In their talks, Modi and Merz are likely to deliberate on trade and investment ties as New Delhi is looking at deepening economic engagement with Europe against the backdrop of Washington's 50 percent tariff on Indian goods, people familiar with the matter said.
The primary market is set for a busy week as two major companies, Tata Capital Ltd and LG Electronics India Ltd, gear up to launch their initial public offerings (IPOs), collectively worth more than Rs 27,000 crore.
Tata Capital Ltd, set to launch its IPO next week, has identified green financing and digital innovation as its core growth pillars, backed by the merger of its IFC-backed subsidiary Tata Cleantech Capital in 2024. By FY25, the cleantech and infrastructure finance book reached Rs 18,000 crore, growing at a 31.8 per cent CAGR over the last two years, the NBFC said on Friday.
Tata Capital is set to launch India's largest ever initial public offering (IPO) by a non-banking financial company (NBFC), valuing the Tata group firm at Rs 1.38 trillion. This will make the company India's fifth-most-valued NBFC after Bajaj Finance (Rs 6.12 trillion), Bajaj Finserv (Rs 3.2 trillion), Jio Financial Services (Rs 1.87 trillion), and IRFC (Rs 1.59 trillion).
Non-banking financial company (NBFC) Tata Capital is set to launch its much-anticipated $2 billion (Rs 17,200 crore) initial public offering (IPO) in the week beginning September 22, market sources familiar with the matter said on Sunday. The issue is expected to value the company around $11 billion, they added. Tata Capital is likely to make its stock market debut by September 30.
The IPO wave of 2025 is here, and it's bigger than ever. From fintech unicorns to financial powerhouses and infrastructure giants, some of India's biggest names are all set to make their stock market debut. PhonePe, Zepto, Tata Capital, NSE, NSDL, and JSW Cement are just a few of the highly awaited listings that have investors and analysts buzzing with excitement.
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The pandemic has led to the International Finance Corporation massively ramping up its impact investment in the country - its largest client nation globally - at $1.7 billion as of June, a 51 per cent rise over the past 12 months, the largest developmental lender into third world private sector said on Tuesday. This is nearly half of its investment in the whole of South Asia since the pandemic, which touched $3.8 billion as of June 2021, it said. "Our total commitment to India, which is our largest client country globally, at the end of June stood at $1.7 billion representing an increase of over 51 per cent from last year," IFC vice-president for Asia and the Pacific region Alfonso Garcia Mora said in a statement.
The United Kingdom on Tuesday posted a liaison officer at the Indian Navy's Information Fusion Centre (IFC) that has emerged as a key hub in tracking movements of ships and other developments in the Indian Ocean, a region witnessing increasing Chinese naval presence.
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Observing that India was on the "threshold of biotech revolution", International Finance Corporation, the private sector arm of the World Bank, has said the country was the "centrepiece" of its global strategy.
The United Kingdom extracted USD 64.82 trillion from India over a century of colonialism between 1765 and 1900 and USD 33.8 trillion of this went to the richest 10 per cent -- enough money to carpet London in notes of 50 British pound almost four times over.
With India emerging as one of the most preferred investment destinations globally, World Bank's private equity arm, International Finance Corporation, aims to cross $500 million mark in new investments by June.
International Finance Corporation, the private sector financing arm of the World Bank Group, is likely to invest $500 million in India this fiscal. \n
IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, is helping one of Japan's leading banks, Mizuho Corporate Bank, finance a project that would operate power transmission links between East, North-East and electricity-starved North India.
The private sector is at the foundation of India's strong performance, says IFC, the private sector arm of the World Bank.
The Reserve Bank on Tuesday allowed infrastructure finance companies (IFCs) to raise money from overseas markets through the automatic route to increase fund flow into the resource-starved core sector.
Washington-based International Finance Corporation is likely to invest in more private banks in India, including Kotak Mahindra Bank, although it has cut exposure in Centurion Bank and Global Trust Bank.
IFC, the private lending arm of the World Bank, today said it would annually invest around $500 million in India "over the coming years" in sectors like manufacturing and infrastructure, apart from widening its advisory services.\n\n
The company will use the proceeds to fund its expansion plan and repay debt.
The International Finance Corporation, the private sector arm of the World Bank Group, will invest $15 million in a foreign currency convertible bond issued by Ballarpur Industries Limited.
The loans are integral to International Finance Corporation's strategy to assist in the expansion of financial markets in India, a release said.
Private sector arm of the World Bank, IFC will invest Rs three billion in Max Healthcare over next four years through purchase of equity and preference shares to fund the company's capacity expansion.
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'A positive momentum in the southern market as far as leasing, absorption, and rentals are concerned.'
International Finance Corporation, the private sector arm of the World Bank Group, will provide a loan of $50 million to Larsen & Toubro, one of India's largest engineering and construction companies.\n\n\n\n
The International Finance Corporation is the private sector arm of the World Bank GSPC Gas, which is in the business of distributing natural gas to households and vehicles in Gujarat, has lined up an initial investment of $140 million for laying new pipelines for gas and building the infrastructure needed for gas distribution in cities. It may use the IFC fund to partly finance this expenditure.
World Bank's private lending arm IFC on Monday said its exposure in India is expected to go up to $500 million annually in the next five years from the present $300 million.
World Bank and its private lending arm International Finance Corporation are planning to float rupee-denominated bonds worth $100 million each when market conditions are 'favourable.'
International Finance Corporation, which plans to hike its India exposure to $1.5 billion by 2007, is eager to invest in the equity of special economic zones, including the Rs 4,950 crore (Rs 49.50 billion) Maha Mumbai SEZ.
International Finance Corporation, the private equity venture of the World Bank Group, DEG, one of the largest European development finance institutions, are eyeing a stake in State Industrial Corporation of Maharashtra.
Tata Iron and Steel Company on Friday said it has signed a loan agreement with International Finance Corporation for availing a $300 million loan to fund its future projects.
The International Finance Corporation will provide a $50 million loan to the leading automaker Tata Engineering to support its ongoing investment programme and new product development initiatives.
The Housing Development Finance Corporation has signed an agreement with the International Finance Corporation for a loan for $200 million, the company said in a statement on Friday.
India has become a focus of private equity firms with deals worth more than $5.9bn this year, 50 per cent more than the total for all last year. Most of the leading firms have set up in India or are finalising plans to do so.
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