| Type | Conference presentation |
| Event | Emerging Multinationals: OFDI from Emerging & Developing Economies |
| Organized by | Copenhagen Business School |
| Location | Copenhagen, Denmark |
| Date | October 9–10, 2008 |
| Role | Presenter; session chair (Latin America & EMNCs) |
| Slides | Download the presentation (PDF) |
A talk delivered at the Copenhagen Business School Conference on Emerging Multinationals, Copenhagen (October 9–10, 2008).
In short: A closer look at how Indian firms invested in the advanced economies — the growth of that investment over decades, its concentration in Europe, and its preference for full ownership.
About the talk
This presentation examined Indian outward direct investment in developed economies in depth — charting how it expanded from modest beginnings in the 1960s to substantial flows by the late 2000s, where it concentrated geographically, and how Indian firms structured their entry into rich-country markets. It complemented the author’s related work presented the same year in Beijing, focusing on the developed-region destination of Indian OFDI.
From the conference
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What the talk covered
- Decades of growth — Indian investment in developed economies expanded dramatically from the 1960s through the late 2000s, becoming a meaningful share of the country’s outward FDI.
- A strong European tilt — the European Union was the leading destination for Indian investment in the developed world.
- A preference for full ownership — Indian firms favoured wholly-owned subsidiaries over minority stakes when entering advanced markets.
- Motivated by capabilities — access to technology, brands, and sophisticated markets drove the push into developed economies.
Get the slides
The full presentation is available as a PDF:
⇩ Download the presentation (PDF)
Related research on this site
This presentation led to the author’s published work:
- India’s Emerging Multinationals in the Developed Region — the related working paper (Pradhan, MPRA Paper No. 12361, 2008).
