Regulation 5 - Lending in Foreign Exchange by a Person Resident in India - Foreign Exchange Management (Borrowing and Lending) Regulations, 2018

5. Lending in Foreign Exchange by a Person Resident in India: - A. Lending by an Authorised Dealer in India or its branch outside India i. An AD in India or its branch outside India may extend foreign currency denominated ECL to a borrower outside India in accordance with the provisions contained in Schedule III. ii. An AD may grant loans to its constituents in India for meeting their foreign exchange requirements or for their rupee working capital requirements or capital expenditure subject to compliance with prudential norms, interest rate directives and guidelines, if any, issued by Reserve Bank in this regard. iii. Subject to the directions or guidelines issued by the Reserve Bank from time to time, an AD in India may extend foreign exchange loans to another AD in India. iv. Branches outside India of AD banks may extend foreign exchange loans against the security of funds held in NRE/ FCNR deposit accounts or any other account as specified by the Reserve Bank from time to time, maintained in accordance with the Foreign Exchange Management (Deposit) Regulations, 2016 , notified vide Notification No. FEMA 5(R)/2016-RB dated April 1, 2016 , as amended from time to time. B. Lending by persons other than Authorised Dealer Eligible resident entity may extend foreign currency denominated ECL to a borrower outside India in accordance with the provisions contained in Schedule III.