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Foreign portfolio investors turn net buyers in January, again: Data

Experts said India might be a relative outperformer than other emerging markets, or there could be marginal outflows

What is the difference between FDI and FPI?

Most of us must have heard about FDIs and FPIs, and know that they refer to investments from foreign countries. But what exactly are they? We find out in this report

Explained: Why does India fail to attract foreign investments in oil & gas?

The scenario reflects the larger uncertainties in global fossil fuel investments and India's whimsical policy environment

Govt to amend rules, allow 20% foreign investment in LIC IPO: Report

Government officials are due to meet and discuss the proposal as early as Wednesday afternoon in New Delhi, says Bloomberg.

China manipulated EODB rankings, no irregularities found in Indian data

An independent scrutiny by leading US law firm WilmerHale shows China's massive data manipulation to hide slippage in the World Bank Group's Ease of Doing Business (EODB) rankings.At the same time, no irregularities were found in Indian data, the probe shows adding the country remains a preferred, reliable and trustworthy investment destination for the world.Last week, the World Bank decided to discontinue publication of its EODB report following allegations of data irregularities due to pressure by some top bank officials to boost China's ranking in 2017.The report assesses regulatory environments, ease of business startups, infrastructure and other business climate measures.Law firm WilmerHale studied 80,000 documents and used extensive interviews to compile its report on 2018 and 2020 EODB rankings.During a sensitive capital raising year of 2017, said WilmerHale, China was able to leverage its clout and pressurise WB top management into reversing their ranking fall which would have

Lot of interest from foreign cos to invest in India's space sector: ISRO

India's FDI policy in the space sector is getting revised opening up huge avenues for foreign companies to invest in the country, a top government official said on Monday.

China outlaws for-profit school tutoring in a sweeping overhaul

Beijing on Saturday published a plethora of regulations that together threaten to up-end the sector and jeopardise billions of dollars in foreign investment

Union Cabinet approves 100% FDI in PSU refiners to aid BPCL sale

Current FDI policy restricts FDI in oil PSUs to 49%; most bidders who have shown interest in acquiring BPCL have foreign investment

Srei Equipment Finance gets Rs 2k cr investment proposal from US consortium

Srei Equipment Finance provides financing mainly for construction and mining equipment.

Sebi permits off market transfers to ease fund relocation to IFSC

Sebi regulations at present do not allow cashless transfers of securities between FPIs with different permanent account numbers

India Inc's foreign investment jumps over two-folds to $2.51 bn in Apr'21

India Inc's foreign investment in the first month of this current fiscal jumped by more than two-times year-on-year to USD 2.51 billion, data from the Reserve Bank showed on Monday. Indian investors had committed USD 1.21 billion worth of outward foreign direct investment (OFDI) in April 2020. Of the total commitment of USD 2.51 billion in April this year by the Indian company owners, USD 1.75 billion was in the form of loan, USD 421.42 million as equity capital and USD 333.11 million was chipped in through issuance of guarantee, showed the RBI data on OFDI for the month of April 2021. In March 2021, Indian firms made investment of over 1.99 billion in their overseas ventures. Among the major investors, Tata Steel invested USD 1 billion in its wholly owned subsidiary in Singapore, Interglobe Enterprises Pvt Ltd invested USD 145.61 million in a joint venture based in the UK and Reliance Industrial Investments & Holdings Ltd committed USD 78.52 million in a fully owned unit in the ..

Single-window clearance mechanism for foreign investors hits a bump

Manpower crunch because of Covid, only 8 states put in place the requisite infra

At Rs 2.74 trillion, FPI flows surpass previous best in FY13: Govt

Policy initiatives and economic revival boosted foreign investment, says finance ministry

Retro changes to Google Tax will hurt foreign investment: Industry

The government widened the scope to impose 2 per cent tax on non-resident e-commerce players with a turnover of Rs 2 crore from April 1, 2020

India's FDI inflow in April-Dec 2020 surges 22% to $67.5 billion

It is the highest ever inflow for the first nine months of a financial year

Things you should keep in mind before investing directly in foreign markets

Why do Indian investors need to invest in foreign equities at all? The costs involved when you invest directly in foreign markets? Tune in to know more

Overseas investment by Indian companies dips 42% to $1.45 bn in Dec: RBI

In November 2020, the total outward foreign direct investment (OFDI) was of $1.06 billion, down by 27 per cent from a month ago period

Indonesia to cut foreign ownership curbs to add jobs, lure funds

The list of industries limited to foreign investment has been cut to just 48, from more than 300, according to a draft of the presidential decree.

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India behind only China in cornering EM inflows in CY20, shows data

FPI flows in India for the year stood at $22.6 billion, 58 per cent higher than that in 2019