Thursday, January 11, 2018

Amendments in the FDI Policy

Cabinet approves amendments in FDI policy
10 January, 2017

Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) is a major driver of economic growth for all countries. It is a source of non-debt finance also. Government of India has put in place an investor friendly policy on FDI, under which FDI up to 100%, is permitted on the automatic route in most sectors/ activities.
highlights
  • ​​​​​​​100% FDI under automatic route for Single Brand Retail Trading
  • 100% FDI under automatic route in Construction Development
  • Foreign airlines allowed to invest up to 49% under approval route in Air India
  • FIIs/FPIs allowed to invest in Power Exchanges through primary market
  • Definition of ‘medical devices’ amended in the FDI Policy

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