Brexit and trade wars: How are France's technological reforms faring

Macron's reform plan is gaining traction in France. His French Tech Visa is attracting international talent in the startup environment, and his goal of establishing male and female equality in France has increased the number of women-focused initiatives. Despite the fact that EY's recent ...

After securing $50 billion in investment in just two years, the government of Odisha attracts foreign direct investment from the UAE

The Government of Odisha in India is attracting Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in industries like metals and metal downstream, chemicals and petrochemicals, textiles and apparel, including technical textiles, food processing, seafood processing, ESDM, logistics, and clean energy on the back of t...

CHINA SAW ITS FDI TO RISE 38.6% IN JANUARY – APRIL PERIOD

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• China saw its FDI to rise 38.6% in January-April period.
• China saw foreign investment in the services industry to surge 46.8 percent year on year.
•  Association of Southeast Asian Nations investments expanded 65.2 per...

US LAWMAKERS WELCOME 74 PERCENT FDI INCREASE IN INDIAN INSURANCE SECTOR

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• Two influential US lawmakers have welcomed the Indian government's decision to increase foreign direct investment in the insurance sector.
• Now 74% FDI is allowed in the Indian insurance sector.

Two US lawmakers namely ...

FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT IN SEOUL RECORDS $10.2 BILLION IN 2020

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• Foreign Direct Investment in Seoul records $10.2 billion in 2020.
• Seoul continued to maintain an upward trend in FDI since 2017.
• South Korea’s overall FDI however fell11 percent.
• Seoul saw an increase in ...

AMAZON VP WARNS AGAINST DELIBERATE EFFORT TO DISCREDIT AMAZON’S BUSINESS IN INDIA

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• Amit Agarwal, Amazon global senior VP and India head, claims deliberate and organized effort being made by vested interests to discredit Amazon’s business in India.
• Amazon has been accused of allegations of circumventing FDI norms.

AIRTEL GETS APPROVAL FOR 100% FDI IN SUBSIDIARIES

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• Airtel has received required regulatory approvals from DoT for 100% FDI in its subsidiaries.
• The process to revise the foreign investment limit of Airtel has been initiated.
• The new move of Airtel has been notified to its deposit...

AUSTRALIA HAS NOT FEW BUT MAJOR CHINESE DIRECT INVESTMENT THAT MIGHT SLUMP AHEAD OF TENSIONS

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• In an article from News.com.au, the author reflected on the number of various investments China has done in Australia and how much of Australian local regions have a dependency on China.

In that the author says, the greatest trading ...