12-28-2009, 10:45 PM
It is apex institution for co-ordinating the working of institutions in India engaged in financing exports and import of goods and services. Exim Bank was established on Jan 01, 1982 (and started functioning wef March 01, 1982) under Export Import Bank of India Act 1982, which took over the export finance activities of IDBI. It raises funds by way of bonds and debentures, borrowing from RBI or other institutions, raising foreign deposits.
It undertakes following kind of functions:
- Direct finance to exporter of goods.
- Direct finance to software exports and consultancy services.
- Finance for overseas joint ventures and turnkey construction project
- Finance for import and export of machinery and equipment on lease basis
- Finance for deferred payment facility
- Issue of guarantees
- Multi-currency financing facility to project exporters.
- Export bills re-discounting
- Refinance to commercial banks in India
- Guaranteeing the obligations.
It undertakes following kind of functions:
- Direct finance to exporter of goods.
- Direct finance to software exports and consultancy services.
- Finance for overseas joint ventures and turnkey construction project
- Finance for import and export of machinery and equipment on lease basis
- Finance for deferred payment facility
- Issue of guarantees
- Multi-currency financing facility to project exporters.
- Export bills re-discounting
- Refinance to commercial banks in India
- Guaranteeing the obligations.