Giving some cheers to the government and policy makers despite the concerns of looming US rate hikes, the “World Investment Report 2015” released by the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) has said that India is among the top 10 countries to attract high foreign direct investment (FDI) in 2014. India’s investment inflows grew 23 percent whereas global inflows reduced 16 percent last year. In 2014, the country received $34 billion in comparison to $ 45 billion in 2007. The report further highlighted that the upward trend is likely to continue against the backdrop of a push to manufacturing as part of the 'Make In India' initiative.
India ranked 6th among the most promising investor economies and ranked 3rd among top 10 prospective home economies. However, between 2005 and 2009, India's ranking in the list of most favoured investment location had fallen. UNCTAD further said that in the manufacturing sector in South Asia, FDI success stories have come up, with India's automotive industry showing how large-scale inflows can reshape the trajectory of industrial progress in low-income countries. The country accounted for the majority of greenfield investment projects announced by global automakers and first-tier parts suppliers in South Asia during 2013-14, including 12 projects of above $100 million.
The UNCTAD's report has also said that global foreign direct investment is expected to rebound in 2015 after falling 16 per cent last year due to a fragile world economy and political and military crises. FDI flows worldwide dropped to $1.23 trillion (about 1.1trillion euros) in 2014, largely due to shaky investor confidence. The report however forecast an 11 percent rise in FDI this year to $1.4trillion, spurred by higher investments by multinational organisations.
Asia drew a total of $465bn in FDI, the biggest recipients of overseas investment after China were Hong Kong at $103bn, the United States at $92bn, followed by Britain, Singapore, Brazil, Canada, Australia, India and the Netherlands.
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