USSR
Posted Date : 04-Sep-2015 , 06:13:37 pm | Posted By: Aarti Sharma
RBI/2015-16/169
A.P. (DIR Series) Circular No.10
September 03, 2015
To
All Category - I Authorised Dealer Banks
Madam / Sir,
Deferred Payment Protocols dated April 30, 1981 and December 23, 1985
between Government of India and erstwhile USSR
Attention of Authorised Dealer Category-I (AD Category-I) banks is invited toA.P. (DIR Series) Circular No. 105 dated May 28, 2015wherein the Rupee value of the Special Currency Basket was indicated as Rs. 77.6331180 effective from May 06...
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RBI Circular - Changes in RTGS time window
Posted Date : 01-Sep-2015 , 05:16:19 pm | Posted By: Aarti Sharma
RBI/2015-16/168
DPSS (CO) RTGS No.492/04.04.002/2015-16
September 1, 2015
The Chairman / Managing Director / Chief Executive
Officer of participants of RTGS
Madam / Sir,
Changes in RTGS time window
A reference is invited to the Reserve Bank of Indiapress release number 2015-2016/528 dated August 28, 2015on “Bank Holiday on Second & Fourth Saturdays from September 1; RBI to offer its Support Services to Banks on Working Saturdays”.
2. Accordingly, RTGS will not...
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RBI Circular - Reporting requirement under Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA) and Common Reporting Standards (CRS)
Posted Date : 31-Aug-2015 , 05:25:42 pm | Posted By: Aarti Sharma
RBI/2015-16/165
DBR.AML.BC.No.36/14.01.001/2015-16
August 28, 2015
The Chairpersons/ CEOs of all Scheduled Commercial Banks/ Regional Rural Banks/ Local Area Banks/ All India Financial Institutions/ All Non-banking Financial Companies/ All Primary (Urban) Co-operative Banks /State and Central Co-operative Banks (SCBs / CCBs) / All authorised persons
Dear Sir/ Madam,
Reporting requirement under Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA) and Common Reporting Standards (CRS)
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Reporting requirement under Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA) and Common Reporting Standards (CRS)
Posted Date : 29-Aug-2015 , 08:20:30 am | Posted By: CASANSAAR
RBI/2015-16/165
DBR.AML.BC.No.36/14.01.001/2015-16
August 28, 2015
The Chairpersons/ CEOs of all Scheduled Commercial Banks/ Regional Rural Banks/ Local Area Banks/ All India Financial Institutions/ All Non-banking Financial Companies/ All Primary (Urban) Co-operative Banks /State and Central Co-operative Banks (SCBs / CCBs) / All authorised persons
Dear Sir/ Madam,
Reporting requirement under Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA) and Common Reporting Standards (CRS)
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RBI Circular - Cash Withdrawal at Point-of-Sale (POS) - Enhanced limit at Tier III to VI Centres
Posted Date : 27-Aug-2015 , 06:05:32 pm | Posted By: Aarti Sharma
RBI/2015-16/164
DPSS.CO.PD.No.449/02.14.003/2015-16
August 27, 2015
The Chairman and Managing Director / Chief Executive Officers
All Scheduled Commercial Banks including RRBs /
Urban Co-operative Banks / State Co-operative Banks /
District Central Co-operative Banks /All Card Network Providers
Dear Madam / Sir,
Cash Withdrawal at Point-of-Sale (POS) - Enhanced limit at Tier III to VI Ce...
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RBI Circular - Security and Risk Mitigation Measures for Card Present and Electronic Payment Transactions – Issuance of EMV Chip and PIN Cards
Posted Date : 27-Aug-2015 , 05:59:37 pm | Posted By: Aarti Sharma
RBI/2015-16/163
DPSS.CO.PD.No.448/02.14.003/2015-16
August 27, 2015
All Scheduled Commercial Banks including RRBs /
Co-operative Banks / State Co-operative Banks /
Central Co-operative Banks / Authorised Card Payment Networks
Dear Madam / Sir,
Security and Risk Mitigation Measures for Card Present and Electronic Payment Transactions – Issuance of EMV Chip and PIN Cards
A reference is invited to ourcircular DPSS (CO) PD No.2112/02.14.003/2014-15 dated May 07, 2015on the ca...
