FDI and India
FDI and India
FDI and India
3. economies of scale.
TYPES OF FDI
• Horizontal FDI arises when a firm duplicates its home country-based
activities at the same value chain stage in a host country through FDI.
• Platform FDI Foreign direct investment from a source country into a
destination country for the purpose of exporting to a third country.
• Vertical FDI takes place when a firm through FDI moves upstream or
downstream in different value chains i.e., when firms perform value-
adding activities stage by stage in a vertical fashion in a host country.
METHODS OF FDI
• The foreign direct investor may acquire voting power of an enterprise
in an economy through any of the following methods:
• by incorporating a wholly owned subsidiary or company anywhere
• by acquiring shares in an associated enterprise
• through a merger or an acquisition of an unrelated enterprise
• participating in an equity joint venture with another investor or
enterprise[
Foreign direct investment incentives may take the following forms:
1. low corporate tax and individual income tax rates
2. tax holidays
3. other types of tax concessions
4. preferential tariffs
5. special economic zones
6. EPZ – export processing zones
7. bonded warehouses
8. maquiladoras
9. investment financial subsidies
10. free land or land subsidies
11. relocation & expatriation
12. infrastructure subsidies
13. R&D support
14. energy
15. derogation from regulations (usually for very large projects)
16. Governmental investment promotion agencies (IPAs) use various marketing strategies inspired by the
private sector to try and attract inward FDI, including diaspora marketing.
BENEFITS
• Apart from being a critical driver of economic growth, Foreign Direct
Investment (FDI) has been a major non-debt financial resource for the
economic development of India. Foreign companies invest in India to take
advantage of relatively lower wages, special investment privileges like tax
exemptions, etc. For a country where foreign investment is being made, it
also means achieving technical know-how and generating employment.
• The Indian Government’s favourable policy regime and robust business
environment has ensured that foreign capital keeps flowing into the
country. The Government has taken many initiatives in recent years such
as relaxing FDI norms across sectors such as defence, PSU oil refineries,
telecom, power exchanges, and stock exchanges, among others
Market size
•Foreign Investment Facilitation Portal (FIFP) is the new online single point interface of the Government of
India for investors to facilitate Foreign Direct Investment. This portal is designed to facilitate the single window
clearance of applications which are through approval route. Upon receipt of the FDI application, the
concerned Administrative Ministry/Department shall process the application as per the Standard Operation
Procedure (SOP).
•Subsequent to abolition of the Foreign Investment Promotion Board (FIPB) by the Government, the work of
granting government approval for foreign investment under the extant FDI Policy and FEMA Regulations, has
been entrusted to the concerned Administrative Ministries/Departments.
•Broadcasting
•Print media
•Civil Aviation
•Satellites
•Telecom
•Financial services not regulated or regulated by more than one regulator/ Banking Public and Private (as per FDI
Policy)
•Pharmaceuticals.
FDI Reporting Requirements
• Within 30 days of receipt of money from the foreign investor, the
Indian company will report to the Regional Office of Reserve Bank of
India (RBI) under whose jurisdiction its registered office is located.
• Within 30 days from the date of issue of shares a report in Form FC-
GPR together with the following documents should be filed with the
Regional Office of RBI:
• Certificate from the Company Secretary of the company accepting
investment from persons resident outside
• Certificate from Statutory Auditors or Chartered Accountant indicating
the manner of arriving at the price of the shares issued to the persons
resident outside India
fdi in india
SECTORS ALLOWED SECTORS NOT ALLOWED
Plantation Sector, E-Commerce Gambling and Betting, Chit Funds, Nidhi Company
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FDI INFLOWS (IN USD MILLION)
Followed by Singapore US
$9,273 Million
Netherland US $ 2,677
Million
Reasons behind increasing fdi inflows
• Economic Development
• Creation of Employment
Opportunities
• Technology Diffusion and
Knowledge Transfer
• Increase Competition and
standard of Living
Recent norms to promote fdi in india
• Revival of FDI Policy on Digital
Media, Manufacturing and Coal
Mining
• Revival of FDI Policies
• No Government approval for FDI
in Real Estate Broking Services
• Release of “National Digital
Communications Policy, 2018”
and Draft of “National E-
Commerce Policy”
Foreign Institutional
Investors
An institution established outside India, which invests in securities
traded on the markets in India
Background
Permitted to invest in all the securities traded on the primary and secondary markets
Reputed foreign investors, such as Pension Funds etc., were allowed to invest in Indian capital
market.
Since 1995 the flow of FII is being increasing with new investors coming into the market.
Financial Institutional Investors
Financial Institutional Investors are organizations which pool large sums of money and invest those sums
in securities, real property and other investment assets.
They can also include operating companies which decide to invest their profits to some degree in these types of assets.
Types of typical investors include banks, insurance companies, retirement or pension funds, hedge funds, investment
advisors and mutual funds.
Foreign Institutional Investors (FIIs), Non-Resident Indians (NRIs), and Persons of Indian Origin (PIOs) are allowed
to invest in the primary and secondary capital markets in India through the portfolio investment scheme (PIS).
Under this scheme, FIIs/NRIs can acquire shares/debentures of Indian companies through the stock exchanges in
India
What is the legal framework governing FII in India
• The FIIs have to comply with such special focus regulations and obtain
approval from both the authorities SEBI and RBI to operate which
shall enable them to engage in buying and selling of securities, open
foreign currency, remit, repatriate funds, etc.
ADVANTAGES OF FII
• Enhanced flow of capital
• The growth rate of the country is enhanced as the funds are inflowing which can help
boost the production as well as the rate of employment in the host country.
