![Fund raising via debt placement drops 39% in April-May Fund raising via debt placement drops 39% in April-May](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGgg0bbSi8RMnNFoCMzFVg__DHv_IJ_DpTOOmHVXKsR5qLm_76ry7RhlI8CrmL4--F2SK4HXV5yZk89AI9UOl8tWe4I1BRSBiQz-HE8_sWvKahy69FadX5vhBlPcguZWxEDSS4o6iw_UhED99S2F5zi_0BeIdz2Rl4TzlB8tG95ImSYOHUti8-civxdQ/w320-h207-rw/fund-1.jpg)
- Fundraising through the route plunged to a six-year low in 2021-22 to Rs 5.88 lakh crore.
- The main reason behind it was the good performance of the equities and aggressive fund disbursal by banks at lower interest rates.
- But in near future, it might be uncertain as interest rates are expected to firm up, liquidity to get tighter, and inflation to remain high.
- Apart from that listed companies have raised lower amounts of funds through bonds and the credit off-take from banks has also been slow.
- Debt markets are mostly tapped by the financial sector companies who use funds for onward lending.
- It has also been expected that constant liquidity in the system and overall lower credit off-take will keep the dependence low on public issuance of corporate debt.
Question:
Q.1 As per a recent SEBI report, fundraising through private placement of corporate bonds dropped to __________ percent in the current financial year?a. 40%
b. 39%
c. 25%
d. 36%