Investment

The listing of India’s first REIT by Blackstone-backed Embassy Group has been in the offing for quite some time, but it now finally appears that it will be listed within the first half of 2019.

Housing and Urban Affairs Minister Hardeep Puri has called for Paradigm Shift in Technology Transition for Innovative Construction Technologies as he launched Global Housing Technology Challenge-India on 14 Jan 2019 in Delhi.

India’s divestment efforts, with year-to-date collections, still at a fifth of the target of Rs.800 billion, according to a report by a Singapore banking group, DBS.

India is set to receive big investments from the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia in organic and food processing industries following the recently announced agriculture policy.

A large number of taxpayers would benefit from the double the exemption threshold limit for registration under GST from Rs.20 lakh to Rs.40 lakh, believes the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI).

India and Iran are set to expand their economic relations at a fast pace with a proposal to set up a joint chamber of commerce between the two countries following on to the investment in Chabahar port and approval for...

The government’s initiatives and reforms have helped India achieve 11th rank in the Global FDI confidence index 2018, said Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu, while citing a USB report projecting US$75 billion a year FDI inflow over the next five...

More than 700 buyers from 70 countries are expected to visit INDUS FOOD-II to interact with over 500 food suppliers. It is being held in Greater Noida 14-15 Jan 2019.

The Cabinet has approved a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on Maritime issues between India and Denmark, which will also boost shipbuilding capacity and bilateral trade.

India and Japan have agreed on a US$75 billion mutual economic cooperation and special strategic and global partnership which would also open foreign capital access to Indian companies.