Foreign Direct Investment in India increased by 31% to 27.5 billion US Dollars in 2011

Mar 13, 2012, 12:56 IST

Economy Current Affairs 2012. Foreign direct investment (FDI) in India went up by 31 per cent to 27.5 billion US Dollars in 2011 despite uncertain global economic slowdown

Foreign direct investment (FDI) in India went up by 31 per cent to 27.5 billion US Dollars in 2011 despite uncertain global economic slowdown and uncertainities. FDI inflows in 2010 totalled USD 21 billion. services, telecom, housing and real estate, construction and power were the sectors that attracted maximum FDI in 2011.


Mauritius, Singapore, the US, the UK, the Netherlands, Japan, Germany and the UAE were found to be the major investors in India.


To boost FDI inflows, the government liberalised the FDI regime by allowing overseas investment in bee-keeping and share-pledging for raising external debt. 100 per cent foreign investment has also been allowed in single-brand retail sector.

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