Agri Min wants 100% FDI in multi-brand retail: Sources

The agricultural ministry is demanding 100% foreign direct investment (FDI) in multi-brand retail and is keen that 50% of this should be for back-end, sources from the government tell CNBC-TV18.

January 17, 2011 / 23:15 IST
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The agricultural ministry is demanding 100% foreign direct investment (FDI) in multi-brand retail and is keen that 50% of this should be for back-end, sources from the government tell CNBC-TV18.

Multi-brand FDI improves efficiency in retail and boosts exports of farm products, the ministry said adding, that more suppliers are needed in order to grow the economy.
first published: Jan 17, 2011 06:57 pm

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