Finance Law and Banking Law

An ECB refers to commercial loans [in the form of bank loans, buyers’ credit, suppliers’ credit, securitised instruments (e.g. floating rate notes and fixed rate bonds)] availed from non-resident lenders with minimum average maturity of 3 years.

As provided in Rule 5 of the Foreign Exchange Management (Current Account Transactions) Rules, 2000, prior approval of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) is required for drawing foreign exchange for remittance for purchase of a trademark or franchise in India

The Reserve Bank of India ("RBI") has vide its recent notification dated 4^th November 2006 liberalized the External Commercial Borrowing (ECB) guidelines enabling corporates to now raise ECB for an additional USD 250 million

The RBI has issued the Reserve Bank of India (Project Finance) Directions, 2025 (‘Project Finance Directions') dated June 19, 2025, to take effect from October 1, 2025 (‘Effective Date').

The July 2025 edition of Fox & Mandal's newsletter examines SEBI's revised disclosure requirements for related party transactions; RBI's framework for sustainable project finance; pledged shares as part of the resolution estate; bar on loan pre-payment charges; draft Registration Bill, 2025; scheme for green hydrogen certification; and other changes in India's corporate, capital markets, real estate, projects, insolvency, and banking sectors.

The Government of India in recent years has increased public spending on infrastructure capacity development, with India's ambitious developmental targets in mind.

In recovery suits, one recurring problem is the treatment of cash components in financial transactions. While bank transfers leave a clear trail, cash payments often rely only on trust and acknowledgment.

On August 1 2025, the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) released a consultation paper draft circular ("Proposed Circular") proposing revised norms for appointing independent third-party reviewers...

Regulation 23 of the SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015 ("LODR") mandates that all related party transactions ("RPT(s)") of listed entities be approved...

The Reserve Bank of India , on April 09, 2025, in its Statement on Development and Regulatory Policies, and by way of the Governor's Statement has proposed to enable securitisation of stressed assets through a market-based mechanism.

The Central Registry of Securitisation Asset Reconstruction and Security Interest of India (CERSAI) has notified a new compliance requirement that mandates financial institutions to disclose the source of funds...

In a recent judgment, the Supreme Court of India has reaffirmed the applicability of the Securitization and Reconstruction of Financial Assets and Enforcement of Security Interest Act, 2002 (SARFAESI Act) in disputes between banks over secured assets.