India retains tag of world’s top most greenfield FDI destination

India retained its numero uno position as as the world’s top most greenfield FDI destination for the second consecutive year, attracting US$ 62.3 billion in 2016, says a report.

India has remained ahead of China and the US as far as FDI inflows were concerned in the last year, said the fDi eport 2017 compiled by fDi Intelligence, a division of The Financial Times Ltd.
FDI by capital investment saw an increase of 2 per cent to US$ 62.3 billion in 809 projects during 2016 in India. “India managed to keep the crown as the world’s number one location for greenfield capital investment for the second year running ahead of China and the US,” the report said.

The global investment landscape, the report said, has changed considerably in 2016 as FDI gravitated to locations experiencing the strongest economic growth, while locations in recession or facing high levels of uncertainty saw major declines. In 2016, greenfield FDI continued to rise worldwide, with capital investment increasing by more than 6 per cent to US $ 776.2 billion, its highest since 2011, alongside an increase in job creation by 5 per cent to 2.02 million. However, the number of FDI projects declined 3 per cent …read more