Monthly Archives: January 2016

RBI Master Direction on maintaining foreign currency accounts by a person resident in India

By | January 5, 2016

RBI/FED/2015-16/9 FED Master Direction No. 14/2015-16 January 1, 2016 To, All Authorised Dealer Category – I banks and Authorised banks Madam / Sir, Master Direction – Deposits and Accounts Opening, holding and maintaining foreign currency accounts by a person resident in India is regulated in terms of section 9 of the Foreign Exchange Management Act,… Read More »

RBI Master Direction on direct Investment by Residents in Joint Venture (JV) / Wholly Owned Subsidiary (WOS) Abroad

By | January 5, 2016

RBI/FED/2015-16/10 FED Master Direction No. 15/2015-16 January 1, 2016 To, All Authorised Dealer Category – I banks and Authorised banks Madam / Dear Sir, Master Direction – Direct Investment by Residents in Joint Venture (JV) / Wholly Owned Subsidiary (WOS) Abroad Direct investments by residents in Joint Venture (JV) and Wholly Owned Subsidiary (WOS) abroad… Read More »

RBI Master Direction on Export of Goods and Services

By | January 5, 2016

Source : Reserve Bank of India RBI/FED/2015-16/11 FED Master Direction No.16/2015-16 January 1, 2016 To, All Authorised Dealer Category – I banks and Authorised Banks Madam / Sir, Master Direction – Export of Goods and Services Export of Goods and Services from India is governed by clause (a) of sub-section (1) and sub-section (3) of… Read More »

Repatriation of income from sale of Asset held abroad by NRIs

By | January 5, 2016

Source :Reserve Bank of India RBI/FED/2015-16/14 FED Master Direction No. 19/2015-16 January 1, 2016 To, All Authorised Dealer Category – I banks and Authorised banks Madam / Dear Sir, Master Direction – Miscellaneous Reserve Bank of India has issued Master Directions consolidating relevant A.P (DIR Series) Circulars issued so far within the ambit of the… Read More »

RBI Master Direction for ECB , Trade Credit ,Borrowing and Lending in Foreign Currency by Authorised Dealers and Persons other than Authorised Dealers

By | January 5, 2016

RBI/FED/2015-16/15 FED Master Direction No.5/2015-16 January 1, 2016 To All Authorised Dealer Category – I banks and Authorised Banks Madam / Dear Sir, Master Direction – External Commercial Borrowings, Trade Credit, Borrowing and Lending in Foreign Currency by Authorised Dealers and Persons other than Authorised Dealers Transactions on account of External Commercial Borrowings (ECB) and… Read More »

RBI Master Direction for Reporting under FEMA 1999

By | January 5, 2016

RBI/ FED/ 2015-16/13 FED Master Direction No. 18/ 2015-16 January 1, 2016 To, All Authorised Persons Madam/ Sir, Master Direction – Reporting under Foreign Exchange Management Act, 1999 Foreign Exchange Management Act, 1999 (FEMA) is administered through the authorised persons and is based on the declarations and averments made to them by persons while undertaking… Read More »

RBI Directions on Maintenance of Vostro Accounts of Non-resident Exchange Houses

By | January 5, 2016

Source Reserve Bank of India RBI/FED/2015-16/16 FED Master Direction No.2/2015-16 January 1, 2016 To All Authorised Persons in Foreign Exchange Madam / Dear Sir, Master Direction – Opening and Maintenance of Rupee/Foreign Currency Vostro Accounts of Non-resident Exchange Houses Rupee Drawing Arrangement (RDA) is a channel to receive cross-border remittances from overseas jurisdictions. Under this… Read More »

RBI Master directions for Money Changing Activities

By | January 5, 2016

Source : Reserve Bank of India RBI/FED/2015-16/17 FED Master Direction No.3/2015-16 January 1, 2016 To All Authorised Persons in Foreign Exchange Madam / Dear Sir, Master Direction – Money Changing Activities In terms of Section 10 of the Foreign Exchange Management Act, 1999, Reserve Bank authorises persons designated as Authorised Persons to deal in foreign… Read More »