Report puts India’s annual cost of FDI curbs and market distortions at $173.6 billion

Competere Foundation estimates foreign-investment restrictions account for $127.2 billion of India’s annual economic loss, while competition-policy drift contributes $46.4 billion. The report flags retail and e-commerce among constrained sectors and urges easier investment rules.

— Filed Wed, 29 Jul, 2026, 19:25 IST · Source Financial Express · BrandWagon · Updated

Competere Foundation says FDI restrictions and competition-policy distortions cost India $173.6 billion, with retail and e-commerce among constrained sectors. It urges easing sectoral caps and approval routes while cautioning against ex-ante digital competition regulation.

Why this matters

No related recent Competere Foundation signals are provided, making the report a new data point on how investment restrictions and competition policy affect retail-company sectors.

retail-company is accelerating, up +408433% QoQ.