FDI

May 08, 2013

Innovation, governance will drive the needed growth: Gopalakrishnan

Tags: Confederation of Indian Industry, Reserve Bank Of India, Kris Gopalakrishnan, FDI

Industry stakeholders recently came together at a panel discussion, organised by the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) in New Delhi, to find out the ways for bringing back the Indian economy on the growth path.

January 31, 2013

'Mega food park scheme receiving good response'

Tags: mega food park, Food Processing Industry, Rakesh Kacker, National Summit, FICCI, FDI

The central government has given approval for 30 mega food parks across the country, Food Processing Industries secretary Rakesh Kacker said in Mumbai on Wednesday.

January 16, 2013

Realty sector banks on key bills for recovery

Tags: Realty sector, Real Estate Regulation Bill, CREDAI, Lalit Kumar Jain, Land Acquisition Bill, Lok Sabha, Competition Commission of India, FDI, Belani Group

India's realtors, who saw lackluster business last year, are keeping their fingers crossed, hoping for better market sentiments this year. They are also banking on vital legislation that the government is set to introduce in next month's budget session of parliament that would be critical for the sector's growth.

January 15, 2013

Big names might be absent from 'Bengal Leads'

In its bid to attract big ticket investments in the industry-hungry state, the West Bengal government is organising its annual investors' meet - the second edition of 'Bengal Leads' - from Tuesday, but the likely absence of big names is proving a major dampener.

January 08, 2013

Maharashtra numero uno in attracting FDI

Tags: Maharashtra, FDI, Prithviraj Chavan, New Industrial Policy

Attracting nearly 33 percent of all foreign direct investments (FDI) in the country since 2000, Maharashtra remains the numero uno choice for all foreign investors, chief minister Prithviraj Chavan said in Mumbai on Monday.

January 08, 2013

India's global rise, a rich opportunity for US firms

Tags: US-India Civil Nuclear Agreement, Carnegie Endowment for International PeaceCarnegie Endowment for International Peace, Ashley J. Tellis, FDI, Afghanistan, American defence technology

With the India-US civil nuclear deal removing the biggest obstacle in their relationship, a US think tank has said their concerted cooperation could help India's global rise and provide a rich opportunity for US businesses.

January 03, 2013

Torrp-it-up: Foraying into the Indian QSR market

Tags: Torrp-it-up, QSR, Market, india, expansion, industry, F&B, SG Mittal Enterprises, Mumbai, FDI, multi-brand retail, Prateek Mittal

Torrp-it-up is a quick service restaurant (QSR) brand by S.G.Mittal Enterprises, eyeing the growing QSR market in India. Started in Mumbai, in 2008, the chain is aggressively seeking expansion in the Indian market.

December 28, 2012

2012: FDI in retail is a window of opportunity

Tags: FDI, retail NSIC, WASME, P.Udaykumar, P.C.Sabharwal

Although there is a clash of opinion among the SMEs themselves regarding the impact of FDI on smaller retailers, a large group of SMEs do consider this to be a great opportunity. 2012, will be remembered as a landmark year for SMEs because of the fact that FDI got the cabinet approval.

December 12, 2012

Wal-Mart lobbying rocks parliament, government open to probe

Tags: Wal-Mart, FDI, Congress, UPA government, BJP, Yashwant Sinha, Lok Sabha, Kamal Nath, Meira Kumar, Rajya Sabha, Hamid Ansari

The issue of international supermarket chain Wal-Mart lobbying in the US to open the way for FDI in retail in India rocked both houses of parliament Tuesday as the opposition across the political divide sought a probe into the matter.

December 07, 2012

Compel retailers to invest in rural India

Tags: FDI, multi-brand retail, Shriram Gadhave, All India Vegetable Growers Association

India’s coalition government has built ‘consensus’ needed to push forward reforms that allow foreign supermarkets to operate here. The fear is that in due course, foreign players could end up controlling the market, without significantly improving back-end infrastructure, according to an industry body.

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