Liberalisation of FDI from Pakistan

Hitherto,
a person resident in Pakistan or an entity incorporated in that country was not
allowed to purchase shares or convertible debentures in an Indian company. This
was by virtue of Regulation 5 of the Foreign Exchange Management (Transfer or
Issue of Security by a Person Resident Outside India) Regulations, 2000.
By way
of a circular
dated August 22, 2012, the Reserve Bank fo India (RBI) has partially removed
this prohibition. Now, a person who is a citizen of Pakistan or an entity
incorporated there may invest in an Indian company under the approval route,
i.e. with the prior approval of the Foreign Investment Promotion Board (FIPB).
However, investment is not permitted in specific “sectors/activities pertaining
to defence, space and atomic energy and second/activities prohibited for
foreign investment”.

The blanket ban has given way to a more
restricted avenue for investments.

About the author

Umakanth Varottil

Umakanth Varottil is an Associate Professor at the Faculty of Law, National University of Singapore. He specializes in corporate law and governance, mergers and acquisitions and cross-border investments. Prior to his foray into academia, Umakanth was a partner at a pre-eminent law firm in India.

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