FEMA – The Foreign Exchange Management Act 1999 was issued by the government by replacing the previous Foreign Exchange Regulation Act. RBI has the full authority over capital account transactions. The key functions of RBI in some instances of current account transaction under the FEMA laws :
- Facilities to lending & borrowing in foreign exchange
- Import and Export facilities of currency notes
- Immovable property acquisition & transfer outside India
- External Commercial borrowings
- RBI approves only the matters related to FEMA
- Foreign Direct Investments
- Under the regulations of FEMA compounding of offence
- Branch, Liaison, and Project offices establishment of foreign organisations in India