At least $100 billion of investments will be done from now till 2012 — that is the next two and a half years. These projects are not at a far-thinking stage, these are projects where the planning, conceptualisation etc have already taken place and will definitely see the light of day. Read the rest of this entry »
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India owes $82.5bn to foreigners
India owed $82.5 billion to foreigners as on June 30, 2009 — a 39% increase in three months, from $59.4 billion at the end of March, 2009, in terms of the country’s assets and liabilities to the international community. Read the rest of this entry »
FII-PEs’ holdings set to change
Foreign funds and private equity investors may have to structure their deals in listed Indian companies differently once Sebi notifies the new takeover guidelines. Read the rest of this entry »
Vietnam Projects Itself As Best FDI Destination For India
Vietnam is making a strong pitch to invite its old trade ally, India, to invest in its burgeoning economy, which is steering a path of positive growth trajectory despite the global economic glitch. Read the rest of this entry »
FIIs continue to have voracious appetite
The buying spree of foreign institutional investors continues as their net inflows for the current calendar year crossed the $10-billion mark on Tuesday. According to data on the SEBI Web site, the total FII inflow for 2009 as on September 21 is $10.2 billion. Read the rest of this entry »
India’s overseas investment zooms to $17.7 billion
India’s foreign direct investment (FDI) inflows during 2008 amounted to $41.5 billion in 2008, constituting 9.6 per cent of its gross fixed capital formation, against just 1.9 per cent annual average or $1.7 billion in 1990-2000, in the first flush of the country’s reforms decade. Read the rest of this entry »
India FDI inflows in July up 56 pct y/y at $3.5 bln
Foreign direct investment (FDI) flows into India in July were up 56 percent from the same month in 2008, although they were down about 15 percent for the first four months of the 2009/10 fiscal year that began in April. Read the rest of this entry »
PM favours new strategy to boost demand for investment
India today outlined a new strategy of expanding investment demand, with a view to expediting the process of the ongoing global economic recovery. Read the rest of this entry »
India needs infra funds as much as they need us
India is rebuilding itself, from scratch, ground-up. It is a $1 trillion opportunity over the next 10 years, or about $700 billion (Rs33.6 trillion) of debt and $300-400 billion of equity capital in all, if we were to assume a debt-equity ratio of 70:30. Read the rest of this entry »
FIIs turns net buyers in debt markets after six months
Foreign investors have turned net buyers in the debt market for the first time in the last six months investing net Rs 594 crore in debt instruments so far this year.
Foreign institutional investors (FIIs), so far in 2009, bought debt instruments worth Rs 77,161 crore, while sold instruments valued at Rs 76,566 crore, resulting in a net buy of Rs 594 crore, as per data available with the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI). Source