The fDi Report 2017 compiled by fDi Intelligence, a division of The Financial Times Ltd., says that India retained its position as the world's topmost greenfield destination for Foreign Direct Investment for the second consecutive year, attracting $62.3 billion in 2016. China has overtaken the U.S. to become the second...
India's Dairy Sector Buoyant Despite Global Slump
According to Dublin, Ireland-based Research and Markets, India, the largest producer and consumer of milk globally, should report a 15.6% year-on-year growth in revenues for this year. India's demographics and dietary habits have changed over the past two decades, and the demand for cheese, ice cream, and yogurt now takes...
India Could Outpace China with Shifts in U.S. Policy
In a long article, supported ably by charts, the South China Morning Post compares the differences between the economies of India and China, and puts forth reasons why "India could trump China as U.S. policy shifts". Highlights of the publication's views: SCMP Views on India China Debt India’s debt ratios...
In 2016, India Held $118.2 Billion U.S. Government Securities
Data available with the U.S. Treasury Department showed that India was the 12th largest holder of U.S. government securities at the end of 2016, with exposure worth $118.2 billion in December. Among the BRIC countries, India stood at 3rd place after China and Brazil in terms of exposure. The Economic...
In a U.S.- China Trade War, Does India Benefit?
Analysts differ on their opinions on whether India stands to gain if there were to be a trade war between the U.S. and China, but the majority say India stands to benefit from the tensions. The Economic Times reports that Seshadri Chari, a national executive member of the ruling Bharatiya...
India's Motherson Sumi Acquires Finland's Automotive company
Noida, India-based automotive component firm Motherson Sumi Systems, a joint venture between its parent Samvardhana Motherson Group and Sumitomo Wiring Systems of Japan, acquired Finland’s PKC Group Plc for about $609 million. “We are very happy to announce that we have successfully acquired 93.75 per cent shareholding in the PKC...