IDBI Sing dollar bond

IDBI prints first Sing dollar benchmark for Indian bank

IDBI Bank diversifies its funding source by tapping the Singapore dollar market, while Axis Bank opts for dollars.
<div style="text-align: left;"> With few safe havens left, investors are turning to local currencies, say asset managers </div>
<div style="text-align: left;"> With few safe havens left, investors are turning to local currencies, say asset managers </div>
August 22, 2012

IDBI Bank, acting through its Dubai International Financial Centre branch, on Tuesday evening closed the first Singapore dollar benchmark for an Indian bank. IDBI has tapped various currencies — including the offshore renminbi and Swiss franc bond market — but this is the first time it is issuing in Singapore dollars.

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