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July 6, 2020 / FDI

Comparison between Branch office & Subsidiary Company

Meaning of Branch Office: Branch office implies an establishment set up by parent company to perform the similar business operations at different locations. One of the common strategies of the Companies to expand their business at the national or international level, is to set up branches, at different places. Branches are a part of the parent organization, which are opened to perform the same business operations as performed by the parent company to increase their reach.

Meaning of Subsidiary …

June 10, 2020 / FDI

Govt. tweaks FDI norms; bars automatic investment in Indian Cos. from neighbouring countries

The Government of India has reviewed the extant FDI policy for curbing opportunistic takeovers/acquisitions of Indian companies due to the current COVID-19 pandemic and amended para 3.1.1 of extant FDI policy as contained in Consolidated FDI Policy, 2017 as under:
(a) A non-resident entity can invest in India, subject to the FDI Policy except in those sectors/activities which are prohibited. However, an entity of a country, which shares land border with India or where the beneficial owner of an investment …

April 8, 2020 / FDI

FDI Push Likely to Give Further Boost to Rupee

The Indian rupee, which climbed 6% last year amid record fund flows from overseas, is set to appreciate further against the dollar this year, with traders expecting foreign direct investments (FDIs) to accelerate after New Delhi eased ownership rules in industries as diverse and capital-intensive as retail, civil aviation, and realty.
“The relaxed rules will give an additional push to the rupee, which is likely to gain this year,” said Anaindya Banerjee, currency analyst at Kotak Securities. “Although the …