Selected Tag: municipal bond
Selected Tag: municipal bond

SEBI Proposes Allowing Municipal Bodies to Raise Funds Jointly

BasisPoint Insight

May 14, 2026 at 10:53 AM IST

India’s Municipal Bond Market May Finally Be Ready for Lift-Off

Urban infrastructure financing needs and evolving investor appetite may finally push municipal bonds into India’s debt-market mainstream.

Venkatakrishnan Srinivasan

May 13, 2026 at 4:20 AM IST

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Why India’s Municipal Bonds Need Founding Rigour, Climate Reset

Budget incentives revive municipal bonds, but without restoring 2017 rigour and adding climate safeguards, cities risk fragile debt growth.

Sharmila Chavaly

February 25, 2026 at 7:22 AM IST

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India’s Missing Power Is Financial

India has economic scale and military strength, but without a deep bond market, it remains a limited power.

Rahul Ghosh

February 9, 2026 at 10:58 AM IST

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Budget Incentives to Push Large Urban Local Bodies to Access Debt Capital Markets: India Ratings

Enhanced budget incentives and stable fiscal transfers will strengthen municipal bond supply, encourage market-based funding for urban infrastructure and support gradual scaling up of issuance sizes.

BasisPoint Insight

February 9, 2026 at 9:46 AM IST

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Why India’s Cities Are Failing the Growth Story

India’s growth has turned decisively urban, but the financial foundations of its cities remain weak. Unless municipal finance, land monetisation and city-level balance sheets are fixed, urban India will become the binding constraint in the next phase of growth.

Srinath Sridharan

January 14, 2026 at 6:52 AM IST

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