Overseas direct investment accounts now allowed abroad subject to host country routing, use for JV/WOS investments and prompt repatriation. Indian parties may open, hold and maintain a Foreign Currency Account abroad for overseas direct investment where the host country mandates routing through a designated account. Eligibility requires compliance with FEMA overseas direct investment provisions and host-country rules. Remittances to the account must be used only for equity investment in JV/WOS; dividends and other entitlements must be repatriated to India within thirty days of credit. Annual debits/credits must be reported to the designated AD bank with a statutory auditor's certificate of compliance. The account must be closed immediately or within thirty days of disinvestment or cessation.
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Overseas direct investment accounts now allowed abroad subject to host country routing, use for JV/WOS investments and prompt repatriation.
Indian parties may open, hold and maintain a Foreign Currency Account abroad for overseas direct investment where the host country mandates routing through a designated account. Eligibility requires compliance with FEMA overseas direct investment provisions and host-country rules. Remittances to the account must be used only for equity investment in JV/WOS; dividends and other entitlements must be repatriated to India within thirty days of credit. Annual debits/credits must be reported to the designated AD bank with a statutory auditor's certificate of compliance. The account must be closed immediately or within thirty days of disinvestment or cessation.
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