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TWEAKING SOME OTHER RULES

FDI CIRCULAR

Chakrabarti of ISB : Changes are marginal

Parekh of E&Y : Couple of aspects which are major deviations from the earlier policy Among others: Issue of shares against non-cash consideration; Reform in regard to pricing of convertible instruments; Guidelines relating to downstream investments

Bapat of PwC : Changes are not enough. Significant aspects of circular are miss-outs No indication of government for FDI in retail, insurance or defence Creates jitters in the mind of potential investors
Parekh of E&Y : One small step towards the larger FDI reforms To attract more FDI is to open up more areas to foreign Need to do in areas of Infrastructure Bhandare of TSMG Important is the need to improve the ease of doing business

Bapat of PwC : Instability of policy perceptions of corruption, and lack of transparency Cut down multiplicity of regulations and have a consistent and continuous fiscal policy

Chakrabartis (standard recommendations) Opening up new sectors Raising caps Simplifying regulations Should be worked out in consultation with civil society groups

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