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RBI/201415/469
February13,2015
A.P.(DIRSeries)CircularNo.78
To
AllCategoryIAuthorisedDealerBanks
Madam/Sir,
RiskManagementandInterBankDealings:ForeignCurrency(FCY)INRSwaps
Attention of Authorised Dealers CategoryI (AD CategoryI) banks is invited to the Foreign
Exchange Management(Foreign Exchange Derivative Contracts) Regulations, 2000 dated May
3,2000(NotificationNo.FEMA/25/RB2000datedMay3,2000)asamendedfromtimetotime
andA.P.(DIRSeries)circularno.32datedDecember28,2010,asamendedfromtimetotime.
2. In terms of paragraph (1) (iv) of section B contained in the annex to the above circular,
eligibleresidentscanenterintoFCYINRswapstohedgeexchangerateand/orinterestraterisk
exposure arising out of longterm foreign currency borrowing or to transform longterm INR
borrowingintoforeigncurrencyliability,subjecttooperationalguidelines,termsandconditions
listedthereunder.Asperconditionlistedat(e),swaptransactions,oncecancelled,shallnotbe
rebookedorreentered,bywhichevermechanismorbywhatevernamecalled.
3. To permit greater flexibility to the residents borrowing in foreign currency, it has been
decided that in cases where the underlying is still surviving, the client, on cancellation of the
swapcontract,maybepermittedtoreenterintoafreshFCYINRswaptohedgetheunderlying
butonlyaftertheexpiryofthetenoroftheoriginalswapcontractthathadbeencancelled.All
other operational guidelines, terms and conditions governing FCYINR swaps remain
unchanged.
4.ADCategoryIbanksmaybringthecontentsofthiscirculartothenoticeoftheirconstituents
andcustomers.
5.ThedirectionscontainedinthiscircularhavebeenissuedunderSections10(4)and11(1)of
the Foreign Exchange Management Act, 1999 (42 of 1999) and are without prejudice to
permissions/approvals,ifany,requiredunderanyotherlaw.
Yoursfaithfully
(DimpleBhandia)
GeneralManager