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India’s GIFT-City Financial Hub Plans to Grow in Re/Insurance, Direct Listings

Gujarat International Finance Tec-City, India’s newest financial hub and a flagship project of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, is preparing for its next phase of growth. The first phase followed the creation in 2020 of a new regulator, the International Financial …

India Pursues Insurance, Gaming Firms Over Alleged Tax Evasion

Indian authorities sent a $208 million tax demand to a private insurer, the latest in a growing list of firms slapped with similar notices as the government intensifies its crackdown on alleged evasion. ICICI Lombard General Insurance Co. Ltd. received …

India Increases Limit on Foreign Direct Investment in Insurance Companies

India on Monday further opened up its insurance sector to foreigners, as the nation seeks to spur investments to give a fillip to an economy battered by the pandemic. Lawmakers approved a legislation increasing the limit on foreign direct investment …

India’s New Rules for Insurance Investments Could Attract U.S., European Insurers

NEW DELHI – The Indian government on Monday said it plans to raise limits on how much foreign companies can invest in the country’s insurance industry, a move that could attract inflows from U.S. and European insurers. Finance Minister Nirmala …

Indian IPOs Headed for Record Year as Insurers Seek to Raise Funds

Indian initial public offerings are headed for a record year, as a rush of insurers seek to ride a rally in the local market and tap increasing investor demand for financial assets. At least four Indian insurers are aiming to …