Das said both RBI as well as the government are speaking with major index providers globally for such an entry.
State-owned NTPC will seek shareholders' approval to raise Rs 18,000 crore through the issuance of bonds or debentures in its annual general meeting on September 28.
The RBI has allowed the banks to keep sovereign bonds away from the 10 per cent limit
For investors in bond funds, these strategies - better yields than inflation, reinvestment, barbell strategies, and credits - are where we see the best opportunities
To ward off defaults, it could be a fully-funded facility with a facility manager, under guidance of board of trustees; will pay off bond investors if issuer can't service coupon and repay principal
The 10-year bond yields closed at 6.38 per cent
On Friday evening, the bank had announced that its board had agreed to raise $2 billion from an assortment of investors
Companies have sold a record $2.44 trillion so far this year across currencies, surpassing previous full-year records
Government bonds had fallen for seven straight months to February, the deepest selloff in two decades as excessive debt supply, quickening inflation and higher global yields soured sentiment
In the last few years, bond yields have remained high despite rate cuts by the Reserve Bank of India