A bigger corporate bond market in India could reduce local firms’ heavy reliance on bank loans to obtain funding and improve the pricing of risk, which would have knock-on benefits for the banking sector. Recent moves to lift restrictions on foreign holdings of corporate bonds will only have limited success in expanding the market. Further measures are needed to encourage companies to issue debt.
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