Archive · 8 Dec 2025
GIFT City Emerges as Key Hub for India's Capital Needs
GIFT City in Gujarat is becoming a very important place for India's financial needs.
It helps companies get the money they need from other countries in a cheaper way.
Many banks and businesses are setting up there because it's cost-effective and has good rules.
The city is also helping India get money for big projects like making airplanes, semiconductors, and solar panels.
The government is making sure everything is fair and following the rules.
Soon, even regular people in India might be able to invest in foreign markets through GIFT City.
GIFT City has accelerated business activity, registering over 1,000 entities and facilitating $100 billion in loans.
Companies are using GIFT City for cost-efficient foreign capital channelling, with 35 bank branches and a target of 50.
36% of India's external commercial borrowing ($19 billion) and $8 billion in equity capital have flowed through GIFT City.
Advantages include India's growth story, skilled workforce, low cost of living, favorable tax policies, and a simple regulatory ecosystem.
GIFT City is focusing on new growth areas like commodity trading and aims to route part of India's $2-3 billion annual investment abroad through its structures.
- Who
- Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel, Ifsca Chairman K Rajaraman, India Inc, Global and Domestic Players
- What
- Launch of Sensex Futures & Options Contracts, Growth of GIFT City as a financial hub
- When
- February 3, 2025
- Where
- GIFT City, Gandhinagar, Gujarat
- Why
- To meet India's capital requirements and support economic growth
- Location
- Gandhinagar, Gujarat
- Regulator
- International Financial Services Centres Authority (Ifsca)
- Entities Registered
- Over 1,000
- Loan Disbursements
- Over $100 billion
- ECB Share via GIFT City
- 36% ($19 billion)
- Bank Branches
- 35 (target 50)
- Retail Investor Ecosystem
- Beginning to take shape