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RBI Circular - Detection of Counterfeit Notes
Posted Date : 27-Aug-2015 , 05:58:28 pm | Posted By: Aarti Sharma
RBI/2015-16/162
DCM (FNVD) No. 776/16.01.05/2015-16
August 27, 2015
The Chairman / Managing Director /
Chief Executive Officer
All Banks
Madam / Sir,
Detection of Counterfeit Notes
Please refer to ourCircular DCM (FNVD) No. 5840/16.01.05/2012-13 dated June 27, 2013on “Detection and Reporting of Counterfeit Notes”. The procedure for detection of counterfeit notes has been re...
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RBI Circular - CRIF High Mark Credit Information Services Private Limited
Posted Date : 27-Aug-2015 , 05:57:10 pm | Posted By: Aarti Sharma
RBI/2015-16/161
DBR.CID.BC.35/20.16.042/2015-16
August 27, 2015
All Commercial Banks (excluding RRBs)
All India Financial Institutions (EXIM Bank, NABARD, NHB and SIDBI)
LIC, GIC, UTI Mutual Fund, UTI Specified Undertaking
All Credit Information Companies
Dear Sir / Madam
Grant of ‘Certificate of Registration’ –
For carrying on the business of Credit Information –
CRIF High Mark Credit Information Services Private Limited
Please refer to ourcircular D...
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RBI Circular - Streamlining flow of credit to Micro and Small Enterprises (MSEs) for facilitating timely and adequate credit flow during their ‘Life Cycle’
Posted Date : 27-Aug-2015 , 05:56:02 pm | Posted By: Aarti Sharma
RBI/2015-16/160
FIDD.MSME & NFS.BC.No.60/06.02.31/2015-16
August 27, 2015
All Scheduled Commercial Banks
(Excluding Regional Rural Banks)
Dear Sir / Madam,
Streamlining flow of credit to Micro and Small Enterprises (MSEs) for facilitating timely and adequate credit flow during their ‘Life Cycle’
Micro and small units are more prone to facing financial difficulties during their Life Cycle than large enterprises / corporates when the business conditions turn advers...
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RBI Circular - Auction of Government of India Dated Securities
Posted Date : 25-Aug-2015 , 06:09:41 pm | Posted By: Aarti Sharma
RBI/2015-16/158
Ref.No.IDMD/373/08.02.032/2015-16
August 24, 2015
All Scheduled Commercial Banks
All State Co-operative Banks/All Scheduled Primary
(Urban) Co-operative Banks /All Financial Institutions/
All Primary Dealers.
Dear Sir/Madam,
Auction of Government of India Dated Securities
Government of India has offered to sell (re-issue) four dated securities for notified amount of Rs 14,000 crore as per the following details:
Sr No
Security
Notified Amo...
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RBI Circular - Foreign Direct Investment – Reporting under FDI Scheme on the e-Biz platform
Posted Date : 24-Aug-2015 , 06:44:01 pm | Posted By: Aarti Sharma
RBI/2015-16/157
A.P. (DIR Series) Circular No. 9
August 21, 2015
To
All Category - I Authorised Dealer Banks
Madam / Sir,
Foreign Direct Investment – Reporting under FDI Scheme on the e-Biz platform
Attention of Authorised Dealers Category-I (AD Category - I) banks is invited to the provisions of the Foreign Exchange Management (Transfer or Issue of Security by a Person Resident outside India) Regulations 2000, notified by the Reserve Bank videNotification No. FEMA 20/20...
