India-OECD Symposium: Global Economic Prospects and the Indian Economy (Draft Agenda)

India-OECD Symposium: Global Economic Prospects and the Indian Economy, 3 December 2009

India needs to cut red tape, spend more on infrastructure in order to boost growth

India needs to strengthen and liberalise its regulatory framework and invest more in infrastructure in order to attract increased foreign direct investment (FDI), according to a new OECD report.

Visite officielle du Secrétaire général en Inde (New Delhi, 3-4 Décembre 2009)

Le Secrétaire général de l’OCDE, M. Angel Gurría, se rendra en Inde les 3-4 décembre pour y rencontrer de hauts responsables politiques, participer à un symposium consacré aux perspectives économiques mondiales et à l’économie indienne et présenter un nouvel examen de l’OCDE sur les politiques de l’Inde en matière d’investissement.

Launch of India's Investment Policy Review

This study shows great progress in building a successful policy environment to encourage investment and the resulting acceleration in FDI inflows and economic growth. However, India needs to strengthen and liberalise its regulatory framework and invest more in infrastructure in order to attract increased foreign direct investment, according to the OECD Secretary-General.

Opening a dialogue with India: A joint OECD-India seminar

A joint OECD-India seminar on good e-government practices took place in New Delhi. The seminar exchanged experiences focusing on three areas: the impact of the financial and economic crisis on e-government, strengthening leadership and organisation for successful e-government

India - Investment Policy Review - OECD

The Investment Policy Review of India charts India's progress in developing an effective policy framework to promote investment for development, especially since the acceleration of economic reform from 1991 onward. It focuses on policies towards investment, trade, competition and other elements of the business environment. Finally, it outlines some of the challenges of implementing national-level reforms at state level.

OECD-India co-operation in the field of international investment

The first OECD investment policy review of India is a landmark in the growing co-operation and enhanced engagement between India and the OECD. While the OECD is responsible for its contents, India participated wholeheartedly in the preparatory work at many levels of government and over the whole period from conception to completion.

India and the OECD: Growing cooperation in support of a stronger, cleaner and fairer world economy

At the OECD-India Symposium, M. Gurría explained that the recovery in India should continue to gain momentum and growth exceed 6% in the current fiscal year. In 2010, growth should rise above 7%, which is amongst the fastest projected growth rates globally.

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