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India is a land of opportunity that places premium on enterprise and creativity.I invite you, the Overseas Indians, to make use of the investment and business opportunities that india now offers. This is the time for all of us to become strategic partners in India's progress. By Dr. Manmohan Singh, Hon'ble Prime Minister of India
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Activities

OIFC has been responding to the needs of the Overseas Indians in a number of ways. These can be categorized into two types – Facilitation and Information dissemination.

OIFC’s Facilitation Services to the Global Indians includes:

Query addressal of Overseas Indians

OIFC addresses queries in areas of foreign investment consulting, regulatory approvals, market research, joint venture partner identification, project financing, accounting, taxation, legal, portfolio investments and others with the help of its Experts or ‘Knowledge Partners’ such as banks and private sectors firms, specializing in areas of NRI investments, market entry, taxation, etc.

End-to-end facilitation

End-to-end facilitation services which include handholding investors, helping chalk out projects and start up their business are provided to the interested client by OIFC’s Knowledge Partners.

OIFC Business Networking Portal

OIFC’s website www.oifc.in acts as a business networking portal, it has elements such as a 16X5 live help online facilitation where registered users can get information and connect with Experts, conduct matchmaking of products and services, access online yellow pages, walk through an easy interactive investment toolkit which gives information about sectoral opportunities and procedures.

OIFC Road shows & Business Forums

OIFC provides opportunities of face-to-face connect between Global Indians, senior representatives of the Government and Indian industry experts. This is done through diaspora engagement meets, Investor Interactive Meets, Business Forums or Roundtables. These are held in various regions around the world wherever there is a large concentration of Indian diaspora population. The Meets are held with the objective of: Showcasing the potential business opportunities in India and, providing a platform for business facilitation in India

OIFC Information Dissemination to the Global Indians

Publications

OIFC brings out Publications, which serve as handbooks for our Overseas Indian clientele. The latest one was “India-Supports: Handbook for Overseas Indians to facilitate economic engagement” which was unveiled by Hon'ble Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh.

Monthly e-newsletter

OIFC’s monthly e-newsletter “India Connect’ connects over 42,000 professionals, entrepreneurs and executives of Indian Origin. The newsletter has a focused theme every month where partners can contribute and features sectoral updates, economic developments, policy announcements etc. In cooperation with The Economic Times, we have also started "NRI Newsletter" a monthly e-Newsletter.

In a nut shell

  • Information dissemination through Publications, Business Networking Portal & Newsletters
  • Outreach & Consulting: Query addressal of Overseas Indians and facilitation with the support of Knowledge Experts
  • Diaspora Engagement Meets, Road Shows and Business Forums, in India and abroad.
  • Projection of State Investment Opportunities.
  • Business Networking Portal: www.oifc.in

Other Features include:

Ministry of Overseas Indian Affairs
Confederation of Indian Industry
OIFC is a not for profit public private initiative between the Ministry of Overseas Indian Affairs (MOIA) and the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) aiming at expanding the economic engagement of the Indian diaspora with India.