Net FDI fell 159% in August 2025 as more money left the country than was invested in it

Net FDI fell 159% in August 2025 as more money left the country than was invested in it

Representative image | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto Net Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) into India fell 159% in August 2025, with more money leaving the country than entering it that month, according to official data. This is the second time this financial year that outflows have exceeded inflows. However, the picture is reversed when looked at […]

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Increased outward FDI by Indian companies ‘warrants attention’: Finance Ministry

Increased outward FDI by Indian companies ‘warrants attention’: Finance Ministry

A recent report showed that Indian corporates are planning fewer investments in this financial year (2025) as compared to last year. | Photo Credit: The Hindu Even as Indian companies turn “cautious” on investing within the country, and the global economic scenario remains uncertain, the increased outward foreign direct investment by Indian companies “warrants attention”, […]

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India-U.K. trade pact talks moving in right direction: Commerce Secretary

India-U.K. trade pact talks moving in right direction: Commerce Secretary

‘Negotiations are on. We are on track,’ says Commerce Secretary Sunil Barthwal. ‘Negotiations are on. We are on track,’ says Commerce Secretary Sunil Barthwal. Negotiations for the proposed trade pact between India and the United Kingdom are moving in the right direction, and both sides are expected to reach an agreement soon, a top government […]

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India can attract 5 billion in FDI in five years, says CII-EY report

India can attract $475 billion in FDI in five years, says CII-EY report

71% of MNCs working in India consider the country an important destination for their global expansion based on both short-term and long-term prospects 71% of MNCs working in India consider the country an important destination for their global expansion based on both short-term and long-term prospects Even as the pandemic and geopolitical conflict resulted in […]

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Moody’s sees Quad bolstering India’s trade, investment flows

Moody’s sees Quad bolstering India’s trade, investment flows

Rating firm flags country’s ‘relatively protectionist’ approach, regulatory and infrastructure constraints as key determinants of extent of gains  Rating firm flags country’s ‘relatively protectionist’ approach, regulatory and infrastructure constraints as key determinants of extent of gains  India’s membership of the Quadrilateral Security Dialogue would give it an opportunity to benefit from greater trade and investment […]

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India will do its best to promote South-South cooperation: United Nations envoy Ruchira Kamboj

India will do its best to promote South-South cooperation: United Nations envoy Ruchira Kamboj

Ambassador Kamboj was speaking at a joint side event hosted by UN Political and Peacebuilding and UN Development Programme on South-South and Triangular Cooperation for Peace and Development at the ‘Global South-South Development Expo’. Ambassador Kamboj was speaking at a joint side event hosted by UN Political and Peacebuilding and UN Development Programme on South-South […]

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Morning Digest | WHO declares monkeypox a global emergency; interview with Mohammed Zubair, and more

Morning Digest | WHO declares monkeypox a global emergency; interview with Mohammed Zubair, and more

Nod for close to 80 FDI proposals from China In the past two years, 80 Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) proposals from countries sharing land borders with India were granted permission to invest in India, according to data provided by the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) under the Right to Information Act […]

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