RBI/2020-21/104
DOR.No.CRE.BC.45/21.01.003/2020-21 February 24, 2021 All Scheduled Commercial Banks
(Excluding Small Finance Banks, Payments Banks
Local Area Banks and Regional Rural Banks) Dear Sir/Madam, Large Exposures Framework – Exemptions Please refer to circular No.DBR.No.BP.BC.43/21.01.003/2018-19 dated June 03, 2019 on Large Exposures Framework (LEF) 2. Paragraph 3 of the Annex to the above circular specifies the exposures that are exempt from the LEF. On a review, it has been decided to further exempt the following exposures from the LEF: • Exposures to foreign sovereigns or their central banks that are: -
subject to a 0% risk weight under Table 2 of paragraph 5.3.1 of the Master Circular – Basel III Capital Regulations dated July 1, 2015, as modified vide circular dated October 8, 2015; and, -
denominated in the domestic currency of that sovereign and met out of resources of the same currency. Yours faithfully, (Manoranjan Mishra)
Chief General Manager | |