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24/05/22 08:35 AM IST

Investment Incentive Agreement

In News 
  • The Government of India and the Government of the United States of America has signed an Investment Incentive Agreement (IIA) at Tokyo, Japan.
Historical Background  
  • This IIA supersedes the Investment Incentive Agreement signed between the Government of India and the Government of the United States of America in the year 1997.
  • Significant developments have taken place since the signing of the earlier IIA in 1997 including the creation of a new agency called DFC, a development finance agency of Government of USA, as a successor agency of the erstwhile Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC) after the enactment of a recent legislation of USA, the BUILD Act 2018.
  • IIA has been signed, to keep pace with the additional investment support programmes, offered by the DFC, such as debt, equity investment, investment guaranty, investment insurance or reinsurance, feasibility studies for potential projects and grants.
About IIA 
  • The Agreement is the legal requirement for DFC, to continue providing investment support in India.
  • DFC or their predecessor agencies are active in India since 1974 and have so far provided investment support worth $5.8 billion of which $2.9 billion is still outstanding.
  • Proposals worth $4 billion are under consideration by DFC for providing investment support in India. 
Significance 
  • The signing of IIA would lead to enhanced Investment support provided by DFC in India, which shall further help in India’s development.
Source- PIB 

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