Topic: FDI
Maharashtra signs 25 MoUs with companies of 6 countries at Dubai World Expo
Signed by Maharashtra Industrial Development Corporation, MoUs come with proposed investment of nearly Rs. 15,260 crore and potential to generate direct employment for 10,851 people.
4-year moratorium, 100% FDI via automatic route: Cabinet approves major telecom reforms
Union minister Ashwini Vaishnav said 9 structural reforms were approved in the sector, adding these measures are expected to ease the cash flow issues being faced by some people.
Yahoo shut down news websites in India due to new FDI regulations
The company said Yahoo account, mail and search will continue to operate. The new laws limit foreign investment in digital media companies to 26%.
India considers allowing foreign direct investment in IPO-headed LIC
The Modi-led central government is looking at the LIC IPO, slated to be India’s largest ever, to help narrow its budget gap to 6.8% of GDP in the year through March 2022.
India is walking on one leg because 1991 reforms missed banking & finance
Restrictions on banking led to limited capacity for new entrepreneurs to have access to resources. It allowed the old elite to continue dominating. This order must be shaken up now.
$97 mn in 1991 to $82 bn in 2021 — how reforms made India a go-to destination for FDI
Average yearly FDI inflows were at $63 bn during Modi govt tenure beginning 2014, compared to average annual inflow of $30 bn during 10 yrs of UPA.
India fifth largest recipient of inflows in world with $64 billion FDI in 2020, says UN
The increase in FDI to 27% from $51 billion in 2019 was pushed up by acquisitions in the information and communication technology industry due to the pandemic, the UN report said.
India’s FDI inflow grew by 19% to $59.64 billion in 2020-2021, says commerce ministry
In terms of top investor countries, Singapore is at the top with 29 per cent share. It was followed by the US with 23 per cent and Mauritius with 9 per cent during the last fiscal.
FDI equity inflows grow 28% to $54.18 billion during April-January
Ministry of Commerce and Industry says policy reforms, investment facilitation and ease of doing business resulted in the jump in FDI inflows.
74% FDI in insurance: What this means for policy holders, Indian companies & promoters
Rajya Sabha Thursday cleared bill that allows more foreign investment flowing into India. Find out how this could change the industry, what are the safeguards for policy holders & more.
In Pakistan, a state of fear among children—inspectors enter schools to ensure Quran reading
Magistrates accompanied by rifle-bearing policemen are interrogating 12-year-olds. Their teachers are asked to stand silently in the corner.
Bezos, Branson & Musk — Are billionaires popularising space travel or just on an ego trip?
Jeff Bezos will travel to the edge of space in his New Shepard aircraft — more than a week after billionaire Richard Branson defeated him in a fast developing space race.