ICICI Bank introduces deposit-linked loan and dollar bonds for NRIs

“Foreign currency bonds are one of the preferred investment options amongst NRI clients. We want to provide our customers with the ease of banking digitally, driving a seamless journey and a hassle-free experience,” said Sriram H. Iyer, head – International Banking Group, ICICI Bank.

Key features of these offers are:

Loan against Deposits (LAD): LAD resembles a loan in foreign currency against a deposit in India (including Rupee NRE FDs). The customers can avail LAD for their short-term cash requirement without having to prematurely close their Term Deposits and thereby avoid paying a penalty for breaking the deposit. They can avail up to 95%* of their deposit value. With a simple documentation process, customers can get flexible tenure with fixed or floating interest rates.

Dollar Bonds: It is an alternate investment option for NRIs, where they can book dollar bonds through ICICI Bank in GIFT City. The Bank offers a cohort of over 50 marquee issuers / companies for these bonds.

Global Current Account: This is a non-interest bearing account which does not require any minimum balance. It helps NRIs to deposit money in India in foreign currencies such as USD, EUR, GBP.

Global Savings Account: NRIs can deposit money for short term and earn interest in this savings account.

Term Deposits: They are similar to Foreign Currency Non Resident (FCNR) deposits with minimum lock-in period of seven days compared to one year for FCNR in India. Customers can deposit in currencies such as USD, EUR, GBP.

ICICI Bank’s branch at GIFT City offers banking solutions to corporates including transaction banking, current accounts, foreign currency deposits, trade finance (for importers and exporters), corporate finance like external commercial borrowing and foreign currency term loans.