As per Dubai FDI Monitor, India ranked among the Top 5 source countries for announced FDI projects and estimated FDI capital in the calendar year 2022.
Under Press Note 3, the government has made its prior approval mandatory for foreign investments from countries that share land border with India. These countries are China, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Bhutan, Nepal, Myanmar and Afghanistan.
The gross FDI inflows in 2021-22 were USD 81.97 billion, up 10 per cent over fiscal 2019-20.
Part of the bump came from India, which wants to keep China's expansion in its neighbour in check. India's Adani group signed up for two wind power plants worth $442 million last year.
The US-based rating agency said bureaucracy could slow approval processes in obtaining licences and setting up businesses, prolonging project gestation.
With these drivers in place, it may be time for mid-cap and small-cap companies to make a comeback, Manish Bhandari of Vallum Capital Advisors said.
Emaar will invest a total of Rs 500 crore, in what will be the first significant foreign direct investment in Jammu & Kashmir since the abrogation of Article 370.
The FDI inflows stood at USD 43.17 billion during the corresponding period of the previous year.
Two-thirds of India’s GDP is driven by domestic demand. Demand is ahead of supply and market forces are driving it, the Invest India chief said.
Subjecting the RBI-regulated FDI to angel tax will be viewed as a negative step by the global investor community intending to participate in the India growth story keenly
India Ratings and Research also said a bulk of the foreign direct investment (FDI) in manufacturing is not greenfield or fresh investments which should otherwise be the aspirational aspect.
Minister of State for Commerce and Industry Som Parkash said to promote FDI, the government has put in place an investor-friendly policy, wherein most sectors, except certain strategically important ones, are open for 100 per cent FDI under the automatic route.
FDI, up to 100 per cent, is permissible through automatic route for the promotion of solar power generation in the country, Minister for New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) R K Singh informed the Rajya Sabha.
The bilateral trade between the two countries increased to $17.5 billion in 2021-22 compared to $13.2 billion in 2020-21. India’s exports stood at $10.5 billion in 2021-22, while imports were $7 billion.
PM Narendra Modi said that tech was seen as an exclusive domain that is only for the high and mighty, but India has shown how to democratise it and give it a human touch.
A recent EY-CII report underscores India’s potential to attract more FDI and lists measures that can quicken the pace of dollar inflow
As many as 64 per cent of the respondents reported an improvement in the ease of doing business at the ground level in India. In particular, MNCs are enthused by the impact of GST, government’s digital push in various spheres, transparency in taxation, amongst other reforms.
In 2021-22, the country received the "highest ever" foreign inflows of USD 83.6 billion.
Currently, if private sector wants to participate through foreign direct investment (FDI) for establishing and operating satellites, approval of the government is required
The total FDI inflows (which includes equity inflows, re-invested earnings and other capital) aggregated at USD 22.34 billion during the first three months of the current fiscal year as against USD 22.52 billion in the year-ago period.
The traders' body has claimed that cash and carry brand Lots Wholesale Solutions, a subsidiary of Siam, has violated the FDI norms by selling goods to retail or end consumers without the applicable tax registration.
Over the past few years, India has imposed higher tariffs on Chinese imports, cracked down heavily on Chinese firms, and cut the flow of Chinese FDI . But, as an uneasy peace holds for the moment, officials say no major economic action is planned.
FDI equity inflow in manufacturing sectors increased to more than Rs 1.58 lakh crore in FY22, as compared to Rs 89,766 crore clocked in the previous fiscal.
It said the government has implemented several reforms under the FDI policy regime across sectors such as insurance, defence, telecom, financial services, pharmaceuticals, retail trading, and e-commerce.