Is India getting FDI right? Economic Survey records 18% growth in first 8 months of 2024-25
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Is India getting FDI right? Economic Survey records 18% growth in first 8 months of 2024-25

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Over the long term, FDI inflows into India have exceeded $1 trillion from April 2000 to September 2024, reinforcing the country’s status as a significant global investment hub, according to the Economic Survey 2024-25 India recorded a revival in foreign direct investment for the fiscal year 2025, with gross inflows rising from $47.2 billion in the first eight months of FY24 to $55.6 billion in the same period of FY25, marking a year-on-year growth of 17.9%, according to the Economic Survey 2024-25. Over the long term, FDI inflows into India have exceeded $1 trillion from April 2000 to September 2024, reinforcing the country’s status as a significant global investment hub. Despite short-term global market volatility due to inflation, rising interest rates, and geopolitical tensions, the long-term outlook for FDI in India remains positive, supported by robust economic fundamentals and ongoing structural reforms, added the survey. Despite ranking high in greenfield project announcements and international project finance deals, net FDI for the first eight months of FY25 was $0.48 billion, down from $8.5 billion during the same period in FY24.

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FPIs dump IT, FMCG, Auto stocks the most in March; Metals, Media sectors see buying
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FPIs dump IT, FMCG, Auto stocks the most in March; Metals, Media sectors see buying

Live Mint  

Foreign Portfolio Investors continued their selling streak in the Indian equity markets for the third consecutive month in March 2025. Following net outflows of ₹78,027 crore in January and ₹34,574 crore in February, FPIs offloaded Indian equities worth ₹30,015 crore in the first half of March, according to data from the National Securities Depository Limited. Heavy Selling in IT, FMCG, …

How India can seize the foreign investment opportunity
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How India can seize the foreign investment opportunity

Hindustan Times  

India finds itself in an intensifying global competition for foreign investment to create good jobs, upskill workers, infuse technology, and ultimately fuel its economic growth. Last December, India’s commerce ministry reported that total foreign direct investment flows climbed to $1 trillion since April 2000. In weighing investments in India versus Southeast Asian countries, Mexico, Poland, or, yes, China, businesses are …

Net FDI Drops To $1.4 Billion In Apr-Jan 2025, While Gross FDI Grows 12.4%: RBI Data
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Net FDI Drops To $1.4 Billion In Apr-Jan 2025, While Gross FDI Grows 12.4%: RBI Data

ABP News  

Net foreign direct investment in India dropped to $1.4 billion during the first 10 months of the 2024-25 financial year, a significant decrease from $11.5 billion during the same period last year. However, gross FDI remained strong, showing a 12.4 per cent year-on-year growth, reaching $67.7 billion during April 2024-January 2025, compared to $60.2 billion in the same period of …

Foreign investors sell Indian stocks worth ₹30,000 crore in just 15 days of March
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Foreign investors sell Indian stocks worth ₹30,000 crore in just 15 days of March

Hindustan Times  

Foreign portfolio investors have sold Indian equities worth ₹30,000 in just the first 15 days of March, PTI reported citing data with depositories. The total outflow by FPIs has reached ₹ 1.42 lakh crore in 2025 so far, Indian equities had witnessed outflows of ₹34,574 in February and ₹78,027 crore in January from FPIs. Trump's tariff wars have also induced …

FPIs continue to snub consumption, even after budget incentives
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FPIs continue to snub consumption, even after budget incentives

Live Mint  

The 1 February 2025 Budget’s tax relief measures intended to revive consumption and disposable income, have failed to reverse the tide of foreign portfolio investor outflows from key consumption-led sectors like fast-moving consumer goods and consumer durables. Despite initial optimism, the FMCG sector has witnessed a significant FPI outflows of ₹6,904 crore in February 2025 alone, continuing a trend that …

FPI Exodus: Financials, FMCG, Auto sectors lead outflows in February; Telecom, IT stocks buck the trend
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FPI Exodus: Financials, FMCG, Auto sectors lead outflows in February; Telecom, IT stocks buck the trend

Live Mint  

Foreign Portfolio Investors continued their selling spree for the third straight month in February 2025, withdrawing a total of ₹34,574 crore from the Indian stock market, according to data from the National Securities Depository Limited. FPIs offloaded financial services stocks worth ₹6,991 crore, followed closely by the fast-moving consumer goods sector, which saw net outflows of ₹6,904 crore. Significant selling …

