MUMBAI: India's Punjab National Bank expects the banking sector to raise $35 billion to $40 billion via foreign currency deposits under a scheme announced by the central bank on Friday, a top executive told Reuters.
The Reserve Bank of India will bear the full hedging cost for three-year to five-year foreign currency non resident (FCNR) deposits, it said on Friday, as part of a broader set of measures to encourage dollar flows and stem the depreciation pressure on the rupee.