The Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI) latest data on outward foreign direct investment (OFDI) showed that investment of Indian companies in their overseas ventures declined by 47.08% to $1.54 billion in September 2018, as compared to $2.91 billion invested in their joint ventures (JVs) and wholly-owned subsidiaries (WoS) abroad during September 2017. Besides, the investment by domestic companies in overseas firms was a mere $992.14 million in August 2018.
According to the data, of the total $1.54 billion investment in September, $950.82 million was in the form of loans, $251.84 million was infused as equity capital and $352.08 million was through the issuance of guarantees. In the September 2017, $1062.66 million was in the form of loans, $384.73 million was infused as equity capital and $1459.94 million was through the issuance of guarantees.
The data also showed that major investors included UPL, which pumped in $408.12 million in its wholly-owned subsidiary in Mauritius, Sanmar Group International infused $77.55 million in WoS in Switzerland and JSW Steel put in $74.87 million in five tranches in its wholly-owned unit and joint ventures located in the US, Italy and Chile. KEC International invested $71.35 million in a JV in Saudi Arabia; ONGC Videsh $59.37 million in its joint-ventures in Russia and Vietnam and Sage Metals put $33.50 million in a wholly-owned unit in the US.
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