• A competitive spirit is encouraged
• It promotes a healthy environment for competition and growth of both the parties
which are involved in the transaction that can help strengthen the bond. It can prove
to be beneficial to invest in certain countries because of their economies.
• Improved Business
• The foreign institutional investors build professionals and they are planted in various
countries for investment purposes which increases and improves corporate
governance when they solve the firm’s operation which helps achieve desired goals.
DISADVANTAGES OF FII
• Shortage of Funds
• In case of a bad economy in any country, the withdrawal of funds by the investors
can cause a sudden outflow from the market which can prove to be a turbulent
hard to handle for the host country.
• Inflation
• The huge inflow of foreign institutional investors funds creates a high demand for
the rupee and thereby pumping a huge amount of money by the RBI into the
market. This creates excess liquidity creating inflation.
• Adverse impact on exports
• Foreign institutional investors inflows leading to an appreciation of the currency,
exports become expensive which ultimately leads to lower demand and hence a
shortfall in the export of goods and reduces competitiveness.
FII Route
As FII
Overseas pension funds, mutual funds, investment trust, asset management company, nominee
company, bank, institutional portfolio manager,etc
As Sub-accounts
The sub account is generally the underlying fund on whose behalf the FII invests. The following
entities are eligible to be registered as sub-accounts, viz. partnership firms, private company, public
company, pension fund, investment trust, and individuals.
Regular FIIs- those who are required to invest not less than 70 % of their investment in equity-
related instruments and 30 % in non-equity instruments.
100 % debt-fund FIIs- those who are permitted to invest only in debt instruments.
Forbidden Territories
Not allowed to invest in any company which is engaged or proposes to engage in the following activities:
Nidhi Company
Real estate business or construction of farm houses (Except development of townships, construction of
residential/commercial premises, roads or bridges)
Role of FII
Act as highly specialized investors on behalf of others
Lot of influence in the management of corporations because they will be entitled to exercise the voting rights
in a company
Play a large part in which companies stay solvent, and which go under.
Units of schemes floated by domestic mutual funds including Unit Trust of India
Commercial paper
Security receipts
Foreign Institutional Investments in India
Portfolio investments in India include investments in American Depository
Receipts (ADRs)/ Global Depository Receipts (GDRs), Foreign Institutional
Investments and investments in offshore funds.
Before 1992, only Non-Resident Indians (NRIs) and Overseas Corporate Bodies
were allowed to undertake portfolio investments in India.
Thereafter, the Indian stock markets were opened up for direct participation by
FIIs.
They were allowed to invest in all the securities traded on the primary and the
secondary market.
Investment Limits
• The eligible categories of FIIs have been expanded to include university funds, endowments, foundations,
charitable trusts and charitable societies which have a track record of 5 years and which are registered with a
statutory authority in their country of incorporation or establishment
• Each FII or sub-account of an FII has been permitted to invest upto 10% of the equity of any one company,
subject to the overall limit of 24% on investments by all FIIs, NRIs and OCBs
• The 24% limit may be raised to 30% in the case of individual companies who have obtained shareholder
approval for the same.
• FIIs who obtain specific approval from SEBI have been permitted to invest 100% of their portfolios in debt
securities. Such investment may be in listed or to be listed corporate debt securities or in dated government
securities, and is treated to be part of the overall limit on external commercial borrowing.
• Foreign investment in Indian securities has also been made possible through
the purchase of Global Depository Receipts, Foreign Currency Convertible
Bonds and Foreign Currency Bonds issued by Indian issuers which are listed,
traded and settled overseas. Foreign investors, whether registered as FII or
not, may also invest in Indian securities outside the FII route. Such
investment requires case by case approval from the Foreign Investment
Promotion Board (FIPB) and the RBI, or only by the RBI depending the size of
investment and the industry in which this investment is to be made.
• Foreign financial services institutions have also been allowed to set up joint
ventures in stock broking, asset management companies, merchant banking
and other financial services firms along with Indian partners. The foreign
participation in financial services requires the approval of FIPB. In 1996-97,
the FIPB announced guidelines for foreign investment in the non-banking
financial services sector.
Companies in which NRIs/PIOs
investment is allowed up to 24% of their
Paid-up Capital
1 Alembic Chemical Works Co. Ltd
2 Amar Investments Ltd, Calcutta.
3 Anglo-India Jute Mills Co.Ltd
4 Arvind Mills, Ahmedabad
5 Ashima Syntex Ltd, Ahmedabad
6 Ashoka Viniyoga Ltd
7 Bharat Nidhi Ltd
8 BLB Shares & Financial Services Ltd
9 BPL Ltd
10 Burr Brown (India) Ltd
11 Camac Commercial Company Ltd
12 Ceenik Exports (India) Ltd
13 Cifco Finance Ltd, Mumbai
14 Classic Financial Services & Enterprises Ltd, Calcutta
15 CPPL Ltd,(Reliance Ind. Infrastructure Ltd), Mumbai
16 CRISIL
17 DCM Shriram Consolidated Ltd
18 Dharani Sugars & Chemicals Ltd.
19 Dolphin Offshore Enterprises (I) Ltd
20 Essar Oil Ltd
21 Essar Shipping Ltd, B'lore
22 Essar Steel Ltd
Companies in which NRIs/PIOs investment is
allowed up to 17% of their Paid-up Capital
Economies of scale imply that they increase returns on investments and diminish the cost of
capital for entrepreneurs.
Acting as savings pools, they also play a critical role in guaranteeing a sufficient diversification
of the investors’ portfolios.
Their greater ability to monitor corporate behaviour as well to select investors profiles implies
that they help diminish agency costs
Types
Pension fund
Mutual fund
Hedge fund
Insurance Companies
Role in Indian Stock Market
Provide exposure to various foreign financial market
Provide liquidity
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