The changing profile of FDI: Putting money where the mouth is

    2019-01-02T07:32:02+00:00May 26th, 2017|2018/2017, India Investment Journal May Edition, The Big Story, Year|

    Make in India, one of the flagship initiatives launched under Prime Minister Modi, has led to a step change in FDI inflows, writes an investment facilitator. The total FDI inflows into India stood at $60.1 billion in 2016-17 — the highest ever in a single year. Compared to 2013-14, this represents a 75 per cent increase. India’s achievement is even more stark when compared to falling global FDI flows as highlighted by UNCTAD. More importantly, Make in India has enabled [...]

      India’s race to $100 billion

      2018-12-31T13:44:24+00:00May 26th, 2017|2018/2017, India Investment Journal May Edition, The Big Story, Year|

      It’s not a target but it remains an aspiration. Given the trajectory of the Indian economy, there’s every reason to be optimistic that this ambitious goal is within reach. It is not an official target and no one in the government will speak about it on record. But in private, off-the-record conversations, they will admit that receiving $100 billion in annual foreign direct investment (FDI) inflows is an aspiration the Indian government is not giving up on. That figure isn’t [...]