The document discusses foreign direct investment (FDI) and related topics:
1. It defines FDI and explains factors that attract FDI like availability of resources and large markets.
2. The advantages of FDI include job creation and technology transfer, while disadvantages include dependence on foreign companies.
3. There are differences between FDI and foreign institutional investment (FII) like long term vs short term investments.
4. Major sources of FDI in India are Mauritius, Singapore, the US and UK. FDI in India is allowed in many sectors under automatic or government routes.
5. Statistics on India's FDI inflows, inflation, GDP growth, forex
2. FDI - Meaning
Factors Attracting FDI
Advantages & Disadvantages
Difference between FDI & FII
Contribution of Countries – FDI
FDI – INDIA
Inflation Rate, GDP, Trade Balance, Forex Reserves
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3. Direct Investments in productive assets by company
incorporated in foreign country
Investments in shares of local company by foreign
entities
An important feature of an globalized economic
system
Example: An Chinese company taking major stake in
A m e r i c a n o r I n d i a n c o m p a n y.
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4. Av a i l a b i l i t y o f r a w m a t e r i a l s & r e s o u r c e s
Cheap labor
Large Domestic Market
Policy Liberalization – easy entry & exit
Rapid technical progress
Low transaction cost – interest rates, royalties & fees,
f u n d t r a n s f e r, e t c .
Friendly political support
New Managerial & organizational techniques
Political Stability
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5. A D VA N TA G E S
Helps in the improvement of economic development
Permits transfer of latest technology & knowledge transfer
Develop human capital resources
Creates jobs
Boosts wages & salaries of employees
Rise in productivity
Borrow finance at lesser rate of interest
Opportunities in trade of good & services
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6. D I S - A D VA N TA G E S
Occur mostly in matters of operation & distribution of
profits.
More expensive & risky than exporting and licensing
Te c h n o l o g y d e p e n d e n c e
Disturbance of Domestic Economic plans
Cultural Change
May entail high travel & communication expenses
Chances of loosing ownership to an overseas company
Instability in geographical region
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7. FDI FII
Investment that parent company Investment made by an investor
makes in foreign country in the markets of foreign nation
Invest in foreign nation Need to get register in the stock
exchange to make investments
Cannot enter & exit easily Enter the stock market easily &
withdraw if easily
Aims to increase the enterprise Investment flows into the
capacity or productivity or its secondary market. Helps in
management control increasing capital
Flows into primary market Flows into secondary market
Brings capital as well as good Does not come out with great
governance & better management benefits in spite of good
skills governance
Long term investments Short term investments
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8. CONTRIBUTION IN FDI (in %)
MAURITIUS SINGAPORE U.S.A. U.K.
JAPAN NETHERLANDS CYPRUS OTHERS
22%
44%
4%
4%
4%
Source: IMF
5% 8%
9%
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9. FDI allows for investment in following ways:
Through Financial Alliance
Through Capital Markets
J o i n t S c h e m e s & Te c h n i c a l A l l i a n c e
Through Private Placements & preferential
allotments
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10. Automatic Route Government Control
Requires prior
Does not require
Government
any prior
approval &
approval from
considered by
RBI
FIPB
Required to
notify Regional
Decision within
office of RBI
4-6 weeks
within 30 days of
receipt inward
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11. FDI in India is not allowed in following industrial
sectors:
1. Arms & Ammunition
2. Atomic Energy
3. Coal & Lignite
4. Ra il Tr a n s p o rt
5. Mining of metals like iron, manganese, chrome,
g y p s u m, s u l f u r, g o l d , d i a mo n d s , c o p p e r, z i n c .
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12. FDI IN DIFFERENT SECTORS OF INDIA
SECTOR FDI ALLOWED ROUTE
H o t e l & To u r i s m 100% Automatic
Insurance 26% (license from Automatic
IRDA)
Te l e c o m m u n i c a t i o n
• Basic, Cellular, 49% Automatic
VA S ,
communication
through Satellite
• ISPs, Radio paging 74% Automatic
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13. FDI IN DIFFERENT SECTORS OF INDIA
SECTOR FDI ALLOWED ROUTE
Tr a d i n g – b u l k 100% Automatic
imports, exports, cash
& Carry whole sale
trading
Power (other than 100% Automatic
atomic plants)
Drugs & 100% Automatic
Pharmaceuticals
(Manufacture)
Roads, Highways, 100% Automatic
Ports & Harbours
Pollution Control & 100% Automatic
Management
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14. FDI IN DIFFERENT SECTORS OF INDIA
SECTOR FDI ALLOWED ROUTE
BPO 100% Automatic
C i v i l Av i a t i o n 74% Automatic
Air Craft 100%
Maintenance &
repair operations
Commodity 26%
Exchanges
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15. Ye a r Wi s e F D I I n f l o w s
4500 4222
4000 3754
3682
3500
3134
USD MILLIONS
3000 2908
2770
2634
2439
2500
2141 2083
2000
1500 1374
1000
654
500 393
165
0
Source: Department of Commerce IIPM AHMEDABAD 09-11 15
19. Ye a r Forex Reserves Amount ( in US $ million)
December 2007 272,722
December 2008 254,052
December 2009 283,643
April 2010 279,476
Source: Reserve Bank of India IIPM AHMEDABAD 09-11 19
20. Amount in US $ Millions
0
2004-05 2005-06 2006-07 2007-08 2008-09 2009-10
-8201.79
-20000 -13276.75
-27981.5
-40000
-46075.19
-60000
-80000
-100000
-95418
-120000 -114721
-140000
Source: Department of Commerce IIPM AHMEDABAD 09-11 20
21. G D P G R O W T H R AT E
12
10 9.7
9.2
8 7.7
7.2
6
4
2
0
2010 2009 2008 2007
Source: India Central Statistical Organization IIPM AHMEDABAD 09-11 21
22. Country Total Trade Trade Balance
China PRP 163,202 -92,676
USA 155,353 12,254
United Arab Emirates 152,668 -1934
Saudi Arabia 105,602 -64303
Germany 67,602 -19497
Singapore 63,280 2934
UK 50114 524
Hong Kong 50,129 1772
Belgium 41552 -5294
Netherland 33099 19049
Source: Federal Ministry of Commerce, Government of India
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