FDI FII GATT WTO WIPO

India and The WTO

Presented by:
Devika Khare
Divya Chotwani
Pooja Mistri
WTO
INTRODUCTION
The World Trade Organization (WTO) is the only global
international organization dealing with the rules of trade
between nations.

At its heart are the WTO agreements , negotiated and
signed by the bulk of the worlds trading nations and
ratified in their parliaments.

The goal is to help procedure of goods and services,
exporters , and importers conduct their business.
GATT
INTRODUCTION

GATT system allowed existing domestic legislation to
continue even if it violated a GATT agreement.


GATT was less powerful , dispute settlement system
was slow and less efficient, its ruling could be easily
blocked.






FUNCTIONS

The WTO has the following has five specific function:
Provide Frame work
Provide forum
Understanding on rules and procedure governing the
settlement of disputes
Trade review mechanism
Affiliated agencies

The general council will serve four main function:
Revised Agreement and Ministerial Declaration
Dispute Settlement
Trade review Mechanism
To Establish goods council
OBJECTIVES

Multilateral Trade System
Progressive
Rejection
Elimination of Discriminatory
Raise standard
Expand World production
Optimum utilization
Development of multilateral system
Promote World trade
Global Free Trade
OBJECTIVES

Raising Standard
Ensuring Full Employment
Fuller Utilization
Expansion
Agreement
Framework of GATT

PRINCIPLES

Non-Discrimination

Prohibition of Quantitative Restrictions

Consultation
FDI
INTRODUCTION
FDI is an investment that a parent company
makes in a foreign country. On the
contrary, FII is an investment made by an
investor in the markets of a foreign nation.

Foreign Direct Investment targets a specific
enterprise. The FII increasing capital
availability in general.
FDI is not permitted in the following
industrial sectors:
Arms and ammunition.
Atomic Energy.
Railway Transport.
Coal and lignite.
Mining of iron, manganese, chrome, gypsum, sulphur, gold,
diamonds, copper, zinc.(except single brand product retailing).
Lottery Business
Gambling and Betting
Business of chit fund
FII
INTRODUCTION

FII can enter the stock market easily and also
withdraw from it easily. But FDI cannot enter and
exit that easily.


The Foreign Direct Investment is considered to be
more stable than Foreign Institutional Investor.
Entry Options For FII

A foreign company planning to set up
business operations in India has the following
options:

Incorporated Entity

Joint Ventures; or

Wholly Owned Subsidiaries


What is FII?
FII is nothing but Foreign Institutional Investors. Below
entities are called FIIs
1.Pension Funds
2.Mutual Funds
3.Insurance Companies
4.Investment Trusts
5. Banks
6. University Funds
7. Endowments
8 . Foundations
9. Charitable Trusts
10. Asset Management Companies



What basis they are being called as FII?
It is based on their

1. Track record
2. Competence
3. Finance Capability
4. Existence in the field
5. Integrity
6. Management
WIPO

INTRODUCTION:
Stands for World Intellectual Property
Organization.
One of the 16 specialized agencies of the United
Nations.
184 member states, administers 24 international
treaties.
Headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland.
to encourage creative activity, to promote the
protection of intellectual property throughout the
world.
OBJECTIVES:

to assist developing countries in the field of both
industrial property and copyright.
Use of intellectual property throughout the world.
assisting developing countries to deliver efficient IP
services.
to increase the creation of patentable inventions in
developing countries.
to improve conditions for the acquisition of foreign
patented technology.
to increase the competitiveness through better
protection of trademarks.

WTO AND INDIA:

one of the founding members of WTO.
played an important part in the effective
formulation of major trade policies.
several countries are now trading with India,
boosting production, employment, standard of
living and maximizing use of the world resources.
helped in representing more than 100 nations
in WTO summit.


ROLE OF INDIA IN WTO:

Indias participation ensures more stability and
predictability.
avails MFN and national treatment for its exports
to all WTO members.
prompted developed nations to do business with
India especially in IT and IT industry.
India is expected to snatch most of the business
deals like telecom, financial services, infrastructure
services such as transport and power.