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Sebi permits off market transfers to ease fund relocation to IFSC

Sebi regulations at present do not allow cashless transfers of securities between FPIs with different permanent account numbers

India Inc's foreign investment jumps over two-folds to $2.51 bn in Apr'21

India Inc's foreign investment in the first month of this current fiscal jumped by more than two-times year-on-year to USD 2.51 billion, data from the Reserve Bank showed on Monday. Indian investors had committed USD 1.21 billion worth of outward foreign direct investment (OFDI) in April 2020. Of the total commitment of USD 2.51 billion in April this year by the Indian company owners, USD 1.75 billion was in the form of loan, USD 421.42 million as equity capital and USD 333.11 million was chipped in through issuance of guarantee, showed the RBI data on OFDI for the month of April 2021. In March 2021, Indian firms made investment of over 1.99 billion in their overseas ventures. Among the major investors, Tata Steel invested USD 1 billion in its wholly owned subsidiary in Singapore, Interglobe Enterprises Pvt Ltd invested USD 145.61 million in a joint venture based in the UK and Reliance Industrial Investments & Holdings Ltd committed USD 78.52 million in a fully owned unit in the ..

Single-window clearance mechanism for foreign investors hits a bump

Manpower crunch because of Covid, only 8 states put in place the requisite infra

At Rs 2.74 trillion, FPI flows surpass previous best in FY13: Govt

Policy initiatives and economic revival boosted foreign investment, says finance ministry

Retro changes to Google Tax will hurt foreign investment: Industry

The government widened the scope to impose 2 per cent tax on non-resident e-commerce players with a turnover of Rs 2 crore from April 1, 2020

India's FDI inflow in April-Dec 2020 surges 22% to $67.5 billion

It is the highest ever inflow for the first nine months of a financial year

Things you should keep in mind before investing directly in foreign markets

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Overseas investment by Indian companies dips 42% to $1.45 bn in Dec: RBI

In November 2020, the total outward foreign direct investment (OFDI) was of $1.06 billion, down by 27 per cent from a month ago period

Indonesia to cut foreign ownership curbs to add jobs, lure funds

The list of industries limited to foreign investment has been cut to just 48, from more than 300, according to a draft of the presidential decree.

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India behind only China in cornering EM inflows in CY20, shows data

FPI flows in India for the year stood at $22.6 billion, 58 per cent higher than that in 2019

Markets see liquidity gush as FPI inflows surpass $20 billion mark

It's the highest-ever in rupee terms; three-fourths of flows have come since November

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Sebi doubles foreign investment limit for individual fund houses to $600 mn

The regulator has also quadrupled the quantum of investment that individual fund houses can make in overseas exchange traded funds to $200 million from $50 million at present

PM Narendra Modi to brainstorm with global fund houses on Thursday

20 top funds, India Inc brass to attend roundtable

Tamil Nadu tops Indian states in new investments in H1FY21: CARE Ratings

State grabs 16% of funds coming into India during the period, or about Rs 20,000 cr

FIs to turn discriminatory in 2021 while investing in emerging mkts: Nomura

While overall FII sentiment has been positive, thanks to the low interest rate regime, analysts say India has managed to bag more than its fair share of overseas flows du to record capital raising

Single-window clearance expected to start in April with 20 states on board

At least half a dozen foreign investors are said to be in talks with the government for this mechanism

India posts current account surplus of $19.8 bn as trade deficit narrows

Surplus in April-June 2020 (Q1Fy21) comes on top of a surplus of $0.6 billion (0.1 per cent of GDP) in the preceding quarter (Q4 Fy20), says RBI.

India needs more economic reforms to ensure growth, attract investment: IMF

In recent weeks, several international companies have pledged $20 billion FDI in India, and a whopping $40 billion this year so far