Knowledge Themes
Foreign Direct Investment (FDI)
Foreign Portfolio Investment (FPI)
Foreign Exchange Management Act (FEMA) 1999
Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT)
Foreign Investment Promotion Board (FIPB) Abolition
Automatic Route vs Government Route
Sectoral Caps
Brownfield vs Greenfield Investment
Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI)
Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Regulations
Qualified Foreign Investor (QFI)
Hot Money
Balance of Payments (BoP)
External Commercial Borrowings (ECB)
Structural Subtopics
- Conceptual differences between FDI and FPI based on 10 percent equity threshold
- Stability of FDI vs volatility of FPI as hot money
- Evolution of FDI policy and the abolition of Foreign Investment Promotion Board (FIPB)
- Automatic vs Government approval routes for foreign capital
- Impact of FDI on technology transfer and domestic employment
- Sectoral caps and prohibited sectors for foreign investment
- Role of Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) in FDI regulation
- FPI regulations under SEBI and its impact on stock market liquidity
- Reclassification of FPI as FDI under updated RBI guidelines
- Foreign Exchange Management Act (FEMA) and its role in capital account transactions
- Trends in Greenfield vs Brownfield investments in India
- Significance of External Commercial Borrowings (ECB) and Depository Receipts
- Impact of global interest rates and US Fed tapering on FPI flows
- Back-end infrastructure and local sourcing norms in Multi-Brand Retail Trading (MBRT)
Study Material
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