Expecting FDI to increase to USD 100 bn/annum in coming years: DPIIT Secy

Expecting FDI to increase to USD 100 bn/annum in coming years: DPIIT Secy

New Delhi: India is receiving foreign direct investments (FDI) of USD 70-80 billion ever year and is expected to hit USD 100 billion per annum in the coming years, a top government official said on Wednesday. Secretary in the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) Amardeep Singh Bhatia said the department is … Read more

BIMSTEC can finalise regional FTA in phases to promote investment & jobs

BIMSTEC can finalise regional FTA in phases to promote investment & jobs

BIMSTEC can finalise a regional FTA in phases, which would lead to quicker implementation and promote investment, job creation, technology partnerships, and services according to a CII Study on BIMSTEC Economic Cooperation. The CII Study was released in New Delhi last week on the occasion of BIMSTEC Business Summit organised ahead of the group’s Summit … Read more

Budget 2024: FDI makeover on the horizon? Govt eyes major overhaul in defence, insurance and plantation

Budget 2024: FDI makeover on the horizon? Govt eyes major overhaul in defence, insurance and plantation

The government is likely to review foreign direct investment (FDI) caps for critical sectors like defence, insurance, and plantations, examining processes that could be streamlined for a more efficient investment regime, reported The Times of India. This response aims to address stagnating FDI flows into India, despite the country promoting itself on ‘China Plus One’ … Read more

Improving FII inflows: Time to re-evaluate your portfolio

Improving FII inflows: Time to re-evaluate your portfolio

The attractiveness of the Indian markets is far from ebbing out. In the beginning of 2024 itself, there is another favourable development regarding the Indian markets. Bloomberg proposed to include India FAR (fully accessible route) government securities in the Bloomberg EM Local Currency Index. Quite naturally, this will ensure flows into the Indian markets. Capital … Read more

Negotiating bilateral investment treaties to sustain FDI growth: FM Sitharaman

Negotiating bilateral investment treaties to sustain FDI growth: FM Sitharaman

New Delhi: India is negotiating bilateral investment treaties (BIT) to sustain the growth of foreign direct investment (FDI) into the country in the spirit of ‘first develop India’, finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman said in her Budget speech for 2024-25.“The FDI inflows during 2014-23 was $596 billion marking a golden era. That is twice the inflow … Read more

SC ruling to decide fate of TRCs, tax notices to investors

SC ruling to decide fate of TRCs, tax notices to investors

Mumbai: Foreign portfolio investors, offshore private equity houses and others who had acquired stocks through the foreign direct investment route are keeping their fingers crossed after a Supreme Court ruling that could embolden the Indian income-tax (I-T) authorities to question their tax benefits. The apex court this week has given an interim stay on a … Read more