Indian Bank to raise Rs 5,000 crore through infra bonds

economictimes.indiatimes.com:

This issuance comes at a time when banks have been aggressively mobilising capital through debt markets this year as credit growth remains much higher than deposit growth. Banks and financial institutions raise money through infrastructure bonds to finance long-term infrastructure projects. Indian Bank plans to raise funds for refinancing purposes.

For banks, infrastructure bonds come with an advantage because funds raised through these securities are exempt from the regulatory requirement of maintaining Cash Reserve Ratio (CRR) and Statutory Liquidity Ratio (SLR).

With bank credit growth persistently outstripping deposit growth over the past couple of years, lenders have been compelled to mobilise funds through higher deposit rates or issuances of debt instruments.

Shares of Indian Bank closed at Rs. 518.4 a piece, 0.89% higher, according to BSE.

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