Business | Updated Jun 20, 2007 at 05:32am IST

Go slow on FDI in retail, Sonia tells PM

CNN-IBN

New Delhi: Foreign direct investment in retail could slow down which is seen as a key growth spot for the economy.

Speaking with CNN-IBN the Congress confirmed that party chief Sonia Gandhi has intervened on the subject.

Sonia Gandhi, in a letter to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, asked for a go-slow in allowing retail giants like Wal-Mart and Carrefour entering India.

She wants FDI to be reviewed.

Commerce Minister Kamal Nath also told the TV-18 network that the PMO has asked the ministry for its comments.

He added that contrary to reports, that no application had been received yet from Wal-Mart.

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