investments

PEs pump it in, investments hit a record $5.89 bn in Jul-Sep

Private equity investments in July-September surged to a record high of USD 5.89 billion, taking the deal value for the first nine months of the year to USD 13 billion, says a report.

Oct 05, 2015, 19:15 PM IST

Infra sector growth at 6-month high of 4.4% in May

The output of eight infrastructure sectors expanded by 4.4 percent in May, the highest growth rate in past six months, on the back of upsurge in production of coal and refinery products.

Jun 30, 2015, 18:24 PM IST

'Projects worth Rs 26.5 lakh cr stuck on regulatory issues'

There were a total of 16,966 projects with investments worth over Rs 154 lakh crore from various sectors, both public and private sources, as on December 2014.

May 31, 2015, 11:46 AM IST

'Centre, state govts should focus on policy implementation'

The newly-elected CII Northern Region chairman Shreekant Somany on Wednesday said both central and state governments should focus on early implementation of policies, projects and reforms to remove procedural and other bottlenecks to attract investments in the northern region.

May 06, 2015, 20:20 PM IST

Russia's Tomsk region seeks investments from India

Seeking investments into the Tomsk region, a business delegation from Russia Tuesday expressed interest to participate in the development of smart cities in India.

May 05, 2015, 19:25 PM IST

Policy gridlock, red tape hindering investments: S&P

Flagging off "developing challenges" from the ground, global rating agency Standard and Poor's Thursday said a policy logjam and "red tape" have hindered investments in India.

Apr 16, 2015, 23:28 PM IST

Improvement in banks' asset quality to take time: S&P

Improvement in the asset quality of Indian banks and growth in credit offtake is likely to take more time as the problems in mining and infrastructure sector are yet to be resolved, global rating agency S&P said on Wednesday.

Mar 18, 2015, 15:39 PM IST

Black money: Luxembourg offers to send financial experts team

Luxembourg, one of the biggest routes for investments into India, today offered to send a team of experts here to brief the government on measures taken by it to curb illegal financial transactions.

Mar 02, 2015, 23:42 PM IST

Budget 2015: GAAR deferred for 2 years

The Finance Minister Arun Jaitley presenting the Budget in Lok Sabha today proposed to defer the applicability of the General Anti Avoidance Rule (GAAR) by two years.

Feb 28, 2015, 16:45 PM IST

Investments set to rise significantly in coming days: Arun Jaitley

Banking on the steps taken to revive the domestic economy in last seven months, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley Monday said investments are significantly going to move up in coming days.

Jan 12, 2015, 16:14 PM IST

Vibrant Gujarat Summit 2015: Indian, foreign cos announce huge investments

While Reliance Industries chief Mukesh Ambani said his group would invest Rs 1 lakh crore in 12-18 months across businesses, Kumar Mangalam Birla of Aditya Birla Group announced investment plans for Rs 20,000 crore in the state.

Jan 11, 2015, 15:02 PM IST

FATCA leads MFs to avoid fresh investments from US investors

Stringent compliance requirements under the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act of the US have led to several mutual fund houses avoiding fresh investments from American investors.

Jan 11, 2015, 12:32 PM IST

Investment proposals drop to 127 in November

Initiatives announced by the government to attract investment are yet to yield results as the number of industrial entrepreneurs memoranda in November was down at 127 as against 159 in the same month last year.

Jan 11, 2015, 12:15 PM IST

Eyeing big-billions in 2015, Govt rolls out FDI red carpet

With an estimated USD 25 billion worth FDI in its kitty during 2014, the government is eyeing a quantum jump in the foreign capital hitting Indian shores in the new year as it hopes to reap the fruits of further opening up of defence, railways and insurance sectors among others.

Dec 28, 2014, 14:30 PM IST

Govt working on 'as big reforms as we need: HDFC Bank chief

Confident about India returning to 7 percent growth path, top banker Aditya Puri has said that the government was serious about big economic reforms and "the proof of the pudding" will be pick-up in investments.

Dec 07, 2014, 11:11 AM IST

India seeks investments from Arab region in infra sector

India today sought investments from both public and private sector companies in the Arab region in areas such as infrastructure and railways to further boost economic ties between the regions.

Nov 26, 2014, 15:21 PM IST

Consolidated records for all MF, demat securities from March

Creation of one record for all financial assets of every individual had been decided in the interim budget this year.

Nov 12, 2014, 20:38 PM IST

11,500 startups to come up in India by 2020: Report

Nasscom President R Chandrashekhar said 300 VC/PE (venture capital and private equity) and 225 angel investments deals amounting to over USD 2 billion had been made in India.

Oct 29, 2014, 18:52 PM IST

Develop corporate bond market to meet infra funding needs: CII

The CII report analysed the models of both emerging and developed countries like Brazil, Chile, South Korea, China, Singapore, Japan and the United Kingdom

Oct 19, 2014, 11:38 AM IST

PE investments touch $7.7 bn: Grant Thornton

Private Equity deals worth USD 526 million were sealed in August, taking the tally to USD 7.7 billion for the first eight months this year, according to a global consultancy firm.

Sep 14, 2014, 18:12 PM IST