Investment

The next five years should see the commissioning of marquee projects like the Western Dedicated Freight Corridor (DFC) while there would be additional airports in Mumbai and Delhi NCR, according to a senior Indian industry official.

NITI Aayog will be supporting Union Territory of Ladakh's administration through its key initiative ‘Development Support Services to States for Infrastructure Projects (D3S-i)’.

India has not been able to take advantage of the Free Trade Agreements (FTAs) due to the poor quality of Indian goods or due to Non-Tariff Barriers (NTBs), Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal has said.

The Czech Republic is seeking to become a strategic partner of India and work jointly for its economic development, especially through industries such as IT, logistics and manufacturing.

The Institute of Directors (IOD) has further reaffirmed already strong and growing India-Singapore business ties following its three-day convention held in the city state 16-18 Jan 2020.

Global investment firm KKR has committed to invest an additional US$150 million in KKR India Financial Services (KIFS), KKR’s alternative credit business in India.

California’s Innominds, a specialist provider of Digital Transformation and software product engineering services for leading enterprises and global software product companies, has appointed a global marketing leader Sairam Vedam as its Chief Marketing Officer.

The World Bank has signed a loan agreement of US$88 million to help modernize Assam’s passenger ferry sector that runs on its rivers including the mighty Brahmaputra.

Markets will look for improved transparency in the Indian Budgetary announcements, says Singapore's DBS in its report "India Budget Preview: Loosening the purse", released 16 Jan 2020.

The Indian Railways’ budget for 2019-20 stands at Rs.1.59 lakh crore as it undertakes high priority initiatives such as electrification, rolling-stock upgrade and track expansion as well as new metros, according to an industry report.