International Finance

Tag : FDI

Event News

Annual Investment Meeting to host over 80 conference speakers

At the upcoming Annual Investment Meeting, Dr. Mukhisa Kituyi, Secretary General, United Nations Conference on Trade and Development, Switzerland, will lay emphasis on the need to invest in digital development strategies and other technological advances...
Economy

China’s investment in Indonesia up from $600 million to $1.6 billion

Boost for President Joko Widodo’s ambitious program to build infrastructure IFM Correspondent November 1, 2016: Many countries are racing to invest in Indonesia, South East Asia’s biggest economy. Last week, Finance Minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati said the economy will probably expand 5 percent this year, making Indonesia an attractive investment destination. According to reports from...
Economy

Iran needs FDI to crank up mining sector

International Finance Desk
So far, the country has retained its 14th rank among steel producers Prof. Keyvan Jafari Tehrani September 12, 2013: The Iran Customs Administration released statistics in connection with the foreign trade during the first four months of the Iranian year 1395 (from March 21st through July 21st, 2016). The statistics show that Iran steel industry...
Economy

Iran sees record FDI

Climbs three rankings with a market share of 11.11 percent among Middle East nations IFM Correspondent June 30, 2016: The volume of foreign direct investment (FDI) in Iran has reached the highest level in years since lifting of sanctions in January this year. Data from fDi Markets, an FT service that monitors cross-border greenfield investment,...
Economy

India eases FDI norms to boost employment generation

Decision helps government regain investor confidence IFM Correspondent  June 22, 2016: The Indian government led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi made sweeping changes to foreign direct investment (FDI) norms announcing easier terms and conditions for investors in sectors ranging from civil aviation to pharmaceuticals. The government has increased sectoral caps, raised limits under the automatic...
Economy

Will AEC be a force to reckon with?

The 10-nation group wants to make its presence felt globally Suparna Goswami Bhattacharya February 24, 2016: This year, Southeast Asian countries finally embarked on a new journey — the formation ASEAN Economic Committee (AEC). It has been in the works for years now and hence it is not surprising that expectations ran high when the...
Fintech

Changing the rules of the game

A look at the laws governing tax residency in India Pallavi Singhal May 28, 2015: Tax residency is at the core of any taxation system as it determines the sovereign right of a country to tax income. The tax residency determines whether a tax payer is liable to pay tax on global income or source...
Economy

India opens its doors a little more

Sharan Lal says that the announcements on FDI send out a strong message that the newly elected government would promptly draw up action points where ever required July 30,2014: Earlier this July, Arun Jaitley, the Finance Minister of the recently elected NDA government in India, pleased the Indian markets by his announcement on increase in...