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26 Jan 2017

High govt debt limits room for quick deficit reduction: Moody's

Days ahead of the budget, Moody's on Thursday said its positive outlook on India reflects expectations of continued policy reforms reducing government debt even as it feels that the high debt level limits room to cut fiscal deficit quickly.

Finance Ministry

20 Sep 2015

FinMin seeking other ministries' comments on shell PDMA

The Finance Ministry is seeking comments of other ministries on creation of a shell public debt management agency (PDMA), an interim arrangement before the launch of a full-fledged agency to manage government debt.

02 Jul 2015

RBI says willing to let foreigners hold more govt debt

India`s central bank is committed to steadily increasing how much government debt foreign investors can buy, but will proceed cautiously to avoid becoming too reliant on overseas capital, Governor Raghuram Rajan said on Thursday.

government debt

27 May 2015

Public debt rises 0.9% in Jan-March quarter

Government's total debt increased by 0.9 percent in the fourth quarter ended March 31, over the previous thee-month period of the current financial year.

15 May 2015

NSE to auction govt debt worth Rs 2,684 crore on Monday

Investment limits for government debt securities worth Rs 2,684 crore will be auctioned for overseas investors on the National Stock Exchange (NSE) on Monday.

07 Apr 2015

RBI seeks to boost trading in illiquid govt debt

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) said on Tuesday it was preparing to widen trading for less liquid government bonds and would let banks buy into infrastructure bonds, continuing efforts to develop the country`s debt markets.

22 Mar 2015

Rajan favours independent agency for managing govt debt

As a new agency takes shape for taking over public debt management role from RBI, Governor Raghuram Rajan today favoured keeping this entity independent of the government as well as the central bank to ensure fiscal discipline.

06 Mar 2015

Bond yields hit new record lows as ECB purchases near

Yields on bonds of southern eurozone countries touched record lows in secondary trading Friday, a day before the ECB is slated to begin 60 billion euros (USD 66 billion) in monthly purchases.

02 Mar 2015

RBI Governor says public debt not a problem yet for India

RBI Governor Raghuram Rajan today said government debt is not yet a problem for India even as Standard & Poor's stated that high government debt is putting the sovereign rating under pressure.

21 Jan 2015

India's public debt position comfortable: Arun Jaitley

India's public debt position is comfortable on account of declining trajectory of central government liabilities and stable interest cost, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said Wednesday.

01 Oct 2014

RBI to up FPI debt investment limit in a steady manner: Rajan

Reserve Bank Governor Raghuram Rajan on Wednesday said the cap on foreign portfolio investments in the government debt will be increased in a "steady" and "measured" manner.

11 Sep 2014

India's debt limit auction attracts strong foreign investor demand

India attracted 49.63 billion rupees ($814.61 million) worth of bids from foreign investors in its auction of government debt limits on Thursday, much higher than the 30.17 billion rupees on offer, according to two dealers.

Foreign investors

21 Aug 2014

Foreign investors barred fresh IRF exposure as limit reached

Once 90 percent of limit is utilised, FIIs are not allowed to further increase their long position in IRF.

28 Jul 2014

RBI switches to multiple-pricing in weekly debt sale

The Reserve Bank of India`s (RBI) decision to sell USD 2.3 billion in government debt through the unpopular `multiple pricing` method could push yields higher when trading resumes on Wednesday after a holiday, dealers said.

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