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RBI Notifies ECB Framework Revamp

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has recently rationalised the External Commercial Borrowing (ECB) framework and notified the amendments to the existing ECB vide the Foreign Exchange Management (Borrowing and Lending) (First Amendment) Regulations, 2026 (Amendment Regulations).

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LexCounsel Law Offices

GIFT City Newsletter | March 2026

The GIFT International Financial Services Centre ("GIFT IFSC"), established in Gandhinagar, Gujarat, is India's first international financial services centre with the intent of catering to global...

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Dentons Link Legal

Gift City IFSC- Unlike A General SEZ

GIFT CITY stands for Gujarat International Finance Tec- City. It is a planned business district in the state of Gujarat, India, conceived by the Government of India and Government of Gujarat as a global financial and services hub and as the location for India's first International Financial Services Centre (IFSC). GIFT CITY is an integrated development comprising of a Multi-Services Special Economic Zone (SEZ) and a separate Domestic Tariff Area (DTA).

LegaLogic

RBI Issues Advisory On Customer Data Protection Best Practices A Practical Guide For Regulated Entities

The Reserve Bank of India's (RBI) Department of Supervision, through its Cyber Security and IT Risk Group, has issued Advisory No. 3/2026 dated 25 March 2026 on best practices relating to customer data protection (the "Advisory"). Drawing on a thematic study conducted across multiple categories of RBI-supervised entities (SEs) in 2025, the Advisory consolidates real-world best practices observed in the field.

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Khaitan & Co LLP

SEBI Reforms 2026: Enhancing Ease Of Doing Business For REITs And InvITs

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Khaitan & Co LLP

RBI's Revised Dividend Framework (2026): Implications For Bank Valuations And Investor Returns (Video)

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IndiaLaw LLP

Understanding The Proposed TCSP And SPV Framework For Aircraft Leasing: Next Step In GIFT City's Aviation Ecosystem

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Tuli & Co

Banking & Finance Digest April 06, 2026

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AK & Partners

RBI Notifies Master Directions – Reserve Bank Of India (Unique Identifiers In Financial Markets) Directions, 2026.

Sagus Legal

Safeguarding India's Retail Investors In The Age Of “Finfluencers”

Saga Legal

Salt Experience & Management Private Limited vs. Commissioner Of Customs (NS-V), New Delhi [Writ Petition No. 51745 Of 2025] Dated 21.01.2026

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Aurtus Consulting LLP

Banking & Finance Digest March 30, 2026

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AK & Partners

Changes To The "Fit And Proper Person" Criteria

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Khaitan & Co LLP

Risk, Regulation And Credit Access In MSME Lending

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Legitpro Law

India Eases Press Note 3: The 2026 LBC Investment Framework Explained

India Government

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Corporate Professionals

Non-Compete Restrictions Under Indian Law: From The Lens Of The Mufg-Shriram Finance Deal

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Khaitan & Co LLP

Deepfakes As Evidence: Authenticity, Chain Of Custody And Section 65B In The Age Of IT Rules 2026

India Technology

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Legitpro Law

New Rent Rules 2026: Model Tenancy Act, Digital Rent Authorities And Overstay Penalties For Landlords And Corporate Tenants

India Real Estate

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Legitpro Law

Rajasthan Releases Draft Code On Wages Rules, 2026: Key Compliance Changes For Employers

India Employment

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IndiaLaw LLP

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Capital Adequacy/BASEL

Unlocking Debt Capital: A Comprehensive Guide To Issuance Of Listed NCDs By Private Limited Companies In India

The Indian corporate financing landscape has evolved significantly, with companies increasingly exploring alternatives to traditional bank funding and equity dilution. One such sophisticated instrument is the issuance of listed Non-Convertible Debentures (NCDs), which allows companies to raise debt capital from institutional investors while maintaining ownership control.

India Commercial

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King, Stubb & Kasiva

Key Clauses Every Partnership Deed Must Include

A well drafted partnership deed is the backbone of any partnership firm. While many businesses focus on starting operations quickly, the real legal protection lies in defining the relationship...

India Commercial

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Mansukhlal Hiralal & Co.

RBI’s 2026 Dividend Framework Strengthens Regulatory Parity For Foreign Bank Subsidiaries In India

India’s banking regulatory framework is evolving towards more uniformity, prudential discipline, and supervisory transparency. The Reserve Bank of India’s (“RBI”) Prudential Norms on Dividend Declaration and Remittance of Profit Directions, 2026, are an important step in this regard.

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Legitpro Law

Key Legal Considerations For Financing Indian Businesses Seeking To Establish A Footprint In The UAE

India Commercial

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DSK Legal

SEBI Notifies Consequential Requirements For Amended Merchant Bankers Regulations

India Commercial

Sagus Legal

Net Worth Liquid Capital And Chinese Walls Under SEBI's New Merchant Banker Framework

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Legitpro Law

Strengthening The Core: Key Changes In RBI's Commercial Bank Governance Directions 2025

India Commercial

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AK & Partners

RBI's Universal Bank Guidelines 2025: Key Strategic Shifts In Governance, Capital And Innovation

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AK & Partners

RBI Issues Revised Guidelines For Wholly Owned Subsidiaries (WOS) Of Foreign Banks – 2025

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King, Stubb & Kasiva

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Debt Capital Markets

One Debt, Multiple CIRPs: Supreme Court Rewrites The Rules For Creditors

The Supreme Court has, through a recent decision (2026 INSC 201), now conclusively settled a long-standing controversy under the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code...

