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Govt imposes ADD on imports of glassware from China, Indonesia

The anti-dumping duty imposed shall be effective for a period of five years.

APM Terminals launches integrated cold chain facility in South India

The facilities will provide refrigerated container plug-in facilities for cold warehousing..

India to follow WTO rules, resolve issues through talks with US: Prabhu

India has a special ties with the US, which is strategic, multi-dimensional and multi-..

India’s apparel exports decline 17.78% in March

These figure clearly shows that apparel exports are heading towards recession, said Magu.

Exports of passenger vehicle drop 1.51%; two-wheelers up 20% in FY18

Exports of two-wheelers from India were increased by 20.29% in 2017-18.

India’s export to grow at 5.96% in Jan-Mar 2018: Exim Bank

The forecast is based on the Export Leading Index (ELI) model of the bank, it said.

Govt imposes ADD of $2.69/kg on fishnet imports from China, Bangladesh

The anti-dumping duty imposed shall be effective for a period of five years.

India will be a $5 trillion economy: Suresh Prabhu

The Commerce Ministry is working on bettering ease of doing business at district level, ..

India, Korea to sign pact for seafarers to work on Korean ships: Gadkari

The aim of Gadkari’s visit is to boost ties between the two countries.

56 new airports will become functional in few years: Prabhu

“There are large number of players who play a key role in logistics,” said Prabhu.

US’ exports to India up 18.7%, trade deficit down 5.9%; still concerns over tariffs

India is among the few nations with which the trade deficit of the US has dropped.

India’s gems and jewellery exports decline by 11% in Feb

During February, the major drop is recorded in silver jewellery and gold medallions and ..

India’s manufacturing sector growth declines in Mar, a 5-month low

The Nikkei India Manufacturing PMI declined to a five-month low of 51 in March.

Maersk introduces end-to-end export and import service at Kakinada

End-to-end offerings for import and export services will enable last mile connectivity for..

China imposes tariffs on 128 US products, escalates trade war

The imposition tariffs by Beijing are in response to the 25% on duty on steel and 10% on ..

Govt allows export of 2 MT sugar till Sept 2018 to clear surplus

The Government has permitted exports of white sugar until September 2018 under DFIA scheme..

Exports from SEZs grew 18% in February 2018

For the fiscal 2017-18 till February, SEZs recorded a growth of 15% over the previous year..

India’s crude oil import bill to increase by 25% in 2017-18

During April to February of current fiscal, India’ crude oil imports stood at 195.7 MT.

Trade war may impact India’s exports: ASSOCHAM

In the process, the influence of multilateral organisations like WTO is also on the wane, ..

No need of NOC for pharma exports: Govt

Earlier, this facility was only available for exports to Australia, US, Japan, Canada and ..

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Govt scraps 20% export duty on sugar

Currently, there is an export duty of 20% on raw sugar, white or refined.

India exports 8.22 MT of finished steel in Apr-Jan

The country had exported 8.24 million tonnes of finished steel during the fiscal of 2016-..

In possible trade war, India doesn’t have much flexing power: ASSOCHAM

India may end up with hefty imports of about $450 billion in the current fiscal, said ..

US drags India to WTO over export subsidies; India rules out trade war

India would respond to the US’ request for bilateral consultations within 60 days period..

India’s economy is recovering; to grow at 7.3% in 2018-19: Fitch

India’s economic growth rate is estimated at 6.5% in the current fiscal.

Apparel output drops 10.4% in Apr-Jan; Industry expresses concern

The biggest deterrent to the industry’s sentiments has been severe capital blockage, ..

RBI scraps LoUs, LOCs for trade credit

The latest regulatory clampdown by the RBI came in the wake of fraud in Punjab National ..

India’s tea exports up by 7% during Apr-Jan 2017-18

However, in January, exports were slightly down by 2.28% to 20.55 million kg.

IG International imports first batch of organic apples from USA

The apples are imported by the company through its association with Stemilt Growers.

India, France sign 14 agreements; commit to strengthen strategic ties

Modi and Macron held wide ranging talks on regional and global issues.

Engineering exports likely to see a new high this financial year: Teaotia

Exports from the engineering sector have recorded a growth of 22% during April-January of ..

Biofuels offer business opportunities worth Rs.1 lakh cr: Pradhan

We are committed to reaching the target of 10% blending of ethanol in petrol by 2022, ..

India to save Rs.30k cr on imports by allowing commercial coal mining: CRISIL

At present, around 94% of the coal mining is being done by state-owned enterprises.

Industry demands hike in import duty on sunflower, soybean oils

SEA also demanded to increase duty differential between crude palm oil and palmolein to 15..

Vietnam President invites Indian businesses to invest in his country

India has actively supported Vietnam in training, capacity building, defence technology ..

GST revenue drops slightly to Rs.86,318 crore in Jan

Till February 25, around 1.03 crore taxpayers have been registered under the new indirect ..

Govt expects Rs.15 lakh crore investments under Sagarmala

Gadkari said that the profits from 12 major ports was likely to reach Rs.7,000 crore this ..

We must bring in transformation in WTO to transform world economy: Prabhu

“Now the question is whether we should make WTO better or forget it,” said Prabhu.

EPCES, ASSOCHAM sign MoU on mutual collaboration and information sharing

Under the MoU, the major areas include sharing common information relating to SEZs and ..

It is extremely important that FTA with Europe ratified soon: Amitabh Kant

Kant said India is heavily dependent on cotton and there is a need to see how it can shift..