UPSC Economics Business and Foreign Trade / व्यापार और विदेश व्यापार Question Bank Foreign Trade and Investment in India

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    Which of the following pairs are correctly matched?
    1. Increase in-monetary expansion
    2. Low import growth rate in India-Recession in Indian industry
    3. Euro-issues-Shares held by Indian companies in European countries
    4. Portfolio investment-Foreign institutional investors.

    A) 1, 2 and 4                     

    B) 3 and 4

    C) 1, 2 and 3         

    D) 1, 2, 3 and 4

    Correct Answer: A

    Solution :

    Euro issue includes issue of ADR (American Depositary Receipts) and GDR (Global Depositary Receipts). A scheme has been initiated during 1992 under which Indian companies are permitted to raise foreign currency resources through issue of Foreign Currency Convertible Bonds (FCCBs) and/or issue of ordinary equity shares through Global Depositary Receipts (GDRs)/American Depositary Receipts (ADRs) to foreign investors i.e. institutional investors or individuals (including NRIs) residing abroad.


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