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title: "Four Indian private lenders eye dollar debt before RBI swap window deadline, bankers say"
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description: "Four Indian private lenders—Kotak Mahindra, YES Bank, IDFC First, and Federal Bank—are accelerating plans to issue dollar bonds before the end of August. This move aims to capitalize on a Reserve Bank of India swap facility ahead of its early closure, following successful fundraising by larger peers ICICI Bank and Axis Bank."
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# Four Indian private lenders eye dollar debt before RBI swap window deadline, bankers say

By Dharamraj Dhutia MUMBAI, Aug 18 (Reuters) - Four Indian private lenders have fast-tracked plans to raise dollar bonds before the end of August, seeking to take advantage of a central bank swap facility before its early closure, after larger peers ICICI Bank and Axis Bank raised more than $1 billion. Kotak Mahindra Bank, YES Bank, IDFC First Bank and Federal Bank are together aiming to raise

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