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US PIPS INDIA AS TOP GREENFIELD FDI INVESTMENT DESTINATION: REPORT

June 18, 2018 Loknath DasAs, Destination, FDI, GREENFIELD, India, investment, PIPS, Report, Top, US

The US has surpassed India to become the top destination for greenfield FDI investment in 2017, says a report. The number of greenfield FDI projects in India during the year fell sharply by 21 per cent to 637, said the fDi Report 2018 compiled by FDI Intelligence, a division of The Financial Times Ltd. India had maintained the numero uno slot in greenfield FDI investment in 2015 and 2016. However, in 2017, the US reclaimed the spot from India, recording $87.4 billion of announced Foreign Direct Investment (FDI). In the…

Jaitley holds review meeting of FDI policy in various sectors

August 15, 2017 Loknath DasFDI, Holds, In, Jaitley, Meeting, of, policy, Review, sectors, various

Finance minister Arun Jaitley held a meeting with other ministers and government officials on Monday for a review of the current Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) policy, informed sources said. Commerce minister Nirmala Sitharaman, power minister Piyush Goyal, Niti Aayog CEO Amitabh Kant and external affairs minister Sushma Swaraj attended the meeting, the sources said. The official refused to give any details of the meeting. The government has been considering further liberalising the FDI regime to attract foreign investments in various sectors, including 100% FDI under the automatic route for the…

FDI Inflows Into India Rise 37% in 2015

April 17, 2016 Srijita2015:, 37%, FDI, In, India, Inflows, Into, Rise

New Delhi: Foreign direct investment (FDI) into the country increased 37 per cent to $39.32 billion during 2015. The foreign investment inflows stood at $28.78 billion in 2014, according to data by the Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion (DIPP). The computer hardware and software sector attracted the highest FDI, followed by services, trading business, automobiles and chemicals. Singapore emerged as the biggest FDI source, followed by Mauritius, US, Netherlands and Japan. The government has taken several steps to promote investments through a liberal FDI policy. It has relaxed norms in several sectors, including single brand retail, e-commerce and…