Discuss the financial instruments used in international financing.

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Philoid · Accepted Answer

The financial instruments used in international financing are as follows:

i. Global Depository Receipts (GDR’s): The local currency shares of a company are delivered to the depository bank. The depository bank issues depository receipts against these shares. Such depository receipts denominated in US dollars are known as Global Depository Receipts (GDR).

ii. American Depository Receipts (ADRs): The depository receipts issued by a company in the USA are known as American Depository Receipts. ADRs are bought and sold in American markets, like regular stocks.

iii. Indian Depository Receipt (IDRs): An Indian Depository Receipt is a financial instrument denominated in Indian Rupees in the form of a Depository Receipt. It is created by an Indian Depository to enable a foreign company to raise funds from the Indian securities market. The IDR is a specific Indian version of the similar global depository receipts.

iv. Foreign Currency Convertible Bonds (FCCBs): Foreign currency convertible bonds are equity-linked debt securities that are to be converted into equity or depository receipts after a specific period. The FCCB’s are issued in a foreign currency and carry a fixed interest rate which is lower than the rate of any other similar non-convertible debt instrument.