Rework India’s investment treaty framework to attract FDI flows
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Rework India’s investment treaty framework to attract FDI flows

Live Mint  

The Indian budget announcement of a revamped model Bilateral Investment Treaty to make it more investor-friendly is a delayed acknowledgement of the framework having failed to achieve its core objectives. Annual FDI inflows have only marginally increased from $60.2 billion in 2016-17 to $70.9 billion in 2023-24, reflecting global economic uncertainties and India’s restrictive investment treaty framework. The revised BIT …

FDI Share in GDP More Than Halved in Two Decades
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FDI Share in GDP More Than Halved in Two Decades

Deccan Chronicle  

Chennai: Foreign investment share in the GDP has more than halved in the past two decades. FDI over GDP averaged 1.6 per cent over the past two decades, compared to nearly 5 per cent for Vietnam, 3.3 per cent for Malaysia, 3.1 per cent for China, and 2.8 per cent for Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development members, finds the …

India to remain fastest growing major economy with 6.5% growth in FY26: IMF
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India to remain fastest growing major economy with 6.5% growth in FY26: IMF

India Today  

Multilateral financing agency International Monetary Fund has said that India will retain its position as the fastest-growing major economy by clocking a GDP growth of 6.5 per cent in 2025-26, on the back of robust private investment and macroeconomic stability. "Real GDP is expected to grow at 6.5 per cent in 2024-25 and 2025-26, supported by robust growth in private …

Chief economic advisor calls out the paradox of India’s private sector investing abroad amid global uncertainties
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Chief economic advisor calls out the paradox of India’s private sector investing abroad amid global uncertainties

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New Delhi: The government’s chief economic advisor V. Anantha Nageswaran called on the private sector that’s been ramping up investments in overseas markets despite global uncertainties to also pour money into a country that’s outperforming several major economies: India. India’s statistics ministry on Friday, presenting its second advance estimates for 2024-25, marginally raised its India GDP growth estimate to 6.5% …

India Needs 7.8% Growth for Next 20 Years to Be HIC: World Bank
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India Needs 7.8% Growth for Next 20 Years to Be HIC: World Bank

Deccan Chronicle  

Chennai: India will have to grow by 7.8 per cent on average over the next 22 years, above its historical average of 6.7 per cent to achieve high-income status. However, to reach the High-Income Country status by 2047, India would need to grow above its historical average of 6.7 per cent for the next two decades. India’s overall labour force …

India should focus on accelerated reforms to speed up growth, achieve high-income status by 2047: World Bank
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India should focus on accelerated reforms to speed up growth, achieve high-income status by 2047: World Bank

The Hindu  

India would need to grow by 7.8% on average over the next 22 years to achieve the country’s aspirations of reaching high-income status by 2047, said the World Bank in a report released on Friday. Achieving this target was possible, however, getting there would require reforms and their implementation to be as ambitious as the target itself, said the report …

BITs shouldn’t bite: Time to rework India’s approach to bilateral investment treaties
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BITs shouldn’t bite: Time to rework India’s approach to bilateral investment treaties

Live Mint  

India’s budget for 2025-26 lays out a two-pronged approach to enhancing foreign investments: revamping India’s model Bilateral Investment Treaty to “encourage sustained foreign investment" and undertaking necessary “regulatory reforms" to ensure a light-touch regulatory framework based on principles and trust to “unleash productivity and employment." As a reaction, India’s model BIT of 2015 excluded tax related disputes and expanded the …

FPIs withdraw Rs 23,710 crore from equities in February; total outflow at Rs 1 lakh crore in 2025
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FPIs withdraw Rs 23,710 crore from equities in February; total outflow at Rs 1 lakh crore in 2025

New Indian Express  

NEW DELHI: Foreign investors have pulled out over Rs 23,710 crore from the Indian equity markets so far this month, pushing total outflows past Rs 1 lakh crore in 2025 amid rising global trade tensions. According to data from depositories, Foreign Portfolio Investors offloaded shares worth Rs 23,710 crore from Indian equities in February so far. With these, the total …

India’s power sector needs USD 700 bn investment to achieve net-zero pledge, says Moody’s
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India’s power sector needs USD 700 bn investment to achieve net-zero pledge, says Moody’s

