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India: The nucleus for FDIs

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Foreign businesses often channelize their funds to reap the benefits of fast growing economy, cheap labor and wide scope of earning increased returns in India. To capture and relish such benefits, FDIs are superintended towards India in huge proportions by different countries around the world. 

What is FDI?
Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) is generally termed as an investment made by a firm or individual in one country into business interests located in another country. Generally, FDI takes place when an investor establishes foreign business operations or acquires foreign business assets, including establishing ownership or controlling interest in a foreign company.

India amidst top destinations for FDI
India ranks among the top 10 host economies for FDI, according to the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) 2018 World Investment Report. FDI inflows hit an all-time high of USD 44.5 billion in 2016, however, following the global downward trend, flows to India declined in 2017 to USD 39.9 billion.

In January 2018, the Indian government gave its approval to a number of major amendments aiming to further liberalise and simplify the national FDI policy. In the last three years, the government had already eased 87 FDI rules across 21 sectors. In 2018, India ranked 100th out of 190 countries in the Doing Business report published by the World Bank.

Russia contemplating investments in India
One such major step can be sighted by the Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF) moving towards investing in India eyeing to boost infrastructure funding. As mentioned by Kirill Dmitriev, CEO, RDIF in an interview that RDIF will sign two key deals at this annual summit on October 5, 2018:

  • Agreement with their partners in India to jointly invest in ports & logistics; and
  • Joint investment in mineral fertilisers, including the construction of production facilities and related infrastructure, as well as the introduction of advanced technologies in Russia and India. The agreement also provides for the supply of PhosAgro products to Indian partners on a long-term basis.

Growth spotted
The sectors attracting the greatest amounts of FDI in India include the services sector, followed by IT services and software, construction, the automobile industry and wholesale and retail trade.

FDI Equity Inflows by Country

Main Investing Countries

 (January – March 2018)

%

 (April – June 2018)

%

Mauritius 34 33
Singapore 18 19
Netherlands 6 6
United States 6 6
Japan 7 7
Germany 3 3
United Kingdom 7 7
Cyprus 3 2
France 2 2
U.A.E. 2 2

Discerning the consistent and steady growth in the influx of FDIs, one can identify these to be a secure source of foreign funds entering in the economy subsequently. Thus, promoting all sectors in India.

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Source:

  1. https://en.portal.santandertrade.com/establish-overseas/india/foreign-investment
  2. http://www.dipp.nic.in/fdi-publications
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