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RBI Circular - Guidelines for Relief Measures by Banks in Areas affected by Natural Calamities
Posted Date : 24-Aug-2015 , 06:42:12 pm | Posted By: Aarti Sharma
RBI/2015-16/156
FIDD No. FSD.BC.12/05.10.001/2015-16
August 21, 2015
The Chaiman/Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer
All Scheduled Commercial Banks
(excluding Regional Rural Banks)
Madam/Dear Sir
GUIDELINES FOR RELIEF MEASURES BY BANKS
IN AREAS AFFECTED BY NATURAL CALAMITIES
Please refer to ourMaster Circular FIDD.No.FSD.BC.01/05.10.001/2015-16 dated July 1, 2015containing ‘Guidelines for Relief Measures by Banks in Areas affected by Natural Calamities’. Cons...
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RBI Circular - Auction of Government of India Dated Securities
Posted Date : 18-Aug-2015 , 05:19:20 pm | Posted By: Aarti Sharma
RBI/2015-16/155
Ref. No. IDMD/321/08.02.032/2015-16
August 17, 2015
All Scheduled Commercial Banks
All State Co-operative Banks/All Scheduled Primary
(Urban) Co-operative Banks /All Financial Institutions/
All Primary Dealers.
Dear Sir/Madam,
Auction of Government of India Dated Securities
Government of India has offered to sell (re-issue) four dated securities for notified amount of Rs 14,000 crore as per the following details:
Sr No
Security
Notified A...
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RBI Circular - Conduct of Government Business by Agency Banks – Payment of Agency Commission
Posted Date : 13-Aug-2015 , 06:18:23 pm | Posted By: Aarti Sharma
RBI/2015-16/153
DGBA.GAD.No. 617/31.12.010(C)/2015-16
August 13, 2015
The Chairman/Chief Executive Officer
All Agency Banks
Dear Sir / Madam,
Conduct of Government Business by Agency Banks – Payment of Agency Commission
Please refer to paragraphs 2 to 7 of ourMaster Circular No RBI /2015-16/81 dated July 01, 2015on the captioned subject, wherein government transactions eligible for and not eligible for agency commission are discussed.
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RBI Circular - Union Budget - 2015-16 Interest Subvention Scheme
Posted Date : 13-Aug-2015 , 06:15:32 pm | Posted By: Aarti Sharma
RBI/2015-16/152
FIDD.No.FSD.BC.59/05.04.02/2015-16
August 13, 2015
The Chairman / Managing Director
All Public & Private Sector Scheduled Commercial Banks
Dear Sir/Madam
Union Budget - 2015-16
Interest Subvention Scheme
Please refer to our letter FIDD CO.FSD.No.10740/05.04.02/2014-15 dated June 17, 2015 conveying extension of Interest Subvention Scheme upto July 31, 2015. In this regard, it is advised that Government of India has approved the implementation of the Interest ...
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RBI Circular - Exim Bank's GoI supported Line of Credit of USD 6.20 million to Myanma Foreign Trade Bank
Posted Date : 13-Aug-2015 , 06:14:09 pm | Posted By: Aarti Sharma
RBI/2015-16/151
A.P.(DIR Series) Circular No.8
August 13, 2015
To
All Category - I Authorised Dealer Banks
Madam / Sir,
Exim Bank's GoI supported Line of Credit of USD 6.20 million to Myanma Foreign Trade Bank
Export-Import Bank of India (Exim Bank) has entered into an Agreement dated May 22, 2015 with the Myanma Foreign Trade Bank, Republic of Union of Myanmar, for making available to the latter, a Government of India supported Line of Credit (LOC) of USD 6.20 million (US...
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RBI Circular - Auction of Government of India Dated Securities
Posted Date : 11-Aug-2015 , 05:59:19 pm | Posted By: Aarti Sharma
RBI/2015-16/150
Ref. No.IDMD/280/08.02.032/2015-16
August 10, 2015
All Scheduled Commercial Banks
All State Co-operative Banks/All Scheduled Primary
(Urban) Co-operative Banks /All Financial Institutions/
All Primary Dealers.
Dear Sir/Madam,
Auction of Government of India Dated Securities
Government of India has offered to sell (re-issue) four dated securities for notified amount of Rs 14,000 crore as per the following details:
Sr No
Security
Notified Am...
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