President inaugurates 36th edition of IITF
Sourced from PIB The President of India, Pranab Mukherjee inaugurated the 36th edition of the India International Trade Fair 2016 today (November 14, 2016) in New Delhi. Speaking on the occasion, the President said that the India International Trade Fair is a mega projection of the new India that is fast taking shape. It showcases the vision of a glorious tomorrow, a spirit of excellence and achievement and unparalleled investment opportunity through the prism of the ‘Make in India’ and ‘Digital India’ initiatives taken by the Prime Minister, Narendra Modi. The fair symbolises India’s commitment towards bringing the benefits of economic reform to its people from all walks of society, especially the under-privileged. The President complimented ITPO for the theme of ‘Digital India’, this year. He said ...
Need to create ecosystem to boost exports: Jaitley
Source:PTI Finance Minister said the “glaring challenge” is to step up shipments at a time when the world trade was getting compressed Concerned over slowing global demand and declining exports, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Friday underlined the need for creating an ecosystem to boost shipments to the markets overseas. He asked exporters to produce quality products at competitive prices to meet the challenge of slowing demand in international markets. “One important factor, which our global experience now teaches us, is that the world wants to buy good products, it wants to buy cheaper products and therefore you have to think ahead of the others, manufacture products which are cost and quality competitive. “This can actually enable you, even in ...
Women entrepreneurs in the limelight at IITF 2014
Neha Dewan and Amartya Sinha | @TheDollarBiz With the aim to boost women participation in the foreign trade and manufacturing, the ongoing 34th India International Trade Fair (IITF) in New Delhi, India is focusing on “Women Entrepreneurs” and the skills needed in their entrepreneurial development. Organised by the India Trade Promotion Organisation (ITPO), IITF 2014 (November 14 - 27) saw heavy footfalls even as it nears completion. Over 6,000 exhibitors from India and abroad have taken part in this event and the fair has already seen over 50 foreign delegations from 30 countries in the initial eight days. While South Africa is the partner country this year, Thailand is the focus country and Delhi is the focus state. However, ...
