The foreign direct investment (FDI) in India declined by 19 percent in February, 2013 to $ 1.79 billion from the $ 2.15 billion recorded in the same month of previous year, owing to the prevailing global economic slowdown. During the April-February period of FY13, FDI has declined by 38 percent to $20.89 billion from $33.49 billion in the corresponding period last year.
The sectors which have received maximum FDI during the first 11 months of the FY13 include services ($4.74 billion), hotel and tourism ($3.21 billion), metallurgical ($1.39 billion), construction ($1.26 billion) and Pharmaceuticals ($1.11 billion). Country wise, India received maximum FDI from Mauritius ($8.97 billion), followed by Japan ($2.11 billion), Singapore ($1.98 billion), the Netherlands ($1.67 billion) and the UK ($1.06 billion).
Foreign investment is considered crucial for economic development of a country and the decline in foreign investments could put pressure on the country’s balance of payments and may also impact the value of the rupee. However, to attract maximum foreign investment into the country, the government has been liberalizing the foreign investment policy. Recently, the finance minister had visited several major financial markets like Canada, Hong Kong, Germany, Singapore, Canada, and the UK to attract foreign investors.
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