Foreign Direct Investment

Mattel Inc, the largest toys manufacturer in the US, wants India to allow 100 per cent FDI. “If the Indian government does not open up 100 per cent foreign direct investment in retail, then it will limit our ability to...

Pro-RSS Swadeshi Jagran Manch (SJM) and Bharatiya Mazdoor Sangh will be holding a massive demonstration in the capital on November 21 to protest against entry of corporates and foreign retailers into this sector, as they said it threatened the...

Government has made it clear that Foreign Direct Investment up to 51 per cent in retail of single brands, which was allowed last year, should conform to certain policy norms, including an obligation on the foreign firm to sell...

With talks between Maharasthra Government and German retail giant Metro almost in the “final stages,” Mumbai is all set to get its first Metro store in December in the eastern suburb of Bhandup even as the fight between Big...

Commerce and Industry Minister Kamal Nath Monday ruled out Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in retail saying that government was awaiting the report of the study on retail. ''A study on retail in underway and report is still awaited. We have...

Subodh Kant Sahai, minister of state for food processing industries, advised organised retailers to include commission agents in their supply chain, instead of sourcing directly from producers. "I have asked the retail sector to make arthiyas (commission agents) a part...

There was mixed reaction from retailers to Finance Minister P Chidambaram’s announcement that India will open up its $330 billion retail market to foreign investors. “The statement of the minister had no clear signals as to what the government will...

The protests in Uttar Pradesh, Kerala and the national capital against organized retail appear to be impacting on the government as Commerce and Industry Minister Kamal Nath said “it is not (about allowing) Foreign Direct Investment, the issue is...

To monitor retail trade and act upon complaints of illegal practices in the $328 billion retail sector, the government is looking at the possibilities of setting up a national authority. The authority will keep check on areas ranging from procurement...