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Resume operations, says FM Sitharaman; India Inc cites hurdles in way

Industry wants cash in the hands of the poor, more policy reform in sectors such as tourism, automotives and aviation

Foreign investors pull out $26 bn from Asian economies; $16 bn from India

In Europe, over 30 million people in Germany, France, the UK, Spain, and Italy have applied for state support, while first quarter 2020 data indicates that the eurozone economy contracted by 3.8%

Modi meets 3 cabinet ministers to get investments, lift economy in lockdown

Modi held a meeting with Home Minister Amit Shah, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, Commerce & Industry Minister Piyush Goyal and officials to discuss strategies to woo investors

The rise of discretion

Recent decisions in the wake of Covid-19 have hurt India's FDI policy

India Inc's overseas investment at $2.37 bn in Feb from $2.23 bn in Jan

Bharti Airtel infused $978.92 million in a wholly-owned subsidiary in Mauritius, Tata Steel invested $162.19 million in a subsidiary in Singapore

India still fourth-most attractive market, shows PwC Global CEO survey

But confidence in global economic growth reached lowest levels since 2008 financial crash

Amazon not doing India a favour by investing billion dollars: Piyush Goyal

Minister's remarks come a day after Bezos announced $1 billion investment

Government plans new law to safeguard foreign investment, says report

Finance ministry has proposed appointing a mediator and setting up fast-track courts to settle disputes between investors and the government

FDI rises 15% during Apr-Sep to $26 bn; services attract most investments

FDI is important as the country requires major investments to overhaul its infrastructure sector to boost growth

Key policy steps taken by NDA govt this year to revive a sagging economy

Macroeconomic parameters have shown that the Indian economy is going through a rough patch. Here are the key policy decisions taken by the govt in 2019, to bring the India growth story back on track

Bill seeks panel to gauge foreign investment with national security impact

G V L Narasimha Rao (BJP), Sudhanshu Trivedi (BJP), Rakesh Sinha (nominated), P L Punia (Congress), V P Nishad (SP) and Ashok Bajpai (BJP) took part in the discussion.

Govt open to further reforms to attract more investment: Sitharaman

The government has taken various steps, including reduction of corporate tax, she said at India-Sweden Business Summit

India will resume previous pace of growth, says CFA Institute CEO

India's economic issues are cyclical and not structural, and we believe India will resume its previous pace of economic growth in coming years, says Franklin

How a trickle of foreign funds into India bonds can be turned into a flood

Overseas funds have long sought greater access to Indian bonds, drawn to an economy where the yields are among Asia's highest

FPIs remain net buyers for third straight month; invest Rs 22,872 cr in Nov

FPIs had invested a net sum of Rs 16,037.6 crore in October and Rs 6,557.8 crore in September

Rethinking supply chains in the Indo-Pacific

Global companies are re-evaluating their supply chains to mitigate the impact of this uncertainty on cost and earning structures

Odisha topples Maharashtra in attracting new investments in H1 FY20

Corners 18% of virgin investments drawn by all states, compare to Maharashtra's 16%

Tough call for RBI

On one hand, growth is slowing down, while on the other, inflation is inching up

The global outlook could be worse than 'low for long'

The surest way out would be for governments to work together, while moving to bolster growth at home

FPIs stay bullish on India, pour in Rs 5,072 cr in October so far

Foreign investors put in a net sum of Rs 4,970 crore in equities and a net Rs 102 crore in the debt market during October 1-18