FDI inflows to the tune of $83.57 billion were recorded in FY2 against $81.97 billion in FY21, a growth of 1.95 per cent
21 May 2022 11:21 AM
FTA negotiations with the European Union and Bangladesh also are progressing, but may take some more time for getting finalised
30 Aug 2021 9:27 AM
While India could be better placed than the Western countries, it would be wrong to say that its economy has come out of the woods
04 Mar 2021 8:47 AM
The government had also announced two defence corridors-- in Tamil Nadu and Uttar Pradesh.
11 Feb 2020 4:17 AM
In January, Walmart told the US government privately that India's new rules were regressive and had the potential to hurt trade ties.
22 Oct 2019 3:01 PM
Flipkart did not comment on the investments planned for the new venture.
15 Oct 2019 5:00 PM
It also notified the decision to allow 26 per cent FDI in digital media, a move over which certain industry and experts have raised issues.
18 Sep 2019 7:18 PM
Sources stated that the companies registered in India has to go through the FDI process if their foreign investment goes beyond the prescribed limit.
16 Sep 2019 7:30 AM
FM Nirmala Sitharaman in her Budget speech had said that local sourcing norms will be eased for FDI in single brand retail sector.
25 Aug 2019 12:32 PM
The present FDI policy is silent on the fast-growing digital media segment.
18 Aug 2019 1:28 PM
Commerce and industry ministry is working on a proposal that would be finalised soon and sent for Union Cabinet's approval.
11 Aug 2019 1:22 PM
On multi-brand retail we are very clear as of now it's a 49 pc restriction for foreign investment, Goyal said.
16 Jul 2019 7:23 PM
Global FDI flow slipped by 13 per cent in 2018 to USD 1.3 trillion, from 1.5 in the previous year.
05 Jul 2019 12:06 PM
The deficit increased to USD 57.2 billion or 2.1 per cent of gross domestic product (GDP) in 2018-19.
04 Jul 2019 3:02 PM
In line with 100 pc FDI in food retail, a similar policy could be considered for multi-brand retail in products, said Ficci.
13 Jun 2019 7:02 PM
The government had constituted a committee under the chairmanship of industrialist Baba Kalyani to review the SEZ policy.
01 Mar 2019 12:15 AM
Existing regulations state that e-commerce firms cannot exercise ownership over the goods sold on their online marketplace.
01 Feb 2019 11:02 AM
India received USD 1.4 billion in FDI in the retail sector between 2000 and 2018, which is only 0.36 per cent of the overall FDI inflows.
14 Jan 2019 2:46 PM
The government has been focusing on post harvest management and logistics.
25 Sep 2018 5:00 PM
The government has put in place a liberal and transparent policy for FDI.
23 Jul 2018 5:37 PM