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Overall, the sector received institutional investments of $0.96 billion during the quarter
Foreign investment in India's industrial and warehousing sector has been gaining momentum recently, according to a report by Colliers
Banking sector deals in India, especially those involving foreign entities, are rare
Spring initiative comes ahead of global talks in Colombia in October that aim to accelerate efforts to protect and restore nature
Foreign investors dumped domestic equities worth over Rs 5,200 crore in April so far on concerns over tweaks in India's tax treaty with Mauritius, which would now impose higher scrutiny on investments made here via the island nation. This came following a staggering net investment of Rs 35,098 crore in March and Rs 1,539 crore in February, data with the depositories showed. According to the data with the depositories, Foreign Portfolio Investors (FPIs) made a net outflow of Rs 5,254 crore in Indian equities this month (till April 19). The major trigger for FPI selling was the tweak in India's tax treaty with Mauritius, which would now impose higher scrutiny on investments made in India via the island nation, Himanshu Srivastava, Associate Director, Manager Research, Morningstar Investment Research India, said. The two nations have reached a consensus on a protocol amending a double taxation avoidance agreement (DTAA). The protocol specifies that tax relief cannot be utilized for th
Data provided by depository NSDL revealed that Rs 44,950 crore of the total FPI flows last year went into primary issuances
India is relatively better placed than much of the world.
Foreign investors offloaded Indian equities worth Rs 288.52 billion ($3.51 billion) in January, data showed
Barclays also expects another $8 billion to $20 billion from a possible inclusion in the Bloomberg Global Aggregate bond index
The index is on track for a rise of around 2.6% in August, its third-straight monthly gain
Foreign investors pump in Rs 51,000 cr; near-term flows to hinge on rupee, bond movements
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has urged the people of Gwadar in Pakistan's restive Balochistan to ensure security of friendly foreign investors, including from China, who are making huge investments
Just about a month old and 2020 is turning out to be an interesting, even momentous, year for businesses in India
Acquisitions by foreign entities is becoming more risk-averse under US President Donald Trump
The foreign investor count in the capital markets has remained about the same in the past four years, despite overhaul of regulations to ease the entry process.At the end of May, there were 8,781 foreign institutions. Of which 7,807 were foreign portfolio investors (FPIs) and 974 were deemed-FPIs (foreign institutional investors, yet to transit to the FPI regime). In December 2013, before the new FPI regime took effect, there were 8,557 FIIs, including 6,410 sub-accounts.This is in contrast to the popular perception that the foreign investor base has increased significantly in recent years, after introduction of the FPI regulations by the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi).Regulators and market players tend to claim there has been a sharp increase in direct FPI registration, following tightening of the participatory notes (p-notes) framework. The surge, however, is more on account of transfer of erstwhile FIIs to the new FPI regime, rather than a drastic increase in new ...