The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) kept the investment limit by Foreign Portfolio Investors (FPI) in government securities unchanged at 6 percent of the outstanding securities stocks for 2024-25.

Banking & Finance

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) kept the investment limit by Foreign Portfolio Investors (FPI) in government securities unchanged at 6 percent of the outstanding securities stocks for 2024-25. Moreover, the central bank, in a statement, announced that it would maintain the FPI limits for investment in state government securities and corporate bonds at 2 percent and 15 percent, respectively, of the outstanding securities stocks for FY25. The allocation of incremental changes in the g-sec limit (in absolute terms) over the two sub-categories – ‘General’ and ‘Long-term’ – shall be retained at 50:50 for 2024-25. Further, the aggregate limit of the notional amount of Credit Default Swaps sold by FPIs shall be 5 percent of the outstanding stock of corporate bonds. Accordingly, an additional limit of Rs 2,54,500 crore has been set out for FY25.


     

     

     

 

     


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