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New Delhi, Feb 19 India's power sector - the biggest carbon emitter - will need massive USD 700 billion investment over the next 10 years to help the country achieve its 2070 net-zero pledge, Moody's Ratings said on Wednesday. "Our expectation of strong economic growth over the next 10 years implies an expansion of India's coal-based power generation capacity in …

FII outflows show India offering higher returns to investors: FM
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FII outflows show India offering higher returns to investors: FM

The Hindu  

Foreign Institutional Investment outflows from India’s equity markets show that investors are booking profits, indicating investments in India are yielding good returns, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharman said at a post-Budget media briefing in Mumbai on Monday. That’s also happening,” Ms. Sitharaman said, dismissing concerns that the Indian stock market had become less attractive for retail and foreign investors alike. Underlining …

Rising US yields, global trade tensions draw FPIs away from Indian stock market. Will outflows persist?
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Rising US yields, global trade tensions draw FPIs away from Indian stock market. Will outflows persist?

Live Mint  

Foreign Portfolio Investors persist in withdrawing billions of rupees from the Indian stock market in 2025, aggressively offloading Indian shares on exchanges daily. While concerns over elevated valuations, a decelerating Indian economy, and a subdued December quarter performance have already dampened sentiment, escalating global trade tensions have further exacerbated investor uncertainty, prompting a broader reassessment of risk exposure. While domestic …

India, EFTA states launch new body to facilitate $100 billion investments
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India, EFTA states launch new body to facilitate $100 billion investments

Hindustan Times  

NEW DELHI: India and the European Free Trade Association, which comprises Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway and Switzerland, on Monday launched a new body that will facilitate investments of $100 billion envisaged under a trade deal signed last year. Piyush Goyal said significant steps have been taken to ratify the TEPA and it was expected to be operationalised in the later part …

FPI Selloff Continues: Indian equities witness ₹85,300 crore outflows in 2025 so far; will this trend continue?
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FPI Selloff Continues: Indian equities witness ₹85,300 crore outflows in 2025 so far; will this trend continue?

Live Mint  

Starting 2025 on a negative note, foreign portfolio investors have pulled out a significant ₹85,369 crore from Indian equities so far. Sustained FPI Outflows and Market Impact In February 2025 alone, FPIs have withdrawn ₹7,342 crore so far, following a massive ₹78,027 crore outflows in January. The overall FPI outflows from Indian markets—including equities, debt, hybrid, and debt-VRR segments—stand at …

Budget proposal to incr FDI cap in insurance to attract more foreign players: Experts
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Budget proposal to incr FDI cap in insurance to attract more foreign players: Experts

Live Mint  

New Delhi, Feb 3 The proposal of the government to increase the foreign direct investment limit in the insurance sector will help attract more overseas players in the sector, experts say. They said that 100 per cent FDI will attract substantial foreign capital, which will lead to improved technological interventions and advancements in the country. She also proposed to raise …

External factors responsible for slowdown in growth: CEA Anantha Nageswaran
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External factors responsible for slowdown in growth: CEA Anantha Nageswaran

New Indian Express  

NEW DELHI: The golden era of globalisation probably disappearing amid geopolitical and policy uncertainties, resulting in the economic growth slowdown, Chief Economic Adviser V Anantha Nageswaran said on Friday. India's economy is likely to expand by 6.3 to 6.8 per cent in the coming fiscal, much lower than what is needed to become a developed country, and requires deregulation and …

Economic Survey flags concerns about sustainable level of CAD for India
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Economic Survey flags concerns about sustainable level of CAD for India

Live Mint  

The Economic Survey raised concerns about the sustainable level of current account deficit for India. “If, for various reasons, capital flows are going to be problematic, it raises questions as to the level of sustainable CAD for India,” the survey said. “It may not be 2.5 per cent to 3 per cent as before, but it is much lower.” India’s …

Economic Survey 2024-25: India’s Growth Roadmap, Key Insights, and Future Projections
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Economic Survey 2024-25: India’s Growth Roadmap, Key Insights, and Future Projections

Op India  

The Union Finance Ministry on 30 January released the Economic Survey for the financial year 2024-25, ahead of presenting the budget for the next financial year. The Economic Survey 2024-25 provides a detailed assessment of India’s economic performance over the past year and outlines future growth prospects. The survey also notes the growth in insurance industry and expansion of India’s …