India Insolvency

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Anhad Law

RBI’s Draft Revised Credit Derivatives Directions 2026: TRS, Credit Indices And New Risk Management Expectations

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has released a Draft Revised Master Direction on Credit Derivatives in February 2026, inviting public comments before finalising the framework.

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Legitpro Law

Sale Of Pledged Securities: The Securities And Exchange Board Of India Reiterates Contract Law Safeguards

On February 5, 2026, the Securities and Exchange Board of India (the “SEBI”) issued a circular to all the depositories titled ‘Creation/Invocation of pledge of securities through depository system’ (the “Circular”).

India Commercial

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JSA

RBI’s Lending Framework For REITs And InvITs: Draft Credit Facility Amendments And Ease Of Doing Business Measures For Banks

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Legitpro Law

Beyond Borders: Strategic Recovery Pathways For UAE Banks Against Indian Defaulters

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King, Stubb & Kasiva

The RBI's 2026 Overhaul Of Borrowing And Lending Rules Under FEMA: What Businesses Need To Know

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MAHESHWARI & CO. Advocates & Legal Consultants

Press Note 3 Gets A Reset: India Clarifies BO Rules For Land Border Investments – Part 2

India Commercial

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CMS INDUSLAW

National Company Law Appellate Tribunal Holds That Non-conversion Of Optionally Convertible Debentures Does Not Extinguish Financial Debtor Bar Insolvency Proceedings

India Insolvency

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JSA

RBI's Acquisition Finance Pivot: Unlocking M&A In India

India Commercial

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Argus Partners

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Charges, Mortgages, Indemnities

Banking & Finance Digest March 23, 2026

We are delighted to share this week's AKP Banking & Finance Weekly Digest. Please feel free to write to us with your feedback at info@akandpartners.in.

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AK & Partners

SEBI’s 2026 Mutual Fund Regulations Overhaul: Lower TERs, Performance Fees And Governance Expectations For AMCs

The Mutual Funds Regulations 2026 of SEBI together with the new expense ratio framework will establish new methods for Indian mutual funds to charge investors and disclose their expenses...

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Legitpro Law

Beyond Borders: Strategic Recovery Pathways For UAE Banks Against Indian Defaulters

Over the past decade, lending relationships between the United Arab Emirates and India have deepened significantly. Indian nationals form one of the largest expatriate communities in the UAE. Indian-owned SMEs, family businesses, and cross-border trading entities routinely access UAE banking facilities.

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King, Stubb & Kasiva

Gujarat High Court Affirms Exclusivity Of DRT Jurisdiction Under SARFAESI Act: A Critical Analysis Of Varun Procon Pvt. Ltd. v. State Bank Of India

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IndiaLaw LLP

Revamping Rules For Creation Of Charge On Immoveable Property

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Legacy Law Offices

Unlocking New Frontiers: Canara Bank's Landmark Battle For Financial Creditor Status

India Insolvency

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MZM Legal

Redemption And Limitation In Usufructuary Mortgages: The Supreme Court's Clarification In Dalip Singh v. Sawan Singh

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IndiaLaw LLP

RERA's Iron Grip Strengthened: Courts Redefine Allottee Rights In Mortgages, Leases & Insolvency

India Real Estate

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IndiaLaw LLP

Default Is Default—Even On A Half-Disbursed Loan: NCLAT Clears Axis Bank's CIRP Trigger

India Insolvency

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IndiaLaw LLP

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Financial Services

RBI Notifies ECB Framework Revamp

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has recently rationalised the External Commercial Borrowing (ECB) framework and notified the amendments to the existing ECB vide the Foreign Exchange Management (Borrowing and Lending) (First Amendment) Regulations, 2026 (Amendment Regulations).

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LexCounsel Law Offices

GIFT City Newsletter | March 2026

The GIFT International Financial Services Centre ("GIFT IFSC"), established in Gandhinagar, Gujarat, is India's first international financial services centre with the intent of catering to global...

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Dentons Link Legal

One Debt, Multiple CIRPs: Supreme Court Rewrites The Rules For Creditors

The Supreme Court has, through a recent decision (2026 INSC 201), now conclusively settled a long-standing controversy under the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code...

India Insolvency

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Anhad Law

Legalaxy - Monthly Newsletter Series – Vol XXXV – April, 2026

India Commercial

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Vaish Associates Advocates

Gift City IFSC- Unlike A General SEZ

LegaLogic

RBI Issues Advisory On Customer Data Protection Best Practices A Practical Guide For Regulated Entities

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Khaitan & Co LLP

SEBI Reforms 2026: Enhancing Ease Of Doing Business For REITs And InvITs

KC

Khaitan & Co LLP

RBI's Revised Dividend Framework (2026): Implications For Bank Valuations And Investor Returns (Video)

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IndiaLaw LLP

Regulatory Compliance Newsletter | February 2026

India Compliance

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Dentons Link Legal

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RBI's Revised Dividend Framework (2026): Implications For Bank Valuations And Investor Returns (Video)

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IndiaLaw LLP

Rise Of Indian Private Credit (Video)

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JSA

RBI Monetary Penalty Report 2024 - State Wise Performance Analysis (Video)

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AK & Partners

Opening Plenary Address On Importance Of Tech Based Lending For Digital India || US Paliwal (Video)

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AK & Partners

JSA Partner Vikram Raghani Featured On NDTV Profit To Discuss M&A Trends In Indian Banking Sector (Video)

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JSA

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