Budget 2021: Special window for big-ticket foreign investments likely

[Business-Standard]( Daily Newsletter 19 January 2021 [Facebook]( [RSS]( [Twitter]( [Google Plus]( [Twitter]( [YouTube]( [Markets]( [Companies]( [Banking]( [Economy]( [Opinion |]( [Life]( [Management]( [Technology]( LIVE MARKETS [SENSEX]( 48564.27 (-470.40) [NIFTY]( 14281.30 (-152.40) GOLD (MCX 10 GM) 48916.00 (214.00) SILVER (MCX 1 KG) 65390.00 (626.00) USD ($) / INR(Rs) 73.07 (-0.05) Front Page [Premium Content][Budget 2021: Special window for big-ticket foreign investments likely]( Facility to be available for FDI proposals worth over Rs 3,000 cr [Premium Content][Udaan plans to grab 10-15% of overall B2B retail market in the next 7 years]( The B2B market (excluding industrial goods) stands at $780 billion and on an annualised basis, Udaan has already clocked up $2.4 billion in ... [What's your problem? 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