Approved project 53249-001 in Mongolia.

Approved project 43407-017 in Philippines.

Approved project 42466-018 in Bangladesh.

Approved project 54169-001 in Kyrgyz Republic.

Approved project 54183-001 in Bhutan.

Approved project 45009-003 in Mongolia.

Approved project 54180-001 in Bangladesh.

A reverse mortgage is a special type of loan against a home that allows the borrower to convert a portion of the equity in the property into cash. The equity built up over many years of home loan payments can be paid directly to the borrower. However, unlike a traditional home equity loan no repayment is required until the borrower(s) cease to use the home as their principal residence. With a traditional second mortgage, or a home equity line of credit, one must show sufficient income versus debt ratio to qualify for such a loan, and needs to make monthly payments towards the mortgage. Reverse mortgage differs in that it […]

Bangalore/Mumbai: HDFC Property Fund, the private equity arm of Housing Development Finance Corp. Ltd, has raised $250 million (around `1,500 crore today) through an offshore fund. It hopes to raise another $150 million by the end of the year, said a person directly familiar with the development who did not want to be named. On Friday, HDFC Property Fund informed the BSE that it had raised the capital through its second international fund, saying “the recently closed fund will focus on investing primarily in residential property developments in major cities across India”. The cumulative assets under management now exceed $1 billion, the statement added. The new fund, which started raising […]

Capitedge India Investment Advisory, a realty fund and asset management firm floated by six former members of Indian realty team of American banking giant Wells Fargo, is coming out with a residential properties-focused fund in India. This would mark its first fresh fundraising exercise after floating an independent investment advisory firm, which is also managing the remaining assets of Wells Fargo after it shut operations in the country last year. While the founding partners are closely associated in operations, Hiral Soni is driving the domestic fundraise and investment strategy, as per the company website. She was previously with Marvel Realtors and had later also set up a boutique investment banking […]

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Banking integration lowers bank default risk in recipient countries.

Foreign-currency exposures on an economy’s external balance sheet may jeopardize financial stability when the exchange rate depreciates.

Regulatory reforms should focus on building up market competition, which indirectly forces state-owned enterprises to improve their operation toward efficiency.

The news-based economic policy uncertainty index, which is widely used in developed countries, has not properly captured the state of economic uncertainty in India.

Privatization has different effects depending on the types of owners to whom it gives control in corporate governance.

Providing safely managed sanitation services for all requires extending the partnership between the public and private sectors.

Even though the central government issues strict regulation policies, it is the local governments’ discretion to adjust and enforce compliance.

MCHP to Present at JP Morgan Conference