Economic Survey credits retail investor surge for growth in India’s capital markets
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Economic Survey credits retail investor surge for growth in India’s capital markets

Live Mint  

India’s stock markets overcame challenges such as geopolitical tensions, currency fluctuations, and domestic market volatility to reach new heights in FY25, driven by an increasing number of investors, active listing activities, and regulatory support, according to the Economic Survey 2024-25. The capital markets are central to India’s growth story, catalysing capital formation for the real economy, enhancing the financialisation of …

Economic Survey 2025: Infra investment must increase over next 20 years. It is time for the private sector to step up
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Economic Survey 2025: Infra investment must increase over next 20 years. It is time for the private sector to step up

Live Mint  

India needs to continue stepping up infrastructure investment over the next two decades to sustain a high growth rate, said the Economic Survey 2024-25 on 31 January. The survey, by India's chief economic advisor V. Anantha Nageswaran, also said coordinated action was required from all stakeholders—governments at different tiers, financial market players, project management experts and planners, and the private …

Governments must ‘get out of the way’ to refire growth: Economic Survey
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Governments must ‘get out of the way’ to refire growth: Economic Survey

The Hindu  

India’s economy is expected to grow in the range of 6.3% and 6.8% in 2025-26 from an estimated 6.4% this year, according to the Economic Survey for 2024-25, tabled in Parliament on Friday. The goal of a ‘Viksit Bharat’ in the 100th year of independence, the Survey’s authors emphasised, will require about 8% growth for at least a decade — …

Economic Survey 2024-25: India's forex reserves can cover 90% of external debt, 11 months of imports
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Economic Survey 2024-25: India's forex reserves can cover 90% of external debt, 11 months of imports

Firstpost  

India’s foreign exchange reserves are currently robust enough to cover approximately 90% of the nation’s external debt, which reached $711.8 billion as of September 2024, reflecting a strong buffer against external vulnerabilities, according to the Economic Survey 2024-25 India’s foreign exchange reserves are currently robust enough to cover approximately 90% of the nation’s external debt, which reached $711.8 billion as …

Survey may address tough economic questions
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Survey may address tough economic questions

New Indian Express  

She says the country does not have a comprehensive document yet on the analytical framework and the road map towards Viksit Bharat 2047, and she hopes this Economic Survey will present that comprehensive framework and the significant components of our ‘graduation dreams’ towards a developed country by 2047. Last year, the survey had famously raised the issue of threat of …

India lags in R&D, needs private sector contribution: Economic Survey
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India lags in R&D, needs private sector contribution: Economic Survey

New Indian Express  

NEW DELHI: India is facing a significant gap in research and development across key sectors, with a strong need for greater private sector involvement, according to the Economic Survey 2025, released on Friday. The survey highlights that while R&D spending in India has shown growth, it still lags behind global standards. In contrast, developed and emerging economies like China, Japan, …

Diplomacy plus: India needs a strategic reset of its relations with China
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Diplomacy plus: India needs a strategic reset of its relations with China

Live Mint  

It has been said that it takes only a minute to rupture ties, but needs years to repair them. The recent meeting between career diplomats from India and China achieved some progress in normalizing relations between the two powerful Asian neighbours, riven by festering border disputes and uneven trade balances. Media reports estimate that about 500 direct flights operated every …

FDI Inflows Into India Rise 13 PC in 2024: UNCTAD
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FDI Inflows Into India Rise 13 PC in 2024: UNCTAD

Deccan Chronicle  

Chennai: The foreign direct investments into India saw a 13 per cent increase in 2024, according to the UN's trade and development body. “India recorded a 13 per cent increase in FDI, boosted by growth in greenfield project announcements. Having grown 13 per cent in 2024, India should have seen FDI inflows of $31.8 billion. In 2023, India witnessed FDI …

FPIs resume selling spree in Indian stock market; Financials, Power, Capital Goods, IT sectors lead outflows in January
2 months ago

FPIs resume selling spree in Indian stock market; Financials, Power, Capital Goods, IT sectors lead outflows in January

Live Mint  

Foreign Portfolio Investors have commenced 2025 on a negative note in the Indian stock market, reversing their buying trend from December 2024. Sectors Witnessing the Largest FPI Outflows The Financial Services sector bore the brunt of FPI outflows, registering net sales worth ₹12,204 crore between January 1 and 15. The Power sector saw outflows worth ₹3,115 crore, Capital Goods reported …

Will India's growth story gain momentum or slow down in FY26?
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Will India's growth story gain momentum or slow down in FY26?

