Currently, India allows FIIs of up to $30 billion in government bonds, including $20 billion for all and $10 billion for specific investors like foreign central banks, sovereign wealth funds, pension funds and insurance funds. The limit under $20 billion has been almost fully exhausted. “There is demand and space for rejigging existing FII debt window; we may use $5 billion unutilised sovereign wealth funds as part of FII debt cap,“ Mayaram said.
Source: ET