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.
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.
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