Bloomberg announces India's bonds inclusion in Emerging Market Index
The Hindu
Bloomberg includes Indian G-Securities in EM Local Currency Government Index, reducing government borrowing costs significantly.
Bloomberg has announced the inclusion of Indian G-Securities in its Emerging Market (EM) Local Currency Government Index and related indices from January 31 next year, a move that will bring down borrowing costs for the government.
Indian Fully Accessible Route (FAR) bonds will be included in the Bloomberg EM Local Currency Government indices with an initial weight of 10 per cent of their full market value on January 31, 2025, Bloomberg said in a statement.
The weight of FAR bonds will be increased in increments of 10 per cent of their full market value every month over the 10 months ending October 2025, at which point they will be weighted at their full market value in the indices, it added.
The indices in scope for inclusion include the Bloomberg EM Local Currency Government Index, the Bloomberg EM Local Currency Government Index 10 per cent Country Capped Index, and all related sub-indices, it said.
In her Budget speech for 2020-21, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said, "Certain specified categories of government securities would be opened fully for non-resident investors, apart from being available to domestic investors as well".
The specified securities, which will be listed on the indices, will not have a lock-in requirement.
Once completely phased into the Bloomberg Emerging Market 10 per cent Country Capped Index, India is expected to join both China and South Korea as markets that reach the 10% cap.
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