Until FY17, issuances of SDLs were largely concentrated in the 10-year maturity bucket. The preference for this tenor has declined since FY18, with state governments issuing a larger portion of SDLs in buckets other than the 10-year tenor
1 min read23 Jun 2020States which are frequently borrowing from the market with higher ticket size are attracting better yields
4 min read23 Nov 2017Back-ended redemption, funding of crop loan waivers will increase state governments' borrowings in the second half of the financial year
4 min read21 Nov 2017In other news, China bank stocks are new best hope for investors; wind turbine prices plummet in the US
2 min read5 Oct 2017In the past few years, supply of state development loans and trading volumes have picked up sharply.
4 min read7 Aug 2017Investors are concerned that waiving billions of dollars in farm loans will worsen already strained states' finances
2 min read7 Jul 2017RBI says foreign portfolio investors will be allowed to raise their investment in state development loans by Rs61 billion to Rs331 billion for September quarter
1 min read3 Jul 2017Over the last few months, foreign investors are avoiding state bonds even though their pockets are filled to brim with central govt bonds and private corporate bonds
1 min read23 Jun 2017The limits for investment by FPIs in central govt securities have been increased by Rs110 billion, while the same for SDLs are up by Rs60 billion, says RBI
1 min read31 Mar 2017The lukewarm response to the innovative attempt by Maharashtra to refinance its loans does not mean that the idea is a bad one
1 min read31 Mar 2017The Union Budget contains details about the estimated receipts and the expenditure of the government for a particular fiscal year. The Budget is allotted for the upcoming fiscal year, which runs from 1st April to 31st March of the next year. Here is a quick guide on how the Union Budget is prepared