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Global investment and financing solution provider IFC on Monday said it has appointed Indian national Vikram Kumar as its Regional Industry Director for Infrastructure and Natural Resources in Asia and the Pacific. Kumar will be based in Singapore, where he begins his new role on July 1, IFC (International Finance Corp) said in a statement. Having more than 20 years of global investment and development expertise, Kumar will drive IFC's strategy to connect more people and businesses in the region to sustainable infrastructure. In his role, Kumar will lead IFC's Infrastructure and Natural Resources investment team across Asia and the Pacific to develop and implement power, water, telecom, transport, and other infrastructure projects with public and private sector partners, expanding the reach of essential services, said IFC -- a member of the World Bank Group. "His (Kumar's) experience leading transformative projects with our partners globally and in this region will enable him to gr
Fair trade regulator CCI on Tuesday said it has approved the proposed subscription to compulsory convertible debentures of Napino Auto and Electronics Ltd by International Finance Corporation. International Finance Corporation (IFC) is a member of the World Bank Group. It helps developing countries achieve sustainable growth by financing private sector investment and providing advisory services to businesses and governments. The Competition Commission of India (CCI) has approved subscription to compulsory convertible debentures (CCDs) of Napino Auto and Electronics Limited (Napino) by International Finance Corporation, CCI said in a release. Napino is engaged in the business of automotive electronics and components in India. It manufactures electrical and electronic products primarily for two-wheelers and a small segment of three-wheeler and four-wheeler vehicles. Further, through its affiliates, Napino also provides certain Electronic manufacturing services (EMS)/ Original Design
JK Tyre & Industries Ltd on Wednesday said World Bank Group member IFC will invest USD 30 million (about Rs 240 crore) to pick a 5.6 per cent stake in the company to part-fund expansion of energy-efficient tyre manufacturing. The investment by IFC in JK Tyre & Industries will part-finance the expansion of manufacturing capacities and integrate advanced, resource-efficient technologies in the production of commercial and passenger car radial tyres, which have better safety and longevity, the company said in a regulatory filing. Subsequently, International Finance Corporation (IFC) will hold a 5.6 per cent stake in the tyre major through the issue of compulsorily convertible debentures (CCDs) on a preferential basis, it added. "The investment aims to bolster the company's capital structure and increase production of energy-efficient radial tyres by more than 10 per cent -- from 32 million to over 35 million tyres a year by 2025," JK Tyre & Industries said. This aligns with ..
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday met International Finance Corporation (IFC) Managing Director Makhtar Diop and discussed increasing lending opportunities in India. IFC is the private sector funding arm of the World Bank. She reiterated India's expectation of a rise in IFC's lending to India to USD 2-2.5 billion in the next 1-2 years and USD 3-3.5 billion in next 3-4 years, the finance ministry said in a series of tweets. "Mr @Diop_IFC shared the sentiment of IFC's expansion into India & stated that IFC would adopt a proactive approach to enhance #investment in India and extend financing to MSMEs to enable capacity building to supplement India's effort to become a manufacturing hub," another tweet said. He further emphasised the potential of looking into sub-national financing for sustainable growth, and mobilise financing for women entrepreneurs.