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    Britain holds on to position as largest G20 investor into India

    2018-12-03T12:53:10+00:00March 15th, 2017|2018/2017, India Investment Journal March Edition, India-UK, Year|

    Britain beat off tough competition from Japan to hold on to its position as the largest G20 investor and biggest job creator in India, a new report revealed. Between 2000 and 2016, the UK invested $24.07 billion in India and created 371,000 jobs, the Confederation of British Industry (CBI) finds in its 2017 ‘Sterling Assets India’ report. Japan by comparison invested around $23.76 billion, followed by the US at $19.38 billion as the top G20 investors into India. “The top [...]

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      India drives Britain’s luxury car export boom

      2018-12-03T13:02:31+00:00March 15th, 2017|2018/2017, India Investment Journal March Edition, India-UK, Year|

      The rising popularity of Tata Motors owned Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) models led to a 15.8 per cent hike in car exports from the UK to India in 2016, the recent UK automotive industry figures released in London revealed. India is now the eighth largest Asian market for UK car exports with JLR’s Land Rover Discovery Sport, Ranger Rover Evoque, Jaguar XF, Jaguar XE and Jaguar F-Pace among the top five most popular models with a growing number of “affluent [...]

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        In aid of a collaborative new relationship

        2018-12-03T12:41:51+00:00March 15th, 2017|2018/2017, India Investment Journal March Edition, India-UK, Year|

        Priti Patel took charge of the UK government’s Department for International Development (DfID) at a time when the country’s aid programme for India was evolving from the traditional hand-outs system to a more collaborative one. ‘India Investment Journal’ caught up with the minister as she completed six months in Britain’s Cabinet. “We don’t give traditional aid to India but if we look at the facts – the UK is one of the largest investors in India and India is one [...]

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          A royal launch to bolster post-Brexit India-UK ties

          2018-12-03T13:13:09+00:00March 15th, 2017|2018/2017, India Investment Journal March Edition, India-UK, Year|

          The Queen opened up Buckingham Palace to Indian dance and music as she hosted the launch of UK India Year of Culture 2017. India’s Finance Minister, Arun Jaitley, represented the Government of India to mark the launch of Indian festivities across Britain throughout the year. The year 2017 had been declared UK India Year of Culture during Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to the UK in November 2015. Its official launch took place on February 27 with a gala reception [...]

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