U.S. Scouts For Investments From India


"There is tremendous bullishness in the US about Indian investments. Big Indian companies like Tatas, Mahindras and Reliance are already established there. We believe, there are thousands of Indian SMEs (small and medium enterprises) that can use our services," Thummalapally said.

Established by President Barack Obama's executive order in 2011, SelectUSA provides investment assistance, including ombudsman services on rules, regulations and taxation, to facilitate investors set up shop in the US.

A recent study by the Confederation of Indian Industry showed 68 Indian companies have invested nearly $17 billion in the US.

US is the fifth largest source of foreign direct investments into India with the cumulative US FDI inflows from April 2000 to March 2014 amounting to $11.92 billion constituting nearly 5.48 percent of the total FDI into India.

A few weeks ago in Mumbai, SelectUSA signed a Memorandum of Intent (MOI) with the Export-Import Bank of India, in the presence of US Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker, to promote Indian investment to the United States.

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Source: IANS