FM updates FIIs on measures taken to trigger growth

02 Nov 2012 Evaluate

In the backdrop of reform measures undertaken by the government to attract more investments, the Finance Minister P Chidambaram has met Foreign Institutional Investors (FIIs) to make them informed about the current economic situations and on the steps being taken by the government to boost the economic growth.

Representatives from Bank of America Merrill Lynch, Blackrock, Goldman Sachs and PE fund T Rowe Price attended the meeting along with the Minister. The Centre has also discussed about the various problems with the regard to implementation of General Anti-Avoidance Rules (GAAR). In the wake of wide protests from various political parties, the government had postponed GAAR implementation, which was introduced by the then Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee in his Budget for 2012-13 to check tax evasion.

FIIs have invested about $18 billion so far in the current financial year and have been active in the net buying. After taking charge in the Ministry of Finance in the month of August, Chidambaram had initiated a series of reform measures including relaxing FDI norms for retail, insurance and pension sectors with the aim of garnering more investments into the nation.

© 2026 The Alchemists Ark Pvt. Ltd. All rights reserved. MoneyWorks4Me ® is a registered trademark of The Alchemists Ark Pvt. Ltd.

×