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This development comes after the Reserve Bank of India issued an advisory in June 2021, encouraging banks to cease entering new contracts using London interbank offered rate (LIBOR) as a reference rate
The central bank decided to amend the guidelines related to export credit in foreign currency and restructuring of derivative contracts.
To print this article, all you need is to be registered or login on Mondaq.com. Ready or not, borrowers are involuntarily seeing changes in the interest rates they are being charged. Why, you ask? Because there are serious, systemic risks associated with the most widely used interest rate basis in the world - the London Interbank Offered Rate (or LIBOR), including the LIBOR Rate for U.S. Dollar denominated loans and other financial products (USD LIBOR). The situation is so serious that regulatory authorities have said that "given consumer protection, litigation, and re...
NCUA urges CUs to begin LIBOR transition The NCUA yesterday issued a Letter to Credit Unions instructing credit unions to begin to transition away from using the London Inter-bank Offered Rate (LIBOR) and complete the process no later than Dec. 31, 2021. In addition to the Letter to Credit Unions, the NCUA included a supervisory letter that provides the framework examiners will use to evaluate a credit union’s risk management processes and planning regarding the transition from LIBOR. The guidance applies to all federally-insured credit unions. “Failure to prepare for LIBOR disruptions co...
Week Ahead – Dollar declines after massive payrolls miss; Focus shifts to inflation May 7, 2021SharePrint Wall Street went on a wild ride after a huge nonfarm payroll report miss reaffirms the Fed’s stance to do nothing. A massive slowdown in hiring was not expected and the knee-jerk reaction across the bond market might have paved the way for further dollar weakness. The US economic recovery will likely take a lot longer than many have initially expected as concerns grow that the issue with the labor market is more of a supply problem. The aftermath of the massive payroll’s downsid...