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What is meant by Foreign Investment, Foreign Direct Investment, and Foreign Portfolio Investment?

This article distinguishes amongst foreign investment, Foreign Direct Investment, Foreign Portfolio investments, Qualified Foreign Investor (QFI), Foreign Institutional Investor (FII), etc. Foreign Investment: Any investment made by a person resident outside India on a repatriable basis in capital instruments of an Indian company or to the capital of a Limited Liability Partnership (LLP) is known…

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Repatriation of the sale proceeds of immovable property

[This article elucidates the FEMA rules for the transfer of sale proceeds of immovable properties abroad and the documents required for the same.] Section 6(5) in the Foreign Exchange Management Act, 1999 provides that “A person resident outside India may hold, own, transfer or invest in Indian currency, security or any immovable property situated in…

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