RBI/2010-11/ 437
A.P. (DIR Series) Circular No. 46
March 18, 2011
To
All Category - I Authorised Dealer Banks
Madam / Sir,
Exim Bank's Line of Credit of USD 100 million to
the Ecowas Bank for Investment and Development (EBID)
Export-Import Bank of India (Exim Bank) has concluded an Agreement dated
November 09, 2010 with the Ecowas Bank for Investment and Development (EBID),
making available to the latter, a Line of Credit (LOC) of USD 100 million (USD
one hundred million) for financing export of eligible goods, services and
equipment including consultancy services to 15 member countries of EBID in the
West African region viz. Benin, Burkina Faso, Cape Verde, Cote d'Ivoire, Gambia,
Ghana, Guinea, Guinea Bissau, Liberia, Mali, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra
Leone and Togo. The goods, services, machinery and equipment including
consultancy services from India for exports under this Agreement are those which
are eligible for export under the Foreign Trade Policy of the Government of
India and whose purchase may be agreed to be financed by the Exim Bank under
this Agreement. Out of the total credit by Exim Bank under this Agreement, the
goods and services including consultancy services of the value of at least 85
per cent of the contract price shall be supplied by the seller from India or be
of Indian origin, and the remaining 15 per cent goods and services (other than
consultancy services) may be procured by the seller for the purpose of Eligible
Contract from outside India either locally within the Borrower's Country of
Domicile or from any of the member countries of EBID or from any other third
countries.
- The Credit Agreement under the LOC is effective from February 23,
2011 and the date of execution of Agreement is November 9, 2010. Under the
LOC, the last date for opening of Letters of Credit and Disbursement will be
48 months from the scheduled completion date(s) of contract(s) in the case
of project exports and 72 months (November 8, 2016) from the execution date
of the Credit Agreement in the case of supply contracts.
- Shipments under the LOC will have to be declared on GR / SDF Forms as per
instructions issued by the Reserve Bank from time to time.
- No agency commission is payable under the above LOC. However, if
required, the exporter may use his own resources or utilize balances in his
Exchange Earners’ Foreign Currency Account for payment of commission in free
foreign exchange. Authorised Dealer Category- l (AD Category-l) banks may
allow such remittance after realization of full payment of contract value
subject to compliance with the prevailing instructions for payment of agency
commission.
- AD Category-I banks may bring the contents of this circular to the notice
of their exporter constituents and advise them to obtain full details of the
Line of Credit from the Exim Bank’s office at Centre One, Floor 21, World
Trade Centre Complex, Cuffe Parade, Mumbai 400 005 or log on to
www.eximbankindia.in.
- The directions contained in this circular have been issued under sections
10(4) and 11(1) of the Foreign Exchange Management Act (FEMA), 1999 (42 of
1999) and are without prejudice to permissions / approvals, if any, required
under any other law.
Yours faithfully,
(Meena Hemchandra)
Chief General Manager-in-Charge