Indian cos' FDI in overseas JVs, arms falls over 16% MoM in Jan to $3.42 bln
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NEW DELHI – Foreign direct investment by Indian companies in their overseas joint ventures and subsidiaries fell 16.1% on month to $3.42 billion in January, according to data released by the Reserve Bank of India Wednesday. Outward foreign direct investment by Indian companies was $4.07 billion in December, revised upward from the provisional figure of $3.75 billion.
On a year-on-year basis, outward foreign direct investment in January were marginally lower by 0.8%.
Of the total overseas investments in January, companies invested $1.52 billion as equity, 23.5% lower than $1.99 billion invested in the previous month. Companies invested $461.94 million in loans in January against $565.32 million in December.
Companies also invested $1.44 billion through guarantees to their overseas arms and joint ventures in January, lower than $1.52 billion a month ago. The data, based on online reporting by authorised dealer banks, is provisional and subject to change, the RBI said. End
US$1 = INR 90.72
Reported by Priyasmita Dutta
Edited by Akul Nishant Akhoury
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