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Foreign direct investment inflows fall amid pre-election uncertainty

February 26, 2019 Loknath DasAmid, Direct, Fall:, Foreign, Inflows, investment, pre-election, uncertainty

NEW DELHI: The flow of foreign direct investment into India is dropping and may suffer its first full-year decline since Prime Minister Narendra Modi came to power in 2014. The reversal from strong numbers in Modi’s initial years in charge may indicate that investors are being deterred by the government’s recent protectionist policies and uncertainty about this year’s general election result. Inbound foreign direct investment (FDI) dropped 7 percent to $33.5 billion in the nine months between April and December 2018, compared with $36 billion in the year-earlier period, according to figures released over…

Subdued animal spirit: Private investment slumbers as uncertainties fester

February 25, 2019 Loknath Dasanimal, As, fester, investment, Private, slumbers, spirit:, Subdued, uncertainties

Gross fixed capital formation (GFCF) grew strongly at 8.3% and 9.3% in FY17 and FY18 respectively, and is projected to accelerate at 12.2% in FY19. The recent GDP revisions for 2016-17 and 2017-18 would have surprised even an ardent supporter/admirer of the Central Statistical Office (CSO). Unwittingly though, it has made the lives of doubters like this author a lot easier! For, those who repeatedly pointed to the dissonance between these GDP estimates and other lead indicators can now assert with reasonable certainty that the Indian economy has two parallel…

‘Investment in 8-10 stocks should be good enough if your budget is between Rs 2-5 lakh’

February 9, 2019 Loknath Das$2.5, 8-10, be, between, Budget, Enough, Good, if, In, investment, Is, Lakh, Rs., Should, stocks, Your

For most people, financial decisions pertaining to investing, buying insurance or taking loans are erratic, rather than an informed and planned process. This means that they have innumerable stocks and dozens of mutual funds without taking into consideration, the impact on their financial goals. In this article, I am going to highlight some of the asset classes to help you determine the optimum mix and how much is too much per investment instrument. Mutual Funds: Most of the people are often confused as to how they should segregate their funds.…

Investment in 17 entities under shipping ministry hiked to Rs 5,778 crore for FY’20

February 3, 2019 Loknath Das17, 5%;, 778, Crore, entities, for, FY'20, hiked, In, investment, Ministry, Rs., Shipping, to, Under

The government has increased the proposed investment in 17 enterprises under the shipping ministry to Rs 5,778 crore for 2019-20 in order to boost the ‘blue economy’. The estimated investment in these enterprises that include 12 major ports is Rs 5,548.12 crore in 2018-19, according to the revised numbers in the recent budget document. The government had proposed an investment of Rs 5,079.80 crore in the Budget for 2018-19. Aspiring to be a $10 trillion economy in the next eight years, the government plans to harness India’s long 7,500-km coastline…

MoS Railways Expects More Investment

February 1, 2019 Loknath DasExpects, investment, More, MoS, Railways

NEW DELHI: Minister of State for Railways Manoj Sinha on Friday morning said that he was expecting more investment in railways from the Interim Budget for 2019-20, which Finance Minister Piyush Goyal will present in the Lok Sabha at 11 am. The way the Central government has increased the investment in railways, from installing CCTV cameras to Wi-Fi, I believe investment in railways will certainly be increased, Sinha told ANI. Railways capital expenditure for the year 2018-19 had been pegged at Rs. 1,48,528 crore. A large part of the Capex was devoted…

Investcorp acquires IDFC’s private equity, realty investment management business

January 30, 2019 Loknath Dasacquires, business, equity, IDFC’s, Investcorp, investment, Management, Private, Realty

Mumbai: The US-based alternative investment manager InvestcorpNSE 0.00 % has acquired IDFCNSE -1.02 % Group’s private equity and real estate investment management business and plans to incrementally raise $50 million towards IDFC’s existing fourth fund. The incremental capital, along with the uninvested pool in the fourth fund, will be invested in consumption-driven companies in India, a senior company executive said. HDFC chairman Deepak Parekh has joined the global advisory board of Investcorp. “Once the acquisition is complete on January 31, we will use the greenshoe option and raise another $50 million in the fourth fund. This incremental capital,…