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FDI in services sector rises 37% to $9.15 billion in 2018-19, says govt

Foreign direct investment in services sector grew 36.5 per cent to USD 9.15 billion in 2018-19, according to the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT). The sector attracted FDI worth USD 6.7 billion in 2017-18. Services sector includes finance, banking, insurance, outsourcing, R&D, courier, tech testing and analysis. The government has taken several measures like fixing timeliness for approvals and streamlining procedures to improve ease of doing business in the country and attract foreign investments. Increasing FDI inflows in services sector is vital as it contributes over 60 per cent to the gross domestic product. The sector accounts for about 18 per cent of the total FDI India received between April 2000 and March 2019. Other sectors that recorded healthy growth in FDI inflows include computer software and hardware, trading, automobile industry, and chemicals. The overall FDI inflows declined for the first time in the last six years in 2018-19, ...

Defence industries attract meagre $0.21 million FDI during Apr-Sept 2018

In 2014-15, 2015-16 and 2017-18, defence industries received $0.08 million, $0.10 million and $0.01 million foreign inflows, respectively

Losing credibility

Poor data hurts policymaking and accountability

US-India industry body calls FDI guidelines for e-tailers 'regressive'

Executives from both Amazon and Walmart-Flipkart are planning to meet DIPP Secretary to understand the reasons behind the sudden crackdown and find a middle ground

US-based IT firm VMware to invest $2 bn in India in 5 years to expand ops

VMware's primary India sites include Bangalore, Pune and Chennai

FDI in food processing sector surges 24% to $905 million in FY18

The sector would attract an investment of $14 billion over the next 2-3 years

Foreign direct investment: A long saga of broken promises

One of the biggest promises of investment came from the Chinese real estate conglomerate Dalian Wanda

FDI stumbles, too

Govt must not abandon structural reforms

At 3%, FDI inflows clocked slowest growth rate of last five years in FY18

According to experts, it is critical to revive domestic investments

FDI inflows expected to surge around $75-billion in 5 years: UBS report

The report also noted that India needs to focus on attracting stable FDI flows to improve competitiveness of manufacturing sector

DIPP to discuss FDI issues in tobacco sector with stakeholders on April 11

The domestic tobacco industry is mainly dominated by ITC Ltd, which controls over 78% of the segment

India attracts $209 bn FDI during Apr 2014 to Dec 2017

The number of functional units in 2015-16 was 2,269 and 2,293 in the previous fiscal

Over 67 FDI proposals worth Rs 117 bn approved during April-December: Govt

The government has cleared 67 FDI proposals worth Rs 117 billion during the period April 1, 2017 to December 31, 2017

India as a 'business partner'

Two prominent incidents in the past six months highlight the unanticipated risks associated for a foreign investor in India

Indian firms in Germany generated Euro 11 bn revenue in 2016: CII

Between 2010 and 2016, Germany was the second-largest recipient of Indian FDI in Europe with 96 projects.

FDI up 9% in FY17 to highest level of $43.48 bn: Govt

During the last three years, govt eased foreign investment norms in 21 sectors covering 87 areas