Overview
- JB Park, Samsung’s Southwest Asia chief, said there are no plans for an India listing "as of now" and ruled out an IPO route for the near term.
- Samsung said growth in India will be funded through internal resources, institutional borrowings or corporate bonds rather than equity issuance.
- The Finance+ interest-free EMI program is being extended from smartphones to televisions and washing machines, accounting for over 40% of smartphone sales and growing about 10% annually, with strong traction in northern and northeastern rural markets.
- Samsung has applied under India’s PLI scheme to manufacture mobile phone displays locally, building on its Noida facility that the company describes as its largest smartphone plant and an export hub.
- AI is a core product focus with CES 2026 showcases slated for upgraded AirDresser, Laundry Combo, WindFree Pro AC, Jet Bot Steam Ultra, and a Family Hub refrigerator integrating Google Gemini, supported by over 10,000 R&D engineers in India.