Overseas investment

India’s revised tax treaty with Singapore takes effect

India's revised tax treaty with Singapore, aimed at checking round-tripping of funds, has come into force. While most clauses of the amended treaty signed on December 30 took effect from February 27, the principal clause allowing levy of capital gains tax on investments routed through Singapore will come into force from April 1.

Feb 28, 2017, 17:51 PM IST

'Singapore most favoured destination to invest for Indian companies'

Indian firms' total direct overseas investment increased by 32 percent to USD 2.49 billion in December, with Singapore emerging as the top destination.

Jan 22, 2017, 12:35 PM IST

Cost of capital hurting domestic private investment: Jaitley

Pitching for greater overseas investments to drive India's economic growth, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Monday said domestic private sector investments have been slow and high cost of capital was also affecting several sectors.

Sep 21, 2015, 13:05 PM IST

Govt mulls raising FDI cap to 100% in DTH, cable networks

Government is considering a proposal to raise FDI limits to 100 percent in broadcasting carriage and content services, including DTH and cable networks, aimed at attracting overseas investment and improve infrastructure.

Sep 20, 2015, 12:17 PM IST

No knee-jerk reaction on P-Notes curbs: Jaitley to investors

The comments came as stock markets slumped over 580 points and rupee slid to 64.15 to a dollar as investors saw any government action against P-notes as hurting genuine foreign investments.

Jul 27, 2015, 19:18 PM IST

RBI relaxes norms to boost foreign investment

The Reserve Bank on Tuesday decided to liberalise FDI norms by allowing greater flexibility in the pricing of instruments with a view to attract more investments from overseas.

Feb 03, 2015, 22:35 PM IST

NSE to auction FII limits for Rs 3,161 cr govt debt on Monday

The aggregate overseas investment in these securities has reached Rs 1,21,271 crore - 97.46 per cent of total permitted limit of Rs 1,24,432 crore - as on November 28.

Nov 30, 2014, 11:44 AM IST