FDI from Cayman Islands to India jumps three-fold to $3.7 billion in FY20: DPIIT

10 Jun 2020 Evaluate

The Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) in its latest data has said that Cayman Islands has emerged as the fifth largest investor in India, with foreign direct investment (FDI) from the nation increasing over three-fold to $3.7 billion in 2019-20. India had received FDI worth $1 billion in 2018-19 and $1.23 billion in 2017-18 from Cayman Islands, which is UK Overseas Territory. 

Similarly, the DPIIT data showed FDI from Cyprus too increased by about three-times to $879 million in the last financial year from $296 million in 2018-19. It was $417 million in 2017-18. Singapore is the top investor in India in the last financial year. It was followed by Mauritius, Netherlands, and the US. FDI in India increased by 13 percent to $50 billion in 2019-20.

Additionally, Cayman Islands has become one of the most preferred jurisdictions for routing investments due to the absence of direct taxes costs and is one of most significant reasons why developed economies like UK, France, and Germany are now falling behind.

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