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Treasury & FX in India

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Report date:

20 Feb 2023

Commentary

This Treasury Peer Call took place a few days after the announcement that India had officially overtaken China as the most populous country in the world. Given the increasing speculation that India might also replace China as the world’s fastest growing major economy, it seemed opportune to get a view on how things are developing.

All participants are bullish about their businesses in the country. Several already have significant operations, and most see major opportunities. The good news is that several participants are generating meaningful profits and cash – the bad news is that this creates issues in terms of cash investment and repatriation. And, of course, India is India – there are always plenty of regulations to navigate.

Main points and concerns:

For those companies who are generating cash, it is a challenge to invest it. Most retain a conservative approach, which means safe investments – these typically return a rate which is below inflation.
Cash repatriation is not without issues. The main vehicle is dividends: these attract withholding tax (the rate varies according to the jurisdictions), and are subject to complex tax rules. Cross border pooling is not allowed, and intercompany loans are subject to central bank approval.
Within India, cash pooling is

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Topics covered in this report:

Investments, Hedging FX, Cash Pooling - domestic, Supply Chain Finance, Intercompany loans, HR, Payments-digital, Funding, Cash Repatriation

Service providers discussed in this report:

Barclays, JP Morgan, Bank of America, Citi, Standard Chartered, HSBC, Deutsche Bank, BNP Paribas, MUFG, ICICI, HDFC, Kotak Mahindra Bank

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Treasury & FX in Thailand

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Report date:

27 Sep 2022

Commentary

Thailand is a large and relatively prosperous country, with an area close to that of France and a population of nearly 70 million. It has a long tradition of fierce independence – it is the only country in the region which was never colonised. Today, the country participates actively in the global and regional economy – it is a member of ASEAN, but it retains a distinctive approach.

The result is a country which is modern and business friendly, but which continues to present some challenges. Generally, our participants find that it works: they are able to do cross-border funding into, and out of, Thailand, and include it in various cash pools. But there are remnants of FX controls – recently relaxed – and it can be challenging to know exactly what the rules are.

Main highlights:

It is easy to convert Thai bhat (THB) into foreign currency, usually the USD. Traditionally, there have been documentation requirements, but many participants find these are being relaxed.
During the Asian crisis of 1997 to 1998, Thailand forbade the remittance of THB out of the country. This is now allowed, but apparently for the settlement of THB denominated invoices: the consensus was that it.......continues

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