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New Issue of India Briefing: Trading with India
This issue of India Briefing Magazine, Trading With India, focuses on the dynamics driving India as a global trading hub. Within this issue, you will find tips for buying and selling in India from overseas, as well as how to set up a trading company in the country. India is poised to become a major global sourcing center, and we hope this issue both educates and informs our readers how best to approach this growing market.
Foreign Investment Manufacturing Incentives in India
Using Special Economic Zones To Your Advantage By Gunjan Sinha, Dezan Shira & Associates, Delhi Jul. 26 – Increasing numbers of foreign investors are establishing operations in India, with many undertaking the combined activities of manufacturing and assembly for both the Indian domestic and global export markets. A recent example of this is the U.S. […]
Biden: U.S. & India Want Quadrupling of Bilateral Trade to US$500 Billion
U.S. Vice President Joe Biden, the first to visit India in three decades, spoke of the two countries’ mutual desire to quadruple bilateral trade at a speech given in Delhi yesterday. However, he acknowledged a lot needed to be done to remove trade barriers, and that India needed to address its “inconsistent” tax system and barriers to market access.
India’s Mobile Subscriber Market: ZooZoos Are Back!
India now the world’s fastest growing mobile subscriber market Jul. 23 – The ZooZoos, a televised advertising campaign launched by Vodafone India to promote their mobile telecoms services in India, are back for this year’s Indian Premier League (or IPL, an international Twenty20 cricket league). Launched in 2009, the characters were retired for last season’s […]
Corporate FDI in India on the Rise After Regulatory Liberalization
MNCs are betting that India is going to fly Op-ed Commentary: Chris Devonshire-Ellis, Dezan Shira & Associates Foreign direct investment (FDI) in India from the multinational corporation (MNC) level is on the rise with some substantial acquisitions in recent months following the relaxation of several FDI ceilings across a variety of industry sectors. Illustrating this […]
Indian Rupee Devaluation Good News For Global Sourcing & Export Manufacturers
Jul. 19 – The devaluation of the Indian Rupee is having a positive effect on foreign investment in many of India’s manufacturing areas, especially as the Chinese RMB is rising. Both local Indian production and exports are seeing positive outcomes, as is foreign investment into the country. Due to the steep slide in the rupee […]
Foreign Investment Opportunities in India “Similar To China 20 Years Ago”
Jul. 18 – Chris Devonshire-Ellis, the Founding Partner of Dezan Shira & Associates, stated in a conference in Beijing yesterday that the opportunities for foreign investors in India are along the same lines as that of China in the early 1990’s. Speaking to a select group of foreign investors, he pointed out the similarities between the […]
Introduction to Investment Structures in India
Until 1991, the Indian economy was a closed market. India’s economic liberalization dramatically changed the situation for foreign investment – today FDI up to 100 percent is allowed under the automatic route in most sectors/activities. Under the automatic route, FDI does not require any prior agreement and only involves intimation to the Reserve Bank of […]
