India need to reduce regulatory uncertainty to boost economic growth: OECD

19 Feb 2013 Evaluate

As per the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), a Paris based think tank, bringing down FDI barriers and reducing regulatory uncertainty to attract more private investments will help boost India's economic growth. Recommending various measures to boost India's growth, OECD said the government should further format reforms in the financial sector such as promoting entry of new private banks and establishing a plan to phase out priority lending.

On financial sector reforms, OECD said that reforms to further promote the development of a dynamic and efficient financial sector are needed to support investment and growth. Bank portfolio restrictions should be relaxed, including a gradual reduction in share of government bonds held by banks and establishing a plan to phase out priority lending. Beside this, the government has to allow greater participation by foreign investors in the financial services sector and promote the entry of new private banks, it added.

The OECD, a grouping of mostly rich countries, said in its report 'trade and Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) barriers remain high in some key sectors, impairing productivity improvements'. It added that regulatory uncertainty should be reduced to promote more private sector investment and stressed on the need for reducing such barriers.

As per the OECD report on economic policy reforms and growth, the government has eased some FDI barriers, allowing minority foreign ownership in the aviation sector and up to 51 percent foreign ownership in multi-brand retail, but the country should further ease FDI restrictions in aviation, multi-brand retail and other sectors.

Further, OECD also expressed the need of trade and investment liberalization to strengthen competition and encourage the diffusion of more advanced technology and management practices. OECD said that effective infrastructure-related regulations should be promoted to solve several infrastructure bottlenecks particularly in the energy and transport sectors. The government should also 'streamline land acquisition processes, including through improved land registration, to reduce costs and delays,' it added.

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