India relaxes FII sub-limit in govt bonds by $5 bln - RBI

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Reuters MUMBAI
Last Updated : Jul 23 2014 | 6:25 PM IST

MUMBAI (Reuters) - India relaxed its limits for foreign investors in government debt by allowing $5 billion more in a sub-category while reducing the same amount from its long-term investor category, the Reserve Bank of India said on Wednesday.

Foreign institutional investors (FIIs) will need to buy government bonds with a minimum three-year maturity while there will not be any lock-in period, the RBI said in a release.

For the full circular, see: (http://tinyurl.com/ln8uot3)

(Reporting by Suvashree Dey Choudhury and Neha Dasgupta; Editing by Subhranshu Sahu)

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First Published: Jul 23 2014 | 5:53 PM IST

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