From: Biniam Tekle (biniamt@dehai.org)
Date: Wed Oct 28 2009 - 09:36:46 EST
http://www.rbi.org.in/scripts/NotificationUser.aspx?Mode=0&Id=5324
*RBI/2009-10/188*
*A.P. (DIR Series) Circular No.12*
*October 23, 2009*
To
All Category - I Authorised Dealer Banks
Madam / Sir,
*Exim Bank's Line of Credit of USD 20 million to the State of Eritrea *
Export-Import Bank of India (Exim Bank) has concluded an Agreement dated
August 24, 2009 with* *the State of Eritrea making available to the latter,
a Line of Credit (LOC) of USD 20 million (USD twenty million) for financing
eligible goods and services, machinery and equipment including consultancy
services from India for the purpose of financing multipurpose agricultural
projects not exceeding USD 10 million [ the proposed projects include
Artificial Insemination Development Project, Poultry Waterer and Feeder,
Establishment of Milk Collection Centers, Pressurized Irrigation System
(Drip Irrigation System), Solar Pumps Project and Soil Survey and Land
Evaluation Equipment] and multipurpose educational projects not exceeding
USD 10 million [which include purchase of teaching materials including
books, laboratory/educational equipment, chemicals, computers etc. for seven
Eritrean Institutions of Higher Education established in 2003-04 viz.
Eritrean Institute of Technology (EIT), CSH, CBE, COMSAT, OROTTA, HAC and
CASS, in addition to the National Board of Higher Education], in Eritrea.
The goods and services including consultancy services from India for exports
under this Agreement are those which are eligible for export under the
Foreign Trade Policy of the Government of India and whose purchase may be
agreed to be financed by the Exim Bank under this Agreement. Out of the
total credit by Exim Bank under this Agreement, the goods and services
including consultancy services of the value of at least 85 per cent of the
contract price shall be supplied by the seller from India and the remaining
15 percent goods and services (other than consultancy services) may be
procured by the seller for the purpose of Eligible Contract from outside
India.
2. The Credit Agreement under the LOC is effective from October 1, 2009 and
date of execution of Agreement is August 24, 2009. Under the LOC, the last
date for opening of Letters of Credit and Disbursement will be 48 months
from the scheduled completion date(s) of contract(s) in case of project
exports and 72 months (August 23, 2015) from the execution date of the
Credit Agreement in case of supply contracts.
3. Shipments under the LOC will have to be declared on GR / SDF Forms as per
instructions issued by Reserve Bank from time to time.
4. No agency commission is payable under the above LOC. However, if
required, the exporter may use his own resources or utilize balances of his
Exchange Earners’ Foreign Currency Account for payment of commission in free
foreign exchange. Authorised Dealer Category- l (AD Category-l) banks may
allow such remittance after realization of full payment of contract value
subject to compliance with the prevailing instructions for payment of agency
commission.
5. AD Category-I banks may bring the contents of this circular to the notice
of their exporter constituents and advise them to obtain full details of the
Line of Credit from Exim Bank’s office at Centre One, Floor 21, World Trade
Centre Complex, Cuffe Parade, Mumbai 400 005 or log on to
www.eximbankindia.in.
6. The Directions contained in this circular have been issued under sections
10(4) and 11(1) of the Foreign Exchange Management Act (FEMA), 1999 (42 of
1999) and are without prejudice to permissions / approvals, if any, required
under any other law.
Yours faithfully,
*(Salim Gangadharan )
**Chief General Manager- in - Charge*
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