RBI announces interest rate on FRB 2020
Published: Dec 21, 2017
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has announced the rate of interest on Floating Rate Bonds, 2020 (FRB 2020). The rate of interest on FRB 2020 applicable for the half year December 21, 2017 to June 20, 2018 shall be 6.30 % per annum.
It may be recalled that the rate of interest on the FRB, 2020 was set at average rate (rounded off up to two decimal places) of the implicit yields at the cut-off prices of the last three auctions of Government of India 182 day Treasury Bills held up to period preceding the coupon reset date, which is December 21. The implicit yields will be computed by reckoning 365 days in a year. The coupon rate has been fixed accordingly.