RBI Permits Non-resident Investment in Government-issued SGBs via ‘Fully Accessible Route’ for F.Y. 2023-24
- Blog|News|FEMA & Banking|
- < 1 minute
- By Taxmann
- |
- Last Updated on 10 November, 2023
Circular No. RBI/2023-24/81 FMRD.FMID.No. 04/14.01.006/2023-24, Dated 08.11.2023
Earlier, the RBI vide. Circular Dated 30.03.2020 notified Fully Accessible Route (FAR), through which certain specified categories of Central Government securities were opened fully for non-resident investors without any restrictions, apart from being available to domestic investors as well. The RBI has now decided to also designate all Sovereign Green Bonds issued by the Government in the fiscal year 2023-24 as ‘specified securities’ under the FAR
Earlier, vide circular dated 30.03.2020, the RBI has notified that all new issuances of Government securities of 5-year, 10-year and 30-year tenors from the financial year 2020-21 to be eligible for investment under the FAR as ‘specified securities’.
Later, through circular dated 07.07.2022 and circular dated 23.01.2023, Government securities of 7-year & 14-year tenors and Sovereign Green Bonds were included as ‘specified securities’ under the FAR.
Click Here To Read The Full Circular
Disclaimer: The content/information published on the website is only for general information of the user and shall not be construed as legal advice. While the Taxmann has exercised reasonable efforts to ensure the veracity of information/content published, Taxmann shall be under no liability in any manner whatsoever for incorrect information, if any.
Taxmann Publications has a dedicated in-house Research & Editorial Team. This team consists of a team of Chartered Accountants, Company Secretaries, and Lawyers. This team works under the guidance and supervision of editor-in-chief Mr Rakesh Bhargava.
The Research and Editorial Team is responsible for developing reliable and accurate content for the readers. The team follows the six-sigma approach to achieve the benchmark of zero error in its publications and research platforms. The team ensures that the following publication guidelines are thoroughly followed while developing the content:
- The statutory material is obtained only from the authorized and reliable sources
- All the latest developments in the judicial and legislative fields are covered
- Prepare the analytical write-ups on current, controversial, and important issues to help the readers to understand the concept and its implications
- Every content published by Taxmann is complete, accurate and lucid
- All evidence-based statements are supported with proper reference to Section, Circular No., Notification No. or citations
- The golden rules of grammar, style and consistency are thoroughly followed
- Font and size that’s easy to read and remain consistent across all imprint and digital publications are applied