The Export-Import Bank of India (Exim Bank) was established in 1982 to promote and finance cross-border trade for India. It provides financing assistance to Indian exporters and importers, including lines of credit, trade financing, project financing, overseas investment financing, and buyers' credit. Exim Bank aims to enhance India's competitiveness in global markets by filling financing gaps and working with other institutions involved in foreign trade financing. It is wholly owned by the Government of India and headquartered in Mumbai.

1. EXIM Bank Of India

2. Content
© Introduction
© Origin of EXIM Bank
© Organisation
© Objectives
© Functions of EXIM Bank
© Financing programs

3. Introduction
 Export import bank of India is the premier export finance
institution in India, established in march 1982 under Export-
Import Bank of India Act September 1981.
 Since its inception, Exim Bank of India has been both a catalyst
and a key player in the promotion of cross border trade and
investment.
 Exim bank of India, over the period, evolved into an institution
that plays an important role in partnering Indian industries,
particularly the Small and Medium Enterprises

4. Contd..
 Headquarters :- Mumbai, India
Shri Yaduvendra Mathur, IAS,
took charge as Chairman &
Managing Director of the Bank for a
tenure of three years, from
February 2014 to February
2017. Shri David Rasquinha was
appointed the Managing Director
of Exim Bank from August 2017.

5. Origin of EXIM Bank
Θ Increase in trade opportunities in global markets
Θ Need for the country to enhance their domestic
competitiveness
Θ Absence of any specialised institution to enhance
foreign trade in country

6. Objectives
For providing financial assistance to exporters and for
functioning as the principal financial institution for
coordinating the working of institutions engaged in
financing export and import of goods and services with a
view to promote the country’s international trade.

7. Organisation
Management
 Chairman and managing Director
 5 Directors : Government of India
 3 Directors : Scheduled Bank
 4 Directors : Professionals/ Experts
 1 Director nominated by RBI
 1 Director nominated by IDBI
 1 director nominated by ECGC (Export Credit Guarantee Corporation)
Appointed by
Government of
India

8. Offices
Domestic Offices Overseas Offices
 Ahemdabad
 Banglore
 Chandigarh
 Chennai
 Guwahti
 Hyderabad
 Kolkatta
 New Delhi
 Mumbai
 Pune
 Addis Ababa
 Dakar
 Dubai
 Durban
 London
 Singapore
 Washington D. C

9. Functions of EXIM Bank
Overseas
Investment Finance
Project/Trade
Finance
Line Of Credit Corporate Banking
Buyers Credit

10. Functions Contd..
 OVERSEAS INVESTMENT: Exim Bank
encourages Indian companies to invest abroad for,
inter alia, setting up manufacturing units and for
acquiring overseas companies to get access to the
foreign market, technology, raw material, brand, IPR
(Intellectual property rights) etc.
 Project Finance/ Trade Finance :- This group
handles the entire range of export credit services
such as suppliers credit, pre-shipment Agri-business
Group etc. The group handles projects and export
transactions in the agricultural sector for financing.

11. Functions Contd..
 LINE OF CREDIT :-A Line of Credit (LOC) is a financing
mechanism through which Exim Bank extends support for export of
projects, equipment, goods and services from India. Exim Bank
extends LOCs on its own and also at the command and with the
support of Government of India.
The Exim bank provides line of credit to foreign importers so
that exports from India can increase. Under line of credit, exim bank
will provide finance to the Central bank of the borrowing country
which in turn will provide to the commercial bank and ultimately
the credit will reach the importer. This kind of credit is safe as there
is guarantee of funds at every stage.
 CORPORATE BANKING :-The Bank offers a number of
financing programmes for Export Oriented Units (EOUs), importers
and for companies making overseas investments.

12. Functions Contd..
 BUYERS CREDIT:-Overseas buyers/importers can
avail this facility for import of eligible goods and
services from India on deferred payment terms.

13. Other Functions
• Finance for Exports and Imports
• Finance on deferred basis: EXIM bank provides finance on deferred basis for importing
capital equipment and other machinery.
• Lease Finance: It provides lease finance for importing capital equipment. Under cross border
leasing, the lessor may be in a foreign country, while the lessee will be in India. The EXIM
bank helps the Indian lessee in obtaining the capital equipment on lease by making the lease
payment in terms of foreign exchange. It also helps for import leasing, wherein both the lessor
and lessee will be Indians but the equipment imported on lease may be from U.S. A or U.K.
• Contribution to Equity fund: The EXIM bank also contributes to the shares, debentures of
Indian companies involved in exports. Export companies while raising capital, may issue
shares which may be partly financed by EXIM bank. The bank may extend this facility as a
temporary finance as it will not retain the shares permanently. As a part of investment policy
or by way of portfolio investment, it may invest in the shares and debentures of companies
involved in exports.
• Consultancy Services: The EXIM bank also provides technical, administrative and other
assistance to exporters. Export projects are analyzed by the EXIM bank from the point of
view of technical, managerial, marketing and financial feasibility. When it finds a project
viable, on the above grounds, it will not hesitate to fund it.
Apart from the above assistance, it is also providing discounting facilities for export
bills. There is also export finance for computer software exports. The exporters are provided
with market development assistance.

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