In the first leg, one SBI team -- led by chairman MS Verma, deputy managing directors V Janakirman and DP Roy and SBI Caps managing director AR Barwe --will hold road shows at Dubai and Abu Dhabi. Another team will visit Baharin, Kuwait, Singapore, Hong Kong, Bangkok and Jakarta -- the hub of NRIs. Parallel roadshows will be held in London, Frankfurt and Paris.

"We are yet to chalk out the schedule for road shows. About seven teams will hawk the issue across the globe barring those places where local laws do not permit pre-issue campaign," said SBI Caps managingdirector AR Barwe. For instance, the SBI Caps team will visit South Africa to meet the NRIs but will not be able to hold any road show because of local regulations. "We are expecting clearance from the regulatory authority soon. Our teams will visit New York, Washington, Chicago, Los Angeles, San Fransisco, San Jose, Pittesburg and Canada," Barwe said.