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RBI to share FDI details with IB & RAW

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The Reserve Bank of India will now share its FDI details with the Intelligence Bureau and Research and Analysis Wing to prevent the entry of Black money into the country.

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Flash points

  • The committee headed by Revenue Secretary decided to provide the details of FDI resting with RBI to IB & RAW
  • This is done as a measure to prevent the economic crimes in the country
  • FDI can enter into the country either through automatic route(approved by RBI) or through permission from FIPB
  • Even though permitted by FIPB, the government agencies doesn’t know of the FDI has entered or not
  • The actual details of the FDI are only with RBI. Hence RBI has to provide the details to IB & RAW to prevent flow of black money in the country

Points to note

  • FIPB- Foreign Investment Promotion Board
  • Raw chief- Rajinder Khanna
  • IB chief- Dineshwar Sharma
  • RBI headquarters- Mumbai
  • RBI governor– Raghuram Rajan