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SME Times News Bureau | 28 May, 2013
In a bid to curb demand for gold, the Reserve Bank has imposed restrictions on banks and NBFCs for providing loans against gold coins as well as units of gold ETFs and mutual funds, reports media.

"...it is advised that while granting advance against the security of specially minted gold coins sold by them, banks should ensure that the weight of the coin does not exceed 50 grams per customer," RBI said in a notification to banks on Monday.

Also banks have been asked to ensure that the amount of loan to any customer against gold ornaments, gold jewellery and gold coins (weighing up to 50 grams) should be within the board approved limit.

As specially minted gold coins sold by banks may not be in the nature of bullion or primary gold, there would be no objection to the bank granting loans against these coins, it added.

The central bank further said that banks cannot give advances against gold Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs) and units of gold Mutual Funds.

Banks are currently permitted to grant advances against gold ornaments and other jewellery and against specially minted gold coins sold by banks.

However, no advances can be granted by banks for purchase of gold in any form, including primary gold, gold bullion, gold jewellery, gold coins, units of gold exchange traded funds and units of gold mutual funds.

Government has taken several steps recently, including raising import duty, to curb the inbound shipments of gold.

RBI too had put restrictions on banks on gold imports, which has led to forex outflow and widening of the Current Account Deficit.

While there may not be any objection to grant of advances against specially minted gold coins sold by banks, there is a risk that some of these will weigh much more, thereby circumventing the RBI's guidelines regarding restrictions on grant of advance against gold bullion, it said.

In a separate notification, RBI said no advances should be granted by NBFCs for purchase of gold in any form, including primary gold, gold bullion, gold jewellery, gold coins, units of gold ETF and units of gold Mutual Funds.
 
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stop providing facility of bank loans/guaranty to importers
kailash | Sat Jun 1 07:38:03 2013
in place RBI should come forward along with India govt. to curb/restrict import from china by applying same method/policy. RBI should instruct banks not to provide any kind of bank loan,l/c,payment guaranty to importers of general goods,finished goods. loan facility should be given to machinery importers which help establishing manufacturing plants here.


RESTRICTIONS ON LOAN ON JEWELS
L NARAYANARAJU | Wed May 29 06:41:02 2013
THE RESTRICTIONS IMPOSED OR PROPOSED BY GOVT. OF INDIA/RBI AS REGARDS TO LOAN AGAINST JEWELS IS NOT CLEAR. THAT IS, WHAT IS THE MAXIMUM WEIGHT OF GOLD ORNAMENTS THAT CAN B DEPOSITED IN BANK TO AVAIL LOAN. AND WHAT ABOUT THE CASES ALREADY DONE THAT IS WILL THERE B ANY EFFECT ON THE TRANSACTION MADE ALREADY IN THE BANKS BY THE PUBLIC WHO HAVE AVAILED LOAN AGAINST GOLD ORNAMENTS.


 
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