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38. External Commercial Borrowings (ECBs) – Registrations
Date : Apr 23, 2026
(Amount in US $ Million)
Item 2024-25 2025 2026
Feb. Jan. Feb.
1 2 3 4
1. Automatic Route        
1.1 Number 1328 107 113 121
1.2 Amount 47800 2627 4183 4231
2. Approval Route        
2.1 Number 51 1 3 2
2.2 Amount 13384 197 1152 400
3. Total (1+2)        
3.1 Number 1379 108 116 123
3.2 Amount 61184 2824 5335 4631
4. Weighted Average Maturity (in years) 5.05 5.40 7.60 5.50
5. Interest Rate (per cent)        
5.1 Weighted Average Margin over alternative reference rate (ARR) for Floating Rate Loans@ 1.48 1.87 1.42 1.73
5.2 Interest rate range for Fixed Rate Loans 0.00-11.67 0.00-11.00 0.00-11.00 0.00-11.00
Borrower Category        
I. Corporate Manufacturing 13900 1389 337 214
II. Corporate-Infrastructure 15462 527 1266 2258
a) Transport 614 371 0 43
b) Energy 6900 49 608 2173
c) Water and Sanitation 28 0 0 0
d) Communication 13 0 0 0
e) Social and Commercial Infrastructure 184 0 0 1
f) Exploration, Mining and Refinery 5356 100 600 0
g) Other Sub-Sectors 2367 7 58 41
III. Corporate Service-Sector 3226 211 778 230
IV. Other Entities 1026 0 1000 0
a) Units in SEZ 26 0 0 0
b) SIDBI 0 0 0 0
c) Exim Bank 1000 0 1000 0
V. Banks 0 0 0 0
VI. Financial Institution (Other than NBFC) 0 0 0 0
VII. NBFCs 26318 623 1884 1879
a) NBFC- IFC/AFC 12389 472 596 161
b) NBFC-MFI 459 0 0 150
c) NBFC-Others 13470 151 1288 1568
VIII. Non-Government Organization (NGO) 0 0 0 0
IX. Micro Finance Institution (MFI) 0 0 0 0
X. Others 1252 74 70 50
@: With effect from July 01, 2023, the benchmark rate is changed to Alternative Reference Rate (ARR)
Note: 1. Based on applications for ECB/Foreign Currency Convertible Bonds (FCCBs) which have been allotted loan registration number during the period.
2. ‘Automatic Route’ and ‘Approval Route’ for February 2026 includes ECB loans availed under ‘General Permission’ and ‘Special Permission’ respectively as introduced in ‘Form ECB 1.

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