UAE emerges as fourth largest investor in India during FY23 as FDI jumps three-folds to $3.35 billion

In the last fiscal, foreign direct investment (FDI) from the UAE to India jumped over three-fold to USD 3.35 billion from USD 1.03 billion in 2021-22, the data of the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) showed.

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Published11 Jun 2023, 07:08 PM IST
(FILES) A file photo taken on June 20, 2022 shows a view of the Museum of the Future in the Gulf emirate of Dubai. - The UAE has unveiled its first ministry in the Metaverse and a virtual trip to Mars as Dubai attempts to become a hub for the immersive world, which remains in its infancy but is attracting growing interest. The economy ministry's Metaverse address, unveiled this week at Dubai's Museum of the Future, is a place to interact with governments, corporations and even for the UAE to sign bilateral agreements with other countries, officials said. (Photo by Giuseppe CACACE / AFP)
(FILES) A file photo taken on June 20, 2022 shows a view of the Museum of the Future in the Gulf emirate of Dubai. - The UAE has unveiled its first ministry in the Metaverse and a virtual trip to Mars as Dubai attempts to become a hub for the immersive world, which remains in its infancy but is attracting growing interest. The economy ministry’s Metaverse address, unveiled this week at Dubai’s Museum of the Future, is a place to interact with governments, corporations and even for the UAE to sign bilateral agreements with other countries, officials said. (Photo by Giuseppe CACACE / AFP)(AFP)

The United Arab Emirates (UAE), with which India implemented a comprehensive free trade agreement in May last year, has emerged as the fourth largest investor in India during 2022-23, according to government data.

In the last fiscal, foreign direct investment (FDI) from the UAE to India jumped over three-fold to USD 3.35 billion from USD 1.03 billion in 2021-22, the data of the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) showed.

The UAE was the fourth largest investor in India in 2022-23 compared to the seventh in 2021-22. Singapore was the largest investor in India with USD 17.2 billion investment in FY23, followed by Mauritius (USD 6.1 billion) and the US (USD 6 billion).

"The rapidly strengthening of bilateral ties and investment cooperation between India and United Arab Emirates (UAE) can be chiefly attributed to the strong bilateral relations between India and UAE, growth in investment commitments from UAE, and the policy reforms to further ease of doing businesses between the two countries," Rudra Kumar Pandey, Partner, Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co, said.

UAE's investments in India are mainly in sectors like services, sea transport, power and construction activities. One of the crucial factors for the increase in foreign direct investment (FDI) from UAE is the signing of the Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) between India and UAE on February 18, 2022 (effective from May 1, 2022), Pandey added.

"Apart from CEPA, another growth engine of FDI from UAE in India is the investment commitment from UAE. UAE has committed to invest USD 75 billion in the Indian infrastructure sector over a period of time. It has also committed to partner with India in the renewable energy sector," Pandey noted.

India and the UAE have operationalised a comprehensive free trade agreement since May 1 last year. Under the pact, a number of goods from both countries are getting zero-duty access to each other's markets, besides eased norms for promoting investments.

The country accounts for about 2.5 per cent of the total FDI India received between April 2000 and March 2023. During this period, India has attracted USD 15.6 billion worth of overseas inflows from the UAE, the data showed.

According to experts, the trade agreement has helped significantly increase the import and export between the countries and consequently increased the investments from UAE in Indian companies.

"India's constant liberalisation of the FDI policy also boosted such investments. Similarly, we are also seeing that several Indian startups are exploring expansion in the UAE," Anindya Ghosh, Partner, IndusLaw, said.

She said that among other agencies, Abu Dhabi Investment Office through their Innovation Program is providing active support to innovation-driven startups through financial and non-financial incentives like information on data, network, licensing, logistics, real estate, visa etc.

"Such expansion ideas/ activities of Indian startups also provide an incentive to UAE-based investment funds to invest more in innovation-based startups in India," Ghosh added.

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