India FDI Inflows

FDI equity inflows into India contracted marginally by 1 per cent to $58.77 billion during 2021-22, according to official data.

Prudent Corporate is the third straight IPO to list at a discount after LIC and Rainbow Children's Medicare. The weak listings are on the back of a selloff in the secondary market

Total FDI comprises equity inflows, reinvested earnings and other capital

Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) flows to India in 2021 were 26 per cent lower, mainly because large M&A deals recorded in 2020 were not repeated, the UN trade body has said. The UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) Investment Trends Monitor published on Wednesday said global foreign direct investment flows showed a strong rebound in 2021, growing 77 per cent to an estimated USD 1.65 trillion, from USD 929 billion in 2020, surpassing their pre-COVID-19 level. Recovery of investment flows to developing countries is encouraging, but the stagnation of new investment in the least developed countries in industries important for productive capacities, and key Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) sectors - such as electricity, food or health - is a major cause for concern, said UNCTAD Secretary-General Rebeca Grynspan. The report said developed economies saw the biggest rise by far, with FDI reaching an estimated USD 777 billion in 2021 - three times the exceptionally low level .

India received $64 billion in Foreign Direct Investment in 2020, the fifth largest recipient of inflows in the world, according to a UN report

Singapore is the top source of FDI in India, with 30.28% share of entire FDI equity inflow. US comes next, with 24.28% and UAE at 7.31%

The number is 15 per cent higher as compared to the first ten months of 2019-20, when it stood at $62.72 billion

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

With relaxed FDI norms, defence production will be among the areas that will be looked at for fresh overseas investments in the months ahead

Old favourites Singapore and Mauritius slowly giving way to funds from Cayman Islands and British Virgin Islands, whose flows into into the country have grown 267% and 469%, respectively

Over next 5 years, 77 per cent of firms looking to ramp up investments, 83 per cent to hire more

In the past two financial years, FDI from Singapore has surpassed that from Mauritius

India's move was attributed to the rising possibility of "opportunistic takeovers" of its companies by those in neighbouring nations, as the coronavirus pandemic wreaks havoc on the economy

Though FDI is permitted in the mining sector since February 2000, its flow has been intermittent over the last few years

After Palaniswami took over as chief minister in February 2017, cumulative foreign direct investment (FDI) rose by Rs 46,427 crore from Rs 133 trillion (April 2000 to March 2017) to Rs 180 trillion

Goyal's response came in response to a question by Congress MP Abdul Khaleque on whether the Foreign Direct Investments into India have declined in 2018-19

The Union Cabinet also approved 100% FDI under automatic route in coal mining and associated infrastructure

he present FDI policy is silent on the fast-growing digital media segment

FDI to India decreased from $44 billion in 2016 to $40 billion in 2017

Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) to India declined to USD 40 billion in 2017 from USD 44 billion in the previous year, said UNCTAD'S World Investment Report 2018. "FDI inflows to South Asia contracted by 4 per cent to USD 52 billion, owing to a drop in inflows to India" the report said today. As per the UNCTAD, the foreign inflows to India decreased from USD 44 billion in 2016 to USD 40 billion in 2017. Cross-border M&A sales, however, rose from USD 8 billion to USD 23 billion driven by a few large deals in extractive and technology related industries. The report said the Petrol Complex Pte Ltd (Singapore), owned by Rosneftegaz (Russian Federation) acquired a 49 per cent stake of Essar Oil Ltd, the second largest privately owned Indian oil company, for USD 13 billion. An investor group including eBay (United States), Microsoft Corporation (United States) and Tencent Holdings (China) acquired a stake in Flipkart Internet for USD 1.4 billion, and Soft Bank (Japan) acquired a 20 per .