The Government of India in the recent past has taken a slew of far-reaching measures to ease foreign investment in various sectors. Below, we discuss recent critical amendments relating to foreign investment in single-brand retail trade and e-commerce.FDI in single-brand retail trade Present position Under the foreign direct investment (FDI) policy, foreign investment in single-brand retail trade (SBRT) is permitted up to 100 percent, where investment up to 49 percent does not require approval from the Foreign Investment Promotion Board (FIPB) and investment beyond 49 percent requires FIPB approval subject to the satisfaction of the conditions as given in the FDI policy. Amendment in SBRT sector
FDI in e-commerce
The DIPP released press note 3 of 2016 series dated March 29, 2016 setting out the following definitions and operating guidelines for FDI in the e-commerce sector, which has brought about radical changes. Definitions
Operating guidelines for FDI in e-commerce
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