Foreign Investment

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India to end central control of gas prices, lift LNG transport use

India is expanding infrastructure including building new LNG import plants and connecting households with an expanding gas pipe network

28 Jun 2020 10:29 AM

India received USD 51 billion in foreign investment in 2019. (PTI Photo)

Ninth largest recipient of FDI in 2019, India will continue to attract investments: UN

Investments from India are expected to decline in 2020, with largest MNEs revising their earnings down by 25% in early 2020 due to pandemic

16 Jun 2020 12:19 PM

Any takeover of Indian companies at dirt-cheap valuations would be disastrous for the economy.

AA Edit: Several threats, synergy key

The decision to impose restrictions on foreign investment from neighbouring countries, especially China, is welcome

21 Apr 2020 9:09 AM

India’s government is likely to issue the bonds in several tranches of at least USD 400 million each, one source said.

India may issue USD 5 billion of bonds with no foreign investment cap: Sources

India’s total planned borrowing for 2020-21 stands at USD 109.57 billion.

05 Feb 2020 1:52 PM

India’s recently concluded thermal coal mine auctions received a tepid response, with 15 out of 21 attracting fewer than three bidders. (Photo: PTI/ File/Representational)

Govt readies policy to attract foreign investment in coal mining

India’s coal demand to rise more than 21 per cent from current levels to 1.2 billion tonnes in 2023, says Joshi.

16 Oct 2019 11:51 AM

Corp tax cut makes India attractive destination for investment: Das

Base corporate tax for existing companies has been reduced to 22 per cent from the current 30 per cent.

24 Sep 2019 2:40 PM

Tax rate of someone earning 20 million rupees up to 39 per cent, and for those earning more than 50 million rupees the rate climbs to at least 42.7 per cent.

Will India's tax on the rich hit foreign investment inflows?

Investors are threatening to pull funds from India unless rules are amended so that they won’t take a tax hit.

16 Jul 2019 9:15 AM

To encourage digital payments, Sitharaman had also announced to levy 2 per cent TDS on cash withdrawal of more than Rs 1 crore in an year from a bank account. (Photo: Representational | ANI)

PCI says abolishing MDR charges to dry up investment capital, kill revenue source

PCI said digital payments in India have received quite high interest from various investors, both domestic and international.

09 Jul 2019 6:25 PM

In February 2019, the investment by Indian firms stood at USD 1.71 billion, the Reserve Bank data on outward foreign direct investment showed.

Indian cos' foreign investment rises 18 pc to USD 2.69 bn in March

Major investors included Tata Steel, which pumped USD 1.15 billion in a subsidiary in Singapore.

11 Apr 2019 7:58 PM

Philip Morris has for years paid manufacturing costs to Godfrey Phillips to make its Marlboro cigarettes, circumventing a nine-year-old government ban on FDI.

India's Enforcement Directorate investigating Philip Morris, Godfrey Phillips

Enforcement Directorate source declined to comment on whether the ongoing investigation.

08 Mar 2019 3:51 PM

The hike in the shareholding limit comes as the private-sector lender grapples with a central bank directive on reducing its Chief Executive Uday Kotak’s stake in the bank.

Kotak Mahindra Bank raises foreign investment limit

Total shareholding of foreign institutional investors and foreign portfolio investors in the company to 45 pc from 43 pc.

26 Feb 2019 3:06 PM

Trump has repeatedly called out India for its high tariffs. (Photo: File | PTI)

US considers withdrawal of zero tariffs for India: sources

Bilateral trade stood at USD 126 billion in 2017, is widely seen to be performing at nearly a quarter of its potential.

08 Feb 2019 4:43 PM

The e-commerce investment policy is the latest flashpoint between India and US multinationals. (AP Photo/Reed Saxon, File)

India's e-commerce curbs could hit online sales by USD 46 bn by 2022: report

Amazon has committed to investing $5.5 billion in India, while Walmart last year spent $16 billion to acquire Flipkart.

17 Jan 2019 2:06 PM

The increase in FDI is crucial in 2018-19 as increase in import bill is expected to widen the current account deficit (CAD).

Foreign investment sees 23 per cent jump

FDI inflows in April-June 2017-18 was $10.4 billion, the Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion data showed.

28 Aug 2018 5:27 AM

Saudi Arabia's King Salman arrived for a holiday in NEOM, the USD 500 billion flagship business zone that his son and heir apparent has pledged to build from scratch in a remote corner of the kingdom. (Photo: AFP | File)

Saudi king begins holiday in still unbuilt futuristic mega-city

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman announced plans for 26,500 sq km futuristic high-tech hub in 2017 as part of reforms to create jobs.

31 Jul 2018 8:48 AM

The Indian rupee hit a record low of $69.13 on Friday and has fallen 7 per cent so far in 2018.

Bond investors shun India, citing lack of reassurance from RBI

Foreign investment in the debt market is capped at 5.5 per cent of India’s roughly $760 billion.

26 Jul 2018 12:54 PM

RBI withdrew a restriction that allowed foreign portfolio investors to invest in corporate and government debt with tenures of three years or more.

Bonds gain after RBI relaxes foreign investment rules

The benchmark 10-year bond yield was down 5 basis points at 7.72 per cent by 0337 GMT.

02 May 2018 11:00 AM

Markets’ rise no surprise

The government would have to scramble for funds by disinvesting PSUs and other sources like tax revenues.

19 Jan 2018 1:02 AM

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley (Photo: AP)

Capital infusion will help banks to lend MSMEs: Arun Jaitley

Wants public sector banks to become robust enough to sustain itself.

13 Nov 2017 4:19 AM

The move potentially freed up 440 billion rupees ($6.79 billion) of debt available to offshore investors.

RBI eases foreign investment rules for corporate debt

India’s total external debt stood at $471.9 billion as of the end of March.

23 Sep 2017 12:39 PM

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