Between April and November 2023, the daily average value of market repos was ₹1.46 lakh crore, the highest on record, and 15% higher than the average for 2022-23, according to the latest data published by the Clearing Corporation of India (CCIL).
Indias government bond market could see inflows worth $100 billion over the next three to five years as operational issues are streamlined, prompting large institutional investors such as sovereign wealth funds and central bank reserve managers to favor debt in the worlds fastest-growing major economy, HSBC Asset Management India said.
The matter pertains to the Clearing Corporation of India - the Reserve Bank of India (RBI)-supervised body that hosts the platform for trading domestic government bonds. In October 2022, the ESMA had de-recognised the CCIL because the RBI did not permit rights of audit and inspection over the local clearing house, which acts as the official counterparty to billions of dollars of government bond trade.
As of January 18, foreign funds owned 21.2%, or ₹10,398 crore worth, of outstanding stock of a government bond maturing in 2028, Clearing Corporation of India data showed. The bond, which has an outstanding stock of ₹49,000 crore, is among the most liquid in the secondary market.
The developments come at a time when European banks are shelling out hefty sums as central counterparty exposures for dealing with the Clearing Corporation of India (CCIL), the RBI-supervised organisation which has found itself at the epicentre of the regulatory logjam between the Indian central bank and the ESMA.