FDI in multi-brand retail

No proposal to review FDI in multi-brand retail: Government

The current foreign direct investment policy permits overseas players to hold 51 percent stake in an Indian retail company.

Apr 10, 2017, 15:11 PM IST

Nirmala Sitharaman says no to FDI in multi-brand retail

At present, 100 percent foreign direct investment (FDI) is allowed only in business-to-business (B2B) e-commerce and not in the retail segment.

May 30, 2015, 20:51 PM IST

CAIT ask govt to annul 51% FDI policy in multi-brand retail

Traders body CAIT Sunday asked the government to scrap the policy of 51 percent FDI in multi-brand retail sector.

May 24, 2015, 23:46 PM IST

Foreign investors should know BJP opposed to retail FDI: FM Jaitley

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Saturday said that foreign investors proposing to enter the multi-brand retail business in India should know that they can face problems as the ruling BJP is not in favour of it.

May 23, 2015, 19:08 PM IST

BJP never in favour of FDI in multi-brand retail: Arun Jaitley

Jaitley also evaded giving a direct reply to a question on what the government's response will be if a retailer was to submit an FDI proposal.

May 19, 2015, 13:02 PM IST

BJP stand on FDI multi-brand retail unchanged: FM Jaitley

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Thursday parried questions on the government re-stating the UPA decision that permitted FDI in multi-brand retail, but made it clear that BJP's political stand was opposed to it.

May 14, 2015, 20:02 PM IST

No change in stand on retail FDI, says Commerce Minister

Traders body CAIT has also criticised the central government for retaining the retail FDI policy.

May 14, 2015, 18:23 PM IST

Govt retains 51% FDI in multi-brand retail

Government has retained the previous UPA regime's decision allowing foreign retailers to open multi-brand stores with 51 percent ownership, in its consolidated FDI policy released Tuesday, notwithstanding the political slugfest over the issue.

May 12, 2015, 23:37 PM IST

Future Group's retail business to merge with Bharti Retail

Homegrown Future Group has decided to merge its retail business with Bharti Retail.

May 04, 2015, 14:39 PM IST

Larger consensus must for rethink on retail FDI: Jaitley

Jaitley maintained that the BJP's position remains the same on multi-brand retail FDI and his position was also the same.

Jan 23, 2015, 13:17 PM IST

FDI in multi-brand retail remains a concern, says US expert

One of the big concerns that investors in the US have about India is lack of decisiveness on FDI in multi-brand retail, says a US expert on India.

Dec 19, 2014, 23:06 PM IST

Govt will not allow FDI in multi-brand retail: Nirmala

The NDA government will not allow foreign direct investment in multi-brand retail, Commerce and Industry Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said Monday.

Sep 08, 2014, 17:22 PM IST

Government not to allow FDI in multi-brand retail

The union government has decided not to allow any foreign direct investment in the multi-brand retail trade. This was stated by Commerce and Industry Minister- Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday.

Sep 08, 2014, 17:00 PM IST

'NDA govt will not entertain FDI in multi-brand retail'

Clearing government stand on FDI in multi-brand retailing, Commerce and Industry Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Wednesday said the NDA government will not "entertain" foreign direct investment in multi-brand retail.

Aug 13, 2014, 13:39 PM IST