Other Briefings
India Looks to FDI to Boost Nuclear Energy Sector
By Ian Bhullar Jun. 18 – Indian Minister of State in the Prime Minister’s Office, V Narayanasamy, backed plans last week for the country’s nuclear energy sector to be opened to foreign direct investment. “We should agree to FDI. We should open up,” Narayanasamy said while speaking to the Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry.
U.S.-Indian Business Relations Strained by Political Gridlock and Flip-flopping
By Sofia Liska Jun. 15 – Business relations between India and the rest of the world are not going well, particularly with companies from the United States that are trying to invest in the Indian economy. S.M. Krishna, India’s external affairs minister, attempted to emphasize on Tuesday that India is in fact committed to making […]
Free Trade Agreement between the EU and India Getting Closer?
Jun. 13 – Long-delayed negotiations for the proposed free trade agreement between India and the European Union seem to be gaining momentum again. A ministerial level meeting is slated for June 26 between Commerce Minister Anand Sharma and EU Trade Commissioner Karel De Gucht to take the talks forward.
India’s Foreign Institutional Investor Inflows Highest Since 2001
Jun. 6 – The current economic trends affecting the global market have not been overly positive recently, even in countries such as China and India. For the latter, GDP growth for of 5.3 percent for the January to March 2011-2012 period was the lowest in nine years. This was a bit of a surprise considering […]
India-China Business Update: Jun. 4
Our regular round up of India-China comparisons, including free downloads, reports and commentary from entrepreneurs and business people familiar with both countries.
New Issue of India Briefing: Payroll Processing in India
The new issue of India Briefing Magazine, titled Payroll Processing in India, is out now and is immediately available as a complimentary PDF download on the Asia Briefing Bookstore. In this issue, we aim to help expatriate managers and business owners grasp the overall picture of how payroll works in India. We also discuss how outsourcing payroll can benefit all types of companies, particularly those of small and medium-size.
Infrastructure: India Frontrunner in Public-Private-Partnerships
May 31 – It is generally believed that India’s infrastructure is bad, especially when compared to the impressive infrastructure of China. International observers like to explain the current reality as a result of the differences in political systems: India being a democratic country and China being officially communist. India’s bureaucratic hurdles, the numerous decision-makers, and […]
India-EU Trade Grows 22%
Over US$100 billion for first time May 30 – Bilateral trade between India and the European Union went beyond US$100 billion for the first time last year, showing a growth of some 22 percent over the previous year. India’s Commerce Ministry released the data last week, showing US$110 billion worth of trade, up from US$90 […]
