Companies may find it costlier to raise funds overseas

Overseas lenders will have to pay as much as 20% tax on interest earned on loans made to Indian companies starting July 1 and are likely to pass on the costs to borrowers, according to more than a dozen executives. The increased withholding tax rate would impact several big-ticket foreign funds, said market experts.

Need more foreign investment to boost corporate debt markets: Henry R Kravis, KKR

Kravis, who is also the co-executive chairman of KKR & Co, a company that bears his name along with that of his first cousin and a former Bear Stearns colleague, talked candidly about a wide range of topics including peak dollar, geopolitical risks around Ukraine, technology stocks and bad loans that India had in the […]

Adani Group bonds may face pressure after S&P move

While all rating firms still maintain that the Adani entities have the ability to meet payment schedules, changing perceptions could immediately tighten liquidity for the capital-intensive group that has deployed funds in long-gestation infrastructure projects.

Adani exposure safe, no default risk: Axis Bank

“We extend credit, basis comfort on cash flow, security, and repayment capability of obligors as per the Bank’s credit assessment framework. We remain comfortable with our exposure to Adani Group basis the same,” the bank said in a regulatory filing.