FDI flows to India slip 26% in 2021: UN report
The UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) recently published Investment Trends Monitor which highlights that global foreign direct investment flows showed a strong rebound in 2021, growing 77 per cent to an estimated USD 1.65 trillion, from USD 929 billion in 2020, surpassing their pre-COVID-19 level. It also highlights that Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) flows to India in 2021 were 26 per cent lower, mainly because large M&A deals recorded in 2020 were not repeated. The Report also highlight the flow of FDI to various major countries and economic blocs, for exemple, FDI flows to South Asia decreased 24 per cent to USD 54 billion in 2021 from USD 71 billion in 2020 and in the United States - the largest host economy - increased by 114 per cent to USD 323 billion, and cross-border M&As almost tripled in value to USD 285 billion.
