•  Foreign exchange earners permitted to retain up to 100 per cent of their foreign exchange earnings in their Exchange Earners’ Foreign Currency accounts. Residents are permitted to remit up to US $ 1,00,000 per financial year.
•  Borrowers eligible for accessing ECBs can avail of an additional US $ 250 million with average maturity of more than 10 years under the approval route. Prepayment of ECB up to US $ 300 million without prior approval of the Reserve Bank.