Foreign Direct Investment

With Chinese exports once more restricted by quotas, buyers in the European Union and the United States are turning to the South Asian countries of Bangladesh , India , Pakistan and Sri Lanka to fill the gap. But with...

The government has cleared 23 foreign direct investment (FDI) proposals, which will bring Rs 564.80 crore into India, including Dubai-based Damas’ plan for retail trading in jewellery and Danone’s plans to re-enter food products space after quitting Britannia earlier...

A parliamentary standing committee has recommended a blanket ban on foreign investment in retail and has opposed even big domestic corporate entering the sector saying that it will lead to unemployment. "The committee recommend that...

US-based watch making company Fossil India is expanding its presence through multi-brand outlets by adding up to 350 points of sale this year. The company will expand through key department stores, specialty chains and high-end watch outlets.Fossil India recently...

The Future Group, which owns India’s largest chain of retail stores, has started formal discussions with private equity (PE) funds to sell equity stakes in new companies that are formed by splitting the operations of its flagship Pantaloon Retail...

Mukesh Ambani-led Reliance Retail, which runs over 750 Reliance Fresh, Reliance Super and Reliance Mart, is reportedly engaged in preliminary negotiations with a large retailer to forge an alliance reports a financial daily. This is following last week's announcement...

49 per cent cap on foreign direct investment (FDI) in single-brand retail would remain and there would be no change in sectoral limits, Union commerce and industry minister Kamal Nath told reporters on the sidelines of the Hero Mindmine...

The government is considering a proposal that would allow single-brand foreign retailers such as Diesel, Louis Vuitton and Marks & Spencer to dilute stakes in their Indian ventures in favour of foreign Private Equity (PE) firms, reports ET. The government...