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Challenges to be addressed in FDIs market and recent trends

There were many reasons for FDI inflows to India have remained low till lately compared to other emerging markets. Some of the major impediments for India have been infrastructure, confusing tax and tariff policies, restrictive labour laws, absence of Center–State coordination, a dormant Special Economic Zone policy and a lack of institutional reform, well-entrenched corruption,…

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Challenges to be addressed in the FII sector and recent trends

India witnessed significantly lower or negative FII flows in Calendar Years 2021 and 2022. FII flows were negative US$ 16.5 billion in Calendar year 2022. FIIs have sold large amounts of Indian shares so far despite India’s strong corporate earnings and robust macroeconomic numbers. The major concern for FII’s could be valuations as the prices…

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What are the important dimensions of economic development?

There are three main dimensions of development: economic, social, and environmental. The economic dimension deals with the efficiency of economic and technological activities, fostering investment and productivity, economic growth, and economic output potential. The economic dimension informs us on how to handle limited resources well and to use them in a way that will benefit…

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What is the balance of payments?

We know that banks allow us to make payments only up to the credit balance available in our Savings Bank Account or Current Account. Whatever amount we have deposited to the account is credited to our account and whatever payments made through the account or amount withdrawn from the account is debited to the account.…

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Economic development vs. economic growth

The terms ‘economic growth’ and ‘economic development’ sound similar. However, the two concepts are different. While economic growth is a quantitative concept, economic development is both a qualitative and qualitative concept. However, Economic development cannot be achieved without economic growth. Let us study here how they are different from each other. What is Economic Growth?…

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Foreign Trade Policy: FTP policy – 2015-2020

A foreign trade policy provides a set of guidelines that help a country achieve its domestic production and export goals. The Government of India and the Ministry of Commerce and Industry release Foreign Trade Policies (FTP) every five years; the previous FTP (2015-20) came into effect in April 2015. FTP 2015-20 provides a framework for…

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