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India has emerged as the second most-attractive location after China, ahead of the US and Russia, for global foreign direct investment (FDI) in 2007. According to Unctad’s world investment report, released here on Tuesday, India’s ranking in inward FDI performance index has also improved to 113 in 2006 from 121 in 2005. China is the most preferred investment location, followed by India, the US, the Russian Federation and Brazil, the report said.

The share of India and China in total global FDI outflows has also risen. While both accounted for 10% of total FDI outflows in 2005 in the Asian region, it increased to 25% in 2007. While China’s outflows increased 32% to $16 billion in 2006, Indian outflows witnessed a four-time rise since 2004.

On the increased flow of FDI into India, the report pointed out that while foreign retailers such as Wal-Mart had started to enter the Indian market, a number of US companies such as General Motors and IBM are rapidly expanding their presence in the country. So are several large Japanese MNCs such as Toyota and Nissan. Global FDI inflows soared in 2006 to reach $1,306 billion, showing a growth of 38%.

Commenting on the rising outflow of FDI from the two countries, the report said both China and India are throwing up competition for countries like Hong Kong (China), the Republic of Korea, Singapore and Taiwan as the main sources of FDI in developing Asia.

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At long last…

After spending the last 29 hours on various planes and stuck inside airports, I finally
made it to Mumbai, India last night.

Let me tell you… it’s hot here. And I’m not talking about the weather. The
Bombay Stock Exchange hit a new all-time high last Thursday and has broken
through the 19,000 level. That’s almost double where it was this time last year.

Great news, you say. Well, yes and no. Although the country and stock market
is flourishing right now, the rapid growth is scaring many investors. And that’s why
I’m here. I’m leading an investment research trip, taking in the country’s hotspots, examining its rapidly emerging market, meeting with several companies, and separating the wheat from the chaff when it comes to India’s lucrative investment potential.

Here’s the scoop…

Dynamic and energetic - but in need of upgrades

India is a dynamic country. The place is teeming with life and energy. Foreign funds are pumping money into India at a record pace and stocks keep rising. There is almost certainly an economic miracle happening here.

But the country is also exploding at the seams. The roads are a mess. The power grid is a mess. Everything is a mess.

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The bull rally on the bourses suddenly reversed its course on Friday as investors booked profit at higher levels.

The benchmark Sensex dipped by 395.03 points and closed at 18,419.04, down by 2.1 per cent.

The S&P CNX Nifty was down by 1.75 per cent and closed at 5,428.25.

Rupee dips

Tracking the equity market, the rupee also fell about five paise against the US dollar. The home currency opened at 39.29/31 and then quickly rallied to 39.45 and closed at 39.36/37.

In the equity market, domestic institutions were net sellers to the tune of Rs 883.68 crore, while FIIs were net buyers.

The net gainers include Reliance Energy, ONGC, M&M and Hindalco. Top losers include SBI, ICICI Bank, L&T and Tata Motors.

Mr Harendra Kumar, Head-Research, ICICI Direct, said, a correction was expected as the markets could not sustain the kind of rally seen in the past few days.

A dealer said Indian markets took cues from the weak global markets. The Dow fell by 0.45 per cent, Hang Seng by 1.01 per cent and Nasdaq by 1.40 per cent.

Almost all the major indices on local bourses were in red, with BSE-Realty dipping the most by 3.29 per cent, BSE-CG down by 2.77 per cent, whereas Bankex fell 2.72 per cent.

“Although the interest rate cut will benefit the Realty sector, today’s dip has only one plausible reason being that it has gone through a routine correction,” said Mr Manish Sonthalia, Equity Strategy, Motilal Oswal.

Biggest losers on the Sensex were State Bank of India (down 4.23%), Larsen & Toubro (3.61%), Tata Motors (3.41%), ICICI Bank (3.37%), BHEL (3.30%), Cipla (3.30) and Reliance Communications (3.14%).

Biggest gainers on the Sensex were Reliance Energy (up 3.76%), ONGC (1.74%), Hindalco (1.51%), M&M (1.37%) and Tata Steel (0.52%). The BSE saw 1,688 declines and 1,054 advances while NSE saw 810 losers and 368 gainers.

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Reuters - Opening a business in India usually involves navigating through mountains of red tape. A World Bank report ranks India 120th out of 178 countries in ease of doing business.

Here is a look at some key approvals required to start a business in India:

AUTOMATIC/FIPB ROUTE:

- The country’s central bank (Reserve Bank of India) gives an automatic approval based on the percent of the foreign direct investment (FDI) to a foreign company to start business in India, subject to the nature of business.

Otherwise there are some sectors in which foreign businesses can invest with prior approval from the Foreign Investment Promotion Board (FIPB) of the Ministry of Finance.

REGISTERING A COMPANY:

- Setting up a company in India requires incorporation with the regional registrar of companies (ROC). A public company would need a certificate to commence business.

- There are more than 12 approvals that are required if a foreign firms wants to own land and construct its own premises.
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