#nri-deposits
In FCNR (B) race, small banks raise deposit rates to woo NRIs
Small and mid-sized banks boost FCNR (B) deposit rates to attract NRIs amid competition from larger banks.
Bank of Baroda may raise up to $1 billion via senior unsecured notes issuance
The plan to raise resources via the senior unsecured notes may be to provide leverage to its NRI customers wanting to place fresh foreign currency non-resident (bank) deposit with the bank at higher interest rates
Equitas SFB hikes USD FCNR (B) deposit rate to 7.13% pa for select tenure
The interest rate increase follows Reserve Bank of India’s special FCNR (B) swap facility, aimed at encouraging higher NRI fund inflows into India
Attracting NRI inflows: RBI temporarily withdraws interest rate ceiling on fresh FCNR(B) deposits of 3-5 yr tenor
The Reserve Bank of India seems to be pulling out all the stops to ensure that banks are able to attract deposits from Non-Resident Indians (NRIs).