ICICI Bank and GIFT SEZ have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to promote GIFT SEZ to Indian as well as global businesses including IT / ITeS and financial services. GIFT SEZ is the country’s first International Financial Services Centre (IFSC) which is being developed as a global financial services hub. ICICI Bank has been a prominent player in GIFT SEZ with its banking business since 2016.
As per the MoU, ICICI Bank and GIFT SEZ will jointly work towards attracting global investors and capital market firms to set up operations in GIFT SEZ. Further, both the organisations will promote GIFT SEZ among Indian and foreign MNCs as the preferred location for availing cross-border trade finance. GIFT SEZ and ICICI Bank aim to promote development of GIFT SEZ as fintech hub of India and will make concerted efforts to support start-ups and fintech firms. They will act in a coordinated manner to promote GIFT SEZ as a hub for wealth management business.
Both organisations intend to spread awareness about the attractive proposition that GIFT SEZ poses for setting up of Global In-house Centres (GICs). Another objective of the MoU is to promote GIFT SEZ as the destination of choice for offering competitive regime for setting up capital markets business among industry stakeholders such as Alternate Investment Fund (AIF), Portfolio Management Services (PMS), Broking Entities, Venture Capital, Private Equity Funds and Custodians.
ICICI Bank is a leading private sector bank in India.
| Company Name | CMP |
|---|---|
| HDFC Bank | 824.25 |
| ICICI Bank | 1401.45 |
| Axis Bank | 1323.75 |
| Kotak Mahindra Bank | 377.80 |
| Indusind Bank | 1016.25 |
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