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India Set To Double Investment Limit For Foreign Individuals: Report
RBI is set to double to 10% a cap on investment by individual foreign investors in listed companies, as it aims to boost capital inflows, according to two senior government officials and documents reviewed by Reuters.
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India Doubles Healthcare Spending, More FDI Allowed In Insurance
India proposed doubling healthcare spending in an annual budget unveiled on Monday and lifted caps on foreigners investing in its vast insurance market to help revive an economy that suffered its deepest recorded slump as a result of the pandemic.
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Digital Media, News Agencies Need To Comply With 26% FDI Cap: Centre
News aggregators, news agencies which supply information to digital media firms and companies uploading news and current affairs on websites will have to comply with the 26 per cent foreign investment cap, the government said on Friday.
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74% FDI In Defence Via Automatic Route, With National Security Rider
Foreign firms can directly invest up to 74 per cent in the defence sector, the government said today, raising the Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) cap from 49 per cent through the automatic route. However, foreign investments will be subject to scrutiny on grounds of national security and the government will have the right to review any investment t...
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Foreign Investment Allowed In Digital Media With 26 Per Cent Cap
The Centre today approved 26 per cent overseas investment in digital media as part of a relaxing of Foreign Direct Investment norms across four sectors. The present FDI policy is silent on the fast-growing digital media segment. Currently, 26 per cent Foreign Direct Investment is allowed in the print media with government approval. The correspondin...
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Removing FDI Cap Will Generate Employment, Says Minister Radha Mohan Singh
Union Agriculture Minister Radha Mohan Singh welcomed the government's decision to remove "controlled condition" for 100 per cent Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in animal husbandry sector and said this will lead to inflow of foreign investments and generate employment.
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Insurance Bill Passed in Rajya Sabha With Support From Congress, Other Opposition Parties
Parliament tonight approved the NDA government's first major economic reform measure as the long-pending bill providing for raising foreign investment cap in insurance was passed by Rajya Sabha after main Opposition Congress and some other parties came on board.
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Insurance Bill Tabled in Rajya Sabha Amid Sparring on Technicalities
A controversial bill providing for raising the Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) cap in the insurance sector was introduced in Rajya Sabha today but not before a heated debate and adjournments over technicalities as a similar legislation was pending in the House.
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Parliamentary Committee for Raising Foreign Investment Cap in Insurance to 49 Per Cent
A parliamentary committee has recommended raising to 49 per cent the cap on foreign investment in insurance joint ventures to help draw more fund flows into a sector starved of capital and squeezed by regulations.
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PM Modi's Big Reform, the Insurance Bill, Caught in Numbers Trap
Plain numbers could govern the fate of the landmark Insurance Bill that represents the BJP-led government's first major legislative reform. Many parties have said they will stonewall the bill, which seeks to raise the cap on Foreign Direct Investment in the insurance sector.
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Sector Caps on Investments Should be Removed for NRIs: GP Hinduja
Investments by Non-Resident Indians in India should be treated on par with resident Indians and sector caps applicable to foreign investors should be removed for NRIs, leading NRI entrepreneur G P Hinduja has said.
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Opinion: Jaitley Budget is Astute and Realistic
Disappointments include low FDI cap in defence, writes Ashok Malik.
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Cabinet defers consideration of pharma, housing FDI proposals
The Cabinet today deferred the consideration of proposals to relax foreign direct investment norms in the housing sector and to reduce the FDI cap to 49 per cent in critical areas of the pharma segment.
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Vodafone to invest $2 billion in India; telecom operators to consolidate: Sibal
Vodafone is planning on investing $2 billion in India, encouraged post removal of cap on foreign direct investment.
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Home Ministry opposes any hike of FDI cap in media
The Home Ministry has strongly opposed any move to increase the FDI cap in the broadcasting and print media, saying allowing more foreign investment in the sensitive sectors may compromise country's security.
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India Set To Double Investment Limit For Foreign Individuals: Report
RBI is set to double to 10% a cap on investment by individual foreign investors in listed companies, as it aims to boost capital inflows, according to two senior government officials and documents reviewed by Reuters.
-
India Doubles Healthcare Spending, More FDI Allowed In Insurance
India proposed doubling healthcare spending in an annual budget unveiled on Monday and lifted caps on foreigners investing in its vast insurance market to help revive an economy that suffered its deepest recorded slump as a result of the pandemic.
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Digital Media, News Agencies Need To Comply With 26% FDI Cap: Centre
News aggregators, news agencies which supply information to digital media firms and companies uploading news and current affairs on websites will have to comply with the 26 per cent foreign investment cap, the government said on Friday.
-
74% FDI In Defence Via Automatic Route, With National Security Rider
Foreign firms can directly invest up to 74 per cent in the defence sector, the government said today, raising the Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) cap from 49 per cent through the automatic route. However, foreign investments will be subject to scrutiny on grounds of national security and the government will have the right to review any investment t...
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Foreign Investment Allowed In Digital Media With 26 Per Cent Cap
The Centre today approved 26 per cent overseas investment in digital media as part of a relaxing of Foreign Direct Investment norms across four sectors. The present FDI policy is silent on the fast-growing digital media segment. Currently, 26 per cent Foreign Direct Investment is allowed in the print media with government approval. The correspondin...
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Removing FDI Cap Will Generate Employment, Says Minister Radha Mohan Singh
Union Agriculture Minister Radha Mohan Singh welcomed the government's decision to remove "controlled condition" for 100 per cent Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in animal husbandry sector and said this will lead to inflow of foreign investments and generate employment.
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Insurance Bill Passed in Rajya Sabha With Support From Congress, Other Opposition Parties
Parliament tonight approved the NDA government's first major economic reform measure as the long-pending bill providing for raising foreign investment cap in insurance was passed by Rajya Sabha after main Opposition Congress and some other parties came on board.
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Insurance Bill Tabled in Rajya Sabha Amid Sparring on Technicalities
A controversial bill providing for raising the Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) cap in the insurance sector was introduced in Rajya Sabha today but not before a heated debate and adjournments over technicalities as a similar legislation was pending in the House.
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Parliamentary Committee for Raising Foreign Investment Cap in Insurance to 49 Per Cent
A parliamentary committee has recommended raising to 49 per cent the cap on foreign investment in insurance joint ventures to help draw more fund flows into a sector starved of capital and squeezed by regulations.
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PM Modi's Big Reform, the Insurance Bill, Caught in Numbers Trap
Plain numbers could govern the fate of the landmark Insurance Bill that represents the BJP-led government's first major legislative reform. Many parties have said they will stonewall the bill, which seeks to raise the cap on Foreign Direct Investment in the insurance sector.
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Sector Caps on Investments Should be Removed for NRIs: GP Hinduja
Investments by Non-Resident Indians in India should be treated on par with resident Indians and sector caps applicable to foreign investors should be removed for NRIs, leading NRI entrepreneur G P Hinduja has said.
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Opinion: Jaitley Budget is Astute and Realistic
Disappointments include low FDI cap in defence, writes Ashok Malik.
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Cabinet defers consideration of pharma, housing FDI proposals
The Cabinet today deferred the consideration of proposals to relax foreign direct investment norms in the housing sector and to reduce the FDI cap to 49 per cent in critical areas of the pharma segment.
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Vodafone to invest $2 billion in India; telecom operators to consolidate: Sibal
Vodafone is planning on investing $2 billion in India, encouraged post removal of cap on foreign direct investment.
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Home Ministry opposes any hike of FDI cap in media
The Home Ministry has strongly opposed any move to increase the FDI cap in the broadcasting and print media, saying allowing more foreign investment in the sensitive sectors may compromise country's security.
