Markets regulator SEBI has made it easier for low risk foreign investors to participate in the Indian securities market with the introduction of a single window access, a move aimed at simplifying compliance and enhancing the country's attractiveness as an investment destination.

The new framework — Single Window Automatic & Generalised Access for Trusted Foreign Investors (SWAGAT-FI) — would provide easier investment access to low risk foreign investors, enable a unified registration process across multiple investment routes and reduce repeated compliance and documentation for such entities.

The low risk foreign investors identified by SEBI include government-owned funds, central banks, sovereign wealth funds, multilateral entities, highly regulated public retail funds, and appropriatel

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