After an impressive maiden show, Bihar will on December 19-20 host the second edition of Bihar Business Connect - the global investor summit that looks at boosting industrial and entrepreneurial growth in the state. The prestigious event, curated by the state's Department of Industries, seeks to showcase Bihar as a vibrant investment destination. "The inaugural edition in 2023 witnessed participation from over 600 entrepreneurs from India and abroad. Bihar Business Connect 2023 was a landmark initiative. During the two-day summit held last year, a total of 278 investment proposals amounting to Rs 50,530 crore were signed as MoUs, out of which 244 projects worth Rs 38,000 crore have already been implemented on the ground," an official statement said. This investment has significantly accelerated industrial development in the state and created numerous employment opportunities. "Considering the success of last year's Bihar Business Connect, the Department of Industries, Government of
Amount higher than scheduled figure of Rs 32,532 crore, a first in seven weeks
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) data showed that Telangana raised the highest amount of Rs 2,000 crore through two bonds
The indicative calendar of market borrowings by states and Union Territories for April-June 2023 showed 15 states planning to raise Rs 22,500 crore in the second week of April
Yield-to-maturity between 7.36% and 7.5% for these schemes with fixed tenure makes them attractive bet
Icra said a comfortable cash flow position of the state governments was due to a back-ended release of tax devolution to the states in FY2022
This week, spread between weighted average 10-year SDL and 10-year GOI bond yield was up slightly to 37 bps from 36 bps earlier
So far this fiscal, the issuance of State Development Loan (SDL) as state debt is known, has declined 40 per cent as 10 states did not participate in the auctions conducted so far.
During Apr 1-May 2 FY2023, only Andhra Pradesh (Rs 44 billion), Maharashtra (Rs 40 billion), Punjab (Rs 25 billion) and Haryana (Rs 15 billion) raised through State Development Loans (SDL)
Cut- off for state Development Loans up by 19 bps this week over auction held last week
The West Bengal government raised Rs 10,500 crore in the first quarter of the current financial year through auctions of state securities and state development loans, as per official data
Overall, in Q3FY21, gross SDL issue was Rs 2.02 trn
It is also conducting OMO purchase auctions in SDLs
Lowest cut-off yield offered for Karnataka's 9-year bond at 6.4746%, highest for Jammu & Kashmir's 10-year SDL at 6.6813%
The weighted average cut-off for the 10-year SDLs eased by a sharper 26 bps to 6.63 per cent on October 13, 2020 over the previous weekly auction
By facilitating the OMOs, the central bank is assuming a much bigger role than earlier. Some have started comparing the RBI with European Central Bank
During April-September 2019 (H1FY20), states had raised Rs 2.25 trillion
The rise in spreads is a direct measure of market displeasure than a rise in yields. This is because if spreads widen, SDL yields could still rise even when G-sec yields remain where they are
NSE introduced trading in treasury bills (T-bills) and state development loans (SDLs) in its capital market segment
"Icra estimates the net SDL (state development loans) issuance in Q1 FY2021 to have expanded by a sharp 135.6 per cent to Rs 1.4 trillion from Rs 0.6 trillion in Q1 FY2020," it said