Retaining its position among the top ten countries globally in terms of foreign direct investment (FDI), India became the tenth largest recipient of FDI in 2015 and the fourth in developing Asia. After 2008, for the first time, India had entered the top 10 recipients of foreign direct investment (FDI) during 2014. As per the latest World Investment Report, released by the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), India’s FDI inflows increased to $44 billion in 2015 as compared to $35 billion in 2014, and the growth has been across the board, following a series of reforms by the government.
The report stated that Greenfield investments in India accounted for the spike in FDI in 2015. In terms of greenfield investments, India received $63.44 billion in foreign investment commitment, more than $59.4 billion for China. It further said that the new liberalisation steps enacted since the inauguration of the new government have contributed to attracting FDI from all quarters, listing the country in top three preferred investment desitnation for multinational enterprises, just behind China and the US.
The report further highlighted that the top 10 sources of equity foreign investment in India were Singapore, Mauritius, the United States, the Netherlands, Japan, Germany, United Kingdom, China, Hong Kong and the United Arab Emirates. Singapore and Mauritius were among the countries that accounted alone for nearly three fifth of total foreign equity investment in India. Among the investment promotion agencies, India is the sixth most preferred investment destination, one rank above last year's.
As per the report, US, Hong Kong and China were the top three host countries for FDI. China slipped to the third position and exchanged places with the US which was the largest FDI host country in 2015, up from the third-largest in 2014. Globally, FDI activity has increased by 38%, in a signal that a revival in investment sentiments is on the cards.
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