'If the Union Budget can provide incentives for animal spirits to come as well as induce demand stimulus and consumption, the Budget would have done a wonderful job.'
At a recent meeting of the high level coordination committee of regulators on capital markets, the RBI clarified that no approvals for VCFs will be issued since the Finance Ministry is reviewing the policy for investment in the realty sector for both foreign direct investment (FDI) and portfolio investments by foreign institutional investors.
The government kept its nerve in the face of a massive shock. It chose not to resort to a massive fiscal stimulus. It focused instead on providing liquidity support and easing restrictions on movement in stages, observes T T Ram Mohan.
In the near term, two key factors are the outcome of the monsoon season in respect to cropping yields; and the correction in the crude oil price.
This crisis requires political sophistication and governance skills. This BJP has neither, observes Shekhar Gupta.
There is no industry in India where the licence-permit raj hinders entry more than in the case of banking.
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Amidst debate over control of Jet Airways post UAE's Etihad buying stake, the RBI on Thursday notified FDI guidelines defining control of a company, saying that a firm will be said to be controlled by non-residents if they have powers to appoint majority of the directors.
Overseas airlines can operate unlimited number of flights into and out of India.
International coffee chain Starbucks will send a revised application to the department of industrial policy and promotion for an entry into the Indian market.
Mauritius is biggest route for investment into India.
Given the concerns around trade wars that threaten to jeopardise global capital flows as well, attracting foreign capital needs to be a policy priority, says Neelkanth Mishra.
The company is not holding plans for clarity on policy.
Bharti will move FIPB soon for increasing Axa's stake to 49%
India is today one of the top locations for semiconductor design and embedded software, but it remains hidden under a generic and misleading name, IT/ITES services.
Total FDI from China in India so far is about $1.24 billion
The Make in India Week has become a platform for two Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-ruled states to jostle for the number one destination in India for investor funds.
To the extent that body shopping is replaced by true offshoring, everyone is better off, says Ajay Shah.
At the heart of the current controversy is the government's FDI rule
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Single-brand retailers are also allowed to take e-commerce route for such trading.
A sense of urgency can be detected in the Congress-led UPA government's attempt to shift its policy stance with a series of initiatives aimed at reinforcing its image as a government for the common man.
The company's search for a partner in India seems to be grounded once again
This could mean an end to the talks for a possible partnership between the two firms in the multi-brand retail space -- less than a year after 51 per cent foreign investment was allowed in the sector.
'Only on two occasions has the RSS thrown itself completely on the side of the BJP.' 'In 1977 in the wake of the Emergency. And in 2014 with Modi.' 'Now, I've been told that this is not going to happen in 2019.'
The government on Monday said foreign investors eligible through the automatic approval route should seek prior approval only in case of specific reasons.
Modi is keen to get more investments into Gujarat.
The Delhi High Court on Wednesday allowed a plea to implead DGCA as a party to a PIL seeking quashing of approvals being granted by the Centre to operationalise the $30 million deal between Tata Sons and Malaysia-based AirAsia.
Moody's listed six agenda on the list of pending reforms -- land acquisition Bill, labour law reforms, significant infrastructure investment, tangible benefit from Make in India initiative, tax administration and PSU bank reforms
India is committed to getting back to a sustainable growth path of 8 to 9 per cent, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has said, adding that such a target is achievable because the fundamentals of the Indian economy remain strong.
According to the global financial services firm, FY16 would be a notable year for India with gradual improvement in economic growth and declining inflationary pressures amid falling global commodity prices and policy initiatives.
Asserting that leading international consultancy firm A T Kearney had rated India as the third hottest FDI destination, India on Thursday sought investment from Taiwan in telecom and ICT ventures.
Stating that a weak fiscal position continues to constrain India's sovereign ratings, Fitch said the next government's medium-term fiscal policy will be of particular importance from a rating perspective.
The All India Bank Officers' Confederation, the apex level organisation of bank officers, has demanded that RBI's proposal to amend the Banking Regulation Act to raise the cap on voting rights beyond the present 10 per cent be dropped.
The International Monetary Fund has asked India to speed up reforms, including removal of trade barriers, liberalisation of FDI regime and easing of labour laws, to attain over 6-6.5 per cent GDP growth.
As many as 65 per cent of respondents have positive expectations from the budget and believe that it will succeed in giving a definite push to economic growth and job creation, a survey has said.
Voicing his displeasure over several incidents of mob violence in the country, he said, "Lynching is not the word from Indian ethos, its origin is from a story in a separate religious text. We Indians trust in brotherhood. Don't impose such terms on Indians."
The CPI-M said it does not want to part of government "stock-taking."
'Keeping its financial interests in mind, China wants no enmity with the Nepalese government.'
Policy constraints may prevent many of the global retail giants from reaching their full potential.There are too many restrictions right now in the sector and policy makers lack clarity.
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