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RBI removes curbs on foreign investment in Axis Bank
By Suvashree Dey Choudhury
December 28, 2013 10:22 IST
The Reserve Bank of India said the restrictions on purchasing shares of Axis Bank under the foreign direct investment policy has been withdrawn with immediate effect, following the government's approval to increase foreign investment limit in the bank to 62 per cent from 49
per cent.
The higher foreign investment limit in Axis Bank will bring in Rs 7,250 crore (Rs 72.5 billion), the government said.
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