India Desk News Alert

May 2011

The Government of India has recently issued the Circular No 1 of 2011 (the “Circular”) to update the Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) policy. This is effective from 1 April 2011. Some of the key changes brought about by the Circular are listed below:

  • Existing foreign investors in joint venture/ collaboration in the “same field’
  • Pricing of convertible investment instruments
  • Issuance of shares in Indian investment in lieu of capital expenditure and pre-incorporation expenditures borne by foreign investors
  • Non-banking Finance Company (NFBC)
  • Downstream investment by Indian companies.

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