Wednesday, May 15, 2013

CHITTI, the Financial ROBOT , answers you " What is Foreign Direct Investment"



Authored By: Ajit Panicker

Foreign Direct Investment is an investment which is made in a country by company or a group from some other country either by buying out the company from the target country completely or by buying a percentage of it or by expanding its operations into the target country in the line of existing business.
Foreign Direct Investment or FDI, is done in either of the ways:
·                     By incorporating a wholly owned subsidiary or company
·                     by buying out shares of the company
·                     by mergers or acquisitions
·                     through an equity joint venture
According to the Ernst & Young (E&Y)'s 2012 India Attractiveness Survey, investors view India as an attractive investment destination. India stands as the fourth most attractive destination for FDI in the survey's global ranking. Domestic market's high potential driven by an emerging middle class, cost competitiveness and access to a highly qualified workforce are the major factors that has been the magnet force to attract global investors.


But of late, in past few months due to delayed political and economic decisions by the Indian government, there has been an outflow of the foreign investment and together with other  factors the investment picture is looking bleak as of now. It is just a passing phase , wherein a number of external, global and internal factors have impacted the country, but there would soon be a turnaround and in next 2 years , the growth story would be right back on the track.

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