
Foreign Exchange Management


RBI re-defines ‘Startup’ vide Foreign Exchange Management (Foreign Currency Accounts by a Person Resident in India) (Fourth Amendment) Regulations, 2024
The 2024 Regulations have amended the meaning of startup in the explanations to Regulation 5 and Schedule I para 1 (vii) of the 2015 Regulations.

RBI introduces provisions for ‘Sovereign Green Bonds’ vide Foreign Exchange Management (Debt Instruments) (Third Amendment) Regulations, 2024
The 2024 Regulations provide that a person resident outside India who maintains a securities account with a depository in IFSC in India would be able to purchase or sell Sovereign Green Bonds issued by the Government of India.

MoF introduces International Exchange vide FEM (Non-debt Instruments) Amendment Rules, 2024
The definition of International Exchange introduced vide Foreign Exchange Management (Non-debt Instruments) Amendment Rules, 2024.

RBI issues Overseas Direct Investment vide FEM (Overseas Investment) Regulations, 2022
On 22-08-2022, the Reserve Bank of India (‘RBI’) has issued the Foreign Exchange Management (Overseas Investment) Regulations, 2022 to facilitate business between

RBI increases Individual borrowing limit of USD 750 million to USD 1500 million vide FEM (Borrowing and Lending) (Amendment) Regulations, 2022
On 28-07-2022, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has issued Foreign Exchange Management (Borrowing and Lending) (Third Amendment) Regulations, 2022 to further

Ministry notifies Foreign Exchange Management (Non-debt Instruments) (Fourth Amendment) Rules, 2021
The Ministry of Finance has notified the Foreign Exchange Management (Non-debt Instruments) (Fourth Amendment) Rules, 2021 to further amend the Foreign Exchange
Foreign Exchange Management (Foreign Currency Accounts by a person resident in India) (Amendment) Regulations, 2019
G.S.R. 160(E)—In exercise of the powers conferred by Section 9 and clause (e) of sub-section (2) of Section 47 of the Foreign