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RBI
Monthly Bulletin
October 2008 1797
ARTICLE
Indian Investment
Abroad in Joint Ventures
and Wholly Owned
Subsidiaries: 2008-09
(April-June)
through approval route 2 . Under services (12 per cent) and the balance
automatic route, equity occupied the were others (Table 2 and Chart 1). During
highest share (74.2 per cent), whereas the corresponding quarter of the previous
under approval route, 100 per cent year, 73 per cent of the proposals were
proposals were through equity only. in manufacturing followed by non-
During the corresponding quarter of the financial services (6 per cent) and trading
previous year, 99.3 per cent of the (2 per cent) and the rest were others.
proposals involving 99.5 per cent amount Within the manufacturing sector,
were through automatic route, while the proposals were in the areas like textiles,
rest were through the approval route. rubber products, steel, pharmaceuticals,
Under automatic route, guarantee had gems and gewellery, electronic
the highest share (62.2 per cent), while components, cement products, furnitures
under approval route all the proposals and telecommunication. Proposals in
were under equity only. trading covered investments in areas,
such as ores and mineral products, iron
I.2 Sectoral Pattern and and steel, metals, floriculture, electronic
Direction equipments and beverages. Investment
I.2.a Sectoral Pattern proposals in non-financial ser vices
During the quarter April-June, 2008, included activities, such as software
out of the total outward FDI proposals development, oil exploration, power
cleared, almost 92 per cent were for
Table 2: Distribution of India's Outward FDI
investments of US $ 5 million and above.
(US $ million)
Sector-wise, 37 per cent of the proposals
Sectors 2007 2008
were in manufacturing followed by April-June
trading (15 per cent) and non-financial Trading 129.2 463.8
Manufacturing 4820.2 1121.7
2
Indian residents are permitted to make investment in overseas joint Financial Services - 97.2
ventures and wholly owned subsidiaries under automatic route and
approval route. Under automatic route, all proposals are routed through
Non Financial Services 362.2 372.6
designated authorized dealer banks and these do not require prior Others 1332.6 983.6
approval from the Reserve Bank. Proposals not covered by the Total 6644.2 3039.0
conditions under the automatic route require the prior clearance of
the Reserve Bank and come under approval route. Note: Figures relate to investments of US $ 5 million and above.
RBI
Monthly Bulletin
1798 October 2008
ARTICLE
Indian Investment Abroad
in Joint Ventures and
Wholly Owned
Subsidiaries: 2008-09
(April-June)
Chart 1(a): Distribution of India's Outward FDI Chart 1(b): Distribution of India's Outward FDI
during April-June, 2008 (per cent shares) during April-June, 2007 (per cent shares)
1.9
15.3 20.1
32.3
5.5
72.5
12.3 36.9
3.2
RBI
Monthly Bulletin
October 2008 1799
ARTICLE
Indian Investment
Abroad in Joint Ventures
and Wholly Owned
Subsidiaries: 2008-09
(April-June)
Chart 2 (a): Direction of India's Outward FDI Chart 2 (b): Direction of India's Outward FDI
during April-June, 2008 (per cent shares) during April-June, 2007 (per cent shares)
15.7 15.1
22.9
5.3
9.0
8.7 32.5
RBI
Monthly Bulletin
1800 October 2008
ARTICLE
Indian Investment Abroad
in Joint Ventures and
Wholly Owned
Subsidiaries: 2008-09
(April-June)
RBI
Monthly Bulletin
October 2008 1801
ARTICLE
Indian Investment
Abroad in Joint Ventures
and Wholly Owned
Subsidiaries: 2008-09
(April-June)
RBI
Monthly Bulletin
1802 October 2008