WORLD INVESTMENT REPORT 2019

June 14, 2019

According to The World Investment Report 2019, FDI flows to India grew 6% in 2018 to 42 billion.

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  • The World Investment Report 2019 was released by the UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD).

  • Key findings of the report:
    • Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) to India grew by 6 % to 42 billion dollars in 2018, with strong inflows in the manufacturing, communication and financial services sectors, and cross-border merger and acquisition activities.

    • India was among the top 20 host economies for FDI inflows in 2017-18.

    • FDI inflows to South Asia increased 3.5 % to 54 billion dollars. India has historically accounted for 70 to 80 % of inflows to the subregion.

    • Further, the growth in cross-border Merger & Acquisitions for India to 33 billion dollars in 2018 was primarily due to transactions worth 16 billion dollars in retail trade, which includes e-commerce, and telecommunication.



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