India Today  

India's growth story has been a tale of resilience and steady strides over the past few years, but as the global economy faces increased turbulence, the big question now is—can the momentum hold, or will the pace falter in FY26? According to the latest World Bank report, India’s economic growth is projected to remain steady at 6.7% annually for the …

High-tech sectors to attract more FDI
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High-tech sectors to attract more FDI

China Daily  

Employees work on a production line of a foreign-funded lithium battery plant in Nantong, Jiangsu province. GU HUAXIA/FOR CHINA DAILY Fueled by advancements in high-tech manufacturing, green energy and consumer goods industries, foreign direct investment into China will continue to recover this year, market watchers and business executives said. Despite challenges like disruptions in global supply chains, escalating geopolitical tensions …

FPIs on selling spree: ₹22,000 crore withdrawn from Indian equities in January
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FPIs on selling spree: ₹22,000 crore withdrawn from Indian equities in January

Live Mint  

Indian Stock Market: Foreign portfolio investors are reluctant to pause their selling streak in Indian markets, even after withdrawing substantial funds in the previous calendar year. Other factors weighing on investor sentiment include rising crude oil prices, subdued expectations for Indian Inc.'s Q3 performance, a slowdown in the Indian economy, uncertainties surrounding Donald Trump's economic policies, and the ongoing tensions …

India@2025: Home and abroad, two challenges that'll test Modi
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India@2025: Home and abroad, two challenges that'll test Modi

India Today  

As the new year dawns, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will have to face two challenges with great skill, speed and nerve. In 2023, Modi even extended for another five years the PM Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana, the world’s largest free ration scheme with 800 million beneficiaries at a cost of Rs 2 lakh crore a year. The upcoming Union budget …

FPIs Continue To Dump Indian Equities, Withdraw Rs 22,194 Crore In Jan So Far. Find Out Why
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FPIs Continue To Dump Indian Equities, Withdraw Rs 22,194 Crore In Jan So Far. Find Out Why

ABP News  

Foreign portfolio investors continued to have a bearish outlook towards Indian equities in the month. The investors withdrew Rs 22,194 crore from Indian equities in January so far, driven by expectations of a muted earnings season, a steady increase in the US dollar, and concerns regarding a tariff war during Donald Trump’s presidency. Himanshu Srivastava, Associate Director, Manager Research, Morningstar …

Financing economic growth: India must rise to the challenge
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Financing economic growth: India must rise to the challenge

Live Mint  

The robust economic growth of the past few years has placed India in a strong position to fulfil its aspiration to be a developed country by 2047, the year Independent India turns 100. We need foreign capital plus domestic investments: India’s growth over the last 30 years has largely been funded by domestic savings, the bulk of which comes from …

Will foreign investors return to Indian markets in 2025?
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Will foreign investors return to Indian markets in 2025?

Live Mint  

MUMBAI : While FIIs gave India the cold shoulder in 2024, DIIs demonstrated remarkable resilience, maintaining strong inflows. “We believe that the subdued FPI flows in 2024 is not a trend but a more tactical shift away from India probably led by relative valuations in other markets like China," said Jay Kothari, global head-international business, DSP Asset Managers Pvt. He …

FDI in India growing rapidly: Goyal
2 months, 2 weeks ago

FDI in India growing rapidly: Goyal

The Hindu  

FDI inflows into the country are surging, with investors from the Middle East, Japan, European Union, and the U.S. recognising India's status as a top investment destination, driving rapid economic growth and generating millions of new jobs, Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal has said. Countries in the Middle East, EFTA region, Japan, and investors from the EU and the …

Budget 2025 preview — Part 1: Fiscal deficit, FDI, disinvestment, energy issues
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Budget 2025 preview — Part 1: Fiscal deficit, FDI, disinvestment, energy issues

Live Mint  

Foreign direct investment inflows into India—investments by foreign entities in domestic businesses—hold the potential to transform the economy. Fiscal deficit: Tax buoyancy holds the key to managing deficits India introduced the Fiscal Responsibility and Budget Management Act in 2003, targeting a fiscal deficit—the gap between government spending and revenue—of 3% of GDP. In 2022-23, the last year for which actual …

