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Jharkhand rolls out red carpet for global, domestic investors

PTI The Jharkhand government has started a single-window clearance system for industry proposals and simplified rules for investors, Chief Minister Raghubar Das said today. Offering red-carpet welcome for foreign and domestic players wanting to set up ventures in the mineral-rich state, the Chief Minister said a congenial atmosphere is awaiting investors in the State. The BJP-led Government in the State is looking for large-scale investments and is organising the maiden 'Jharkhand Global Investors Summit' on February 15-16, 2017 in Ranchi. Das, along with senior State Government officials, had a meeting with prospective investors from Andhra Pradesh and Telangana here as part of the roadshow for the summit. Later, talking to reporters, he said, "We had one-to-one talks with investors and many ...

Govt working on single-window clearance to ease trade

The Dollar Business Bureau The Government of India is working on a mechanism of single-window clearance, in order to achieve smooth trade flow as well as to enhance the ease of doing business.  “The government is committed to provide every possible help to the trade and industry and considers them as a partners and stakeholders in the economic revival of India,” said Anup Wadhawan, Director General of Foreign Trade (DGFT), while speaking to exporters at an event in Ludhiana. With regards to MEIS (Merchandise Exports of India Scheme), DGFT stated that since the Scheme has been announced on April 1, 2015, an additional Rs.4,000 crore have been laid out to cover more markets and tariff lines.  As and when government issues ...

Telangana State industrial policy in line with Make in India initiative

Sai Nikesh | The Dollar Business Chief Minister of Telangana, K Chandrashekhar Rao, along with other dignitaries at the inaugural of Telangana Industrial Policy 2015 launch event at HICC Auditorium in Hyderabad on Friