Market Borrowings

The microfinance lender secured funding from 10 financial institutions across Asia, the Middle East and Africa to diversify borrowing sources and optimise funding costs.

The framework will cover more states and Jammu and Kashmir from Q3 FY27, while total market borrowing by states and Union Territories is expected at ₹3.61 trillion.

In June alone, CP issuances climbed to a 55-month high of ₹2.55 trillion, largely driven by refinancing of maturing papers

States and UTs are expected to raise Rs 3.19 trillion through market borrowings in Q2FY27, while the RBI expands its benchmark issuance framework to improve SDL liquidity

The Centre is planning to mobilise Rs 8 lakh crore through dated securities during the April-September period of 2026-27 to fund the revenue gap, the finance ministry said on Friday. Gross Market Borrowings in BE 2026-27 were Rs 17.20 lakh crore. Since the Budget presentation, switches of G-Sec were conducted, reducing Gross Market borrowing to Rs 16.09 lakh crore, it said. "Of Rs 16.09 lakh crore, Rs 8.20 lakh crore (51 per cent) is planned to be borrowed in H1 through issuance of dated securities, including Rs 15,000 crore of Sovereign Green Bonds (SGrBs)," it said. Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, in the Budget, proposed to borrow Rs 17.2 lakh crore to fund its fiscal deficit projected at 4.3 per cent of the GDP. In absolute terms, the fiscal deficit is pegged at Rs 16.9 lakh crore for 2026-27. "To finance the fiscal deficit, the net market borrowings from dated securities are estimated at Rs 11.7 lakh crore. The balance financing is expected to come from small savings and

Borrowing in H2 includes issuing of ₹10,000 crore through sovereign green bonds (SGrBs)

India plans to borrow 14.82 trillion rupees for the current financial year ending March 31, of which it is scheduled to borrow 6.8 trillion rupees in October-March

Private credit solves two gaps in the market: It helps where the banking system is unable to and offers bespoke solutions to corporate borrowers' specific needs

India's finance ministry and central bank officials will meet on Wednesday to decide the country's market borrowing plan for April and September

The yield on 30-year British gilts rose sharply on Tuesday and again on Wednesday, outpacing increases for other governments' bonds and hitting its highest since August 1998 at 5.383 per cent

Sales in the fiscal year starting April 1, 2025, are likely to be higher on redemption of debt issued during the Covid years

Amount, which is 47% of gross borrowing target, will be realised via 21 weekly auctions

State governments raise funds from the market to meet budgetary requirements by floating government securities (G-sec) and bonds bearing different maturities

The yield on the benchmark 10-year government bond declined by 12 basis points (bps) in 2024 from 7.17 per cent to 7.05 per cent on February 1, 2024

The union territory of Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) raised Rs 1,100 crore by issuing paper with the longest tenure of 30 years

Government will also issue Treasury bills worth Rs 3.12 trillion in the third quarter of 2023-24. Each of these weekly T-bill auctions will be to the tune of Rs 24,000 crore

Aditi Nayar, chief economist, ICRA, said the indicative borrowing amount for Q3FY24 is broadly along expected lines

To borrow Rs 6.55 trillion in second half

The government on Tuesday said it will borrow Rs 6.55 lakh crore in the second half of 2023-24 through dated securities, including Rs 20,000 crore through issuance of Sovereign Green Bonds (SGrBs). The government meets its fiscal deficit mainly through market borrowings. The government had projected gross market borrowing of Rs 15.43 lakh crore for 2023-24. "...the Government of India has decided to borrow the balance amount of Rs 6.55 lakh crore (42.45 per cent of Rs 15.43 lakh crore) in the second half of the fiscal year 2023-24 through dated securities, including Rs 20,000 crore through issuance of Sovereign Green Bonds (SGrBs)," the finance ministry said in a statement. "Responding to market demand for longer duration securities, 50-year security will be issued for the first time," it added. The gross market borrowing of Rs 6.55 lakh crore will be completed through 20 weekly auctions. The market borrowing will be spread over 3, 5, 7, 10, 14, 30, 40 and 50-year securities. The

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