Budget 2025 preview — Part 1: Fiscal deficit, FDI, disinvestment, energy issues
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Budget 2025 preview — Part 1: Fiscal deficit, FDI, disinvestment, energy issues

Live Mint  

Foreign direct investment inflows into India—investments by foreign entities in domestic businesses—hold the potential to transform the economy. Fiscal deficit: Tax buoyancy holds the key to managing deficits India introduced the Fiscal Responsibility and Budget Management Act in 2003, targeting a fiscal deficit—the gap between government spending and revenue—of 3% of GDP. In 2022-23, the last year for which actual …

Maharashtra attracted 45% of country’s FDI in first six months
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Maharashtra attracted 45% of country’s FDI in first six months

Hindustan Times  

MUMBAI: Chief minister Devendra Fadnavis got a chance to push his tagline ‘Ata Maharashtra Thambnar Nahi ’ when the Foreign Direct Investment numbers were released by the central government. It turned out Maharashtra had mopped up 45% of the total FDI of ₹2.49 lakh crore attracted by the country in the first six months of the financial year. Maharashtra attracted …

Maharashtra got 31% of India's FDI in first six months; topped for 5 years: Fadnavis
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Maharashtra got 31% of India's FDI in first six months; topped for 5 years: Fadnavis

Hindustan Times  

Mumbai: Maharashtra has emerged as the top destination for foreign direct investment in India during the first half of the 2024-25 fiscal year, attracting ₹1.13 lakh crore, according to data shared by Devendra Fadnavis, the chief minister of the state. In a post on X, Fadnavis highlighted the state’s performance, noting that the FDI received in the six months from …

FPI inflows decline 99 pc in 2024 to ₹2026 cr from ₹1.71 lakh crore in 2023
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FPI inflows decline 99 pc in 2024 to ₹2026 cr from ₹1.71 lakh crore in 2023

Live Mint  

New Delhi, December 31 : India experienced a drastic drop in Foreign Portfolio Investment inflows in 2024, with net investments falling by 99 per cent compared to the previous year, according to data from the National Securities Depository Limited. The strong performance of the US economy, coupled with resilient stock markets and prolonged higher interest rates, directed substantial investment towards …

ICICI Bank forecasts 1.1% current account deficit for India in FY25 amid trade challenges
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ICICI Bank forecasts 1.1% current account deficit for India in FY25 amid trade challenges

Live Mint  

ICICI Bank has forecasted that its expects India's Current Account Deficit to remain at 1.1 per cent of the GDP in FY25. According to ICICI Bank, “We expect CAD at 1.1 per cent of GDP in FY25.” Factors In Focus In November 2024, India's trade deficit reached a record high of $37.8 billion, primarily due to gold imports totaling $14.9 …

Indian economy to grow at 6.5-6.8 pc in FY25 on higher domestic consumption: Deloitte
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Indian economy to grow at 6.5-6.8 pc in FY25 on higher domestic consumption: Deloitte

Live Mint  

New Delhi, Dec 29 Indian economy is likely to grow at 6.5-6.8 per cent this fiscal and slightly higher between 6.7-7.3 per cent in FY2026, boosted by domestic consumption, Deloitte said on Sunday. Deloitte India Economist Rumki Majumdar said the growth in the first half of the fiscal year 2025 turned out to be slower than estimated as election uncertainties …

Telangana Sees 33 Percent Increase in FDI Inflows in H1 of 2024-25
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Telangana Sees 33 Percent Increase in FDI Inflows in H1 of 2024-25

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: Telangana has achieved an impressive 33 per cent increase in foreign direct investments inflows in the first half of the 2024-25 fiscal year. According to data released by the Union ministry of industries and internal trade, the state received Rs 12,864 crore in FDI between April and September, compared to Rs 9,679 crore during the corresponding period in 2023. …

India’s CAD likely to exceed 2 pc of GDP in Q3 FY25 amid gold import surge: Report
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India’s CAD likely to exceed 2 pc of GDP in Q3 FY25 amid gold import surge: Report

Live Mint  

New Delhi, December 28 : India's Current Account Deficit is expected to rise above 2 per cent of GDP in the third quarter of FY25, driven by a surge in gold imports, according to a report by Bank of Baroda. However, resilient services exports and remittance inflows are likely to cushion the overall impact, keeping the CAD for FY25 within …

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