Daily Current Affairs April 21 2023

 

CURRENT AFFAIRS : BANKING & FINANCE

IndusInd Bank signs $100 million loan agreement with JBIC  

  • IndusInd Bank’s GIFT City IBU (IFSC Banking Unit) branch has entered into a $100 million long-term loan agreement with the Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC) to foster the growth of Japanese construction equipment companies in India.
  • The funds raised will be used to provide need-based credit facilities to upstream and downstream companies that comprise the supply chain of Japanese original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) in India,
  • This is the first of its kind lending by JBIC through any IFSC Banking unit at GIFT City.