Foreign Investment

According to the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI), as many as 120 foreign institutional investors (FIIs) have registered in India since the global financial crisis broke out in September, and according to a study by Venture Intelligence, venture capital investments in India grew by 36 per cent to US$ 290 million during July-September 2008. Significantly, investments in the Indian healthcare sector have grown to US$ 450 million in the first six months of this fiscal, compared to US$ 125 million in the same period a year ago, according to a study by Feedback Ventures.