Foreign direct investment refers to investments made by companies or entities based in one country into companies or entities based in another country. Open economies that have skilled workforces and good growth prospects tend to attract more foreign direct investment than closed economies. Companies make foreign direct investments to gain access to new markets, expand their business internationally, increase their global competitiveness, and reduce costs through activities like research and development or production in other countries.
2. Meaning
An investment made by a company or entity based in one country, into a company or
entity based in another country.
Foreign direct investments differ from indirect investments such as invest in equities
listed on a nation's stock exchange.
Open economies with skilled workforces and good growth prospects tend to attract
larger amounts of foreign direct investment than closed, highly regulated economies.
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4. Why FDI?
Gain a new geographic market
To expand business in different countries
Increase a firm¨s global competitiveness and positioning
Fill gaps in a company¨s product lines in a global industry
Reduce costs in areas such as R&D, production, and distribution
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5. Merits of FDI
Being a part of BRICS nation
Large and growing market
Cost-effective and highly skilled labor
Employment opportunity will increase
Billion dollars will be invested in Indian market
Spread import and export business in different countries
Agriculture products will get good price
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6. Demerits of FDI
Home market will effect
Inflation rate will increase
An economically backward class person suffers from price raise
Retailer faces loss in business
Market places are situated too far which increases traveling expenses
Workers safety and policies are not mentioned clearly
Again India become slaves because of FDI
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7. Prohibited areas of FDI
Gambling and betting
Lottery business
Atomic energy
Housing and real estate
Agriculture
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8. Limits of FDI in India
Insurance C 26%
Domestic airlines C 49%
Telecom services- Foreign equity 74%
Private sector banks- 74%
FM Broadcasting - foreign equity 20%
Defense production C 26%
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9. Limits of FDI in India (´ cont)
News and current affairs- 26%
Broadcasting- cable, DTH, up-linking C foreign equity 49%
Single Brand retailing C 51%
Tea plantation C 100%
Courier services- 100%
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10. TELECOM
FDI in basic and cellular, unified access services, national/ international long distance
V-Sat, public mobile radio trunk services , global mobile personal communications
services
- Automatic up to 49%
- FIPB beyond 49% but up to 74%
Manufacture of telecom equipments - Automatic up to 100%.
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11. DOMESTIC AIRLINES
FDI up to 49% (40%) permitted under automatic route
Automatic Route is not available
However, a foreign airlines are not allowed to have any direct or indirect equity
participation
100% investment by NRIs/OCB¨s
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12. INSURANCE
FDI up to 26% allowed on the automatic route
However, license from the Insurance Regulatory & Development Authority (IRDA)
has to be obtained
There is a proposal to increase this limit to 49%
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13. PRINT MEDIA
FDI upto 100% in publishing/printing scientific & technical magazines, periodicals
& journals
FDI upto 26% in publishing news papers and periodicals dealing in news and
current affairs.
All investments are subject to the guidelines issued by the Ministry of Information
and Broadcasting
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14. Why in India
Fourth largest Largest
Economy democracy C
(PPP) - A safe political stability
place & consensus on
to do business reforms
Largest Liberal &
reservoir of transparent
skilled investment
manpower policies
Long-term
sustainable Second Largest
Competitive Emerging Market
advantage
- High growth rate
economy
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15. Global Business Leaders on
India
^India is a developed
country as far as ^India can be the test
intellectual capital is bed for developing
concerned ̄ solutions for the
poorest nations.  ̄
JACK WELCH, GE GERARD KLEISTERLEE , PHILIPS
^India is handling the
^India has evolved into
most sophisticated
one of the world¨s
projects in the world. I
leading technology
am impressed with the
centres.  ̄
quality of work ̄
CRAIG BARRET, INTEL
BILL GATES, MICROSOFT
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17. Global Leaders from India
3rd largest producer of Largest producer
One of the top IT optical storage media in the of motorbikes in
Services company in world the world
the world
World¨s largest tube
World¨s largest based television
refinery plant manufacturer
Amongst top 3 truck
manufacturers in the world
World leader in viscose World¨s largest
staple fibre and 3rd largest World¨s 2nd largest forging producer of terry-
producer of insulator company with outsourcing to towels
major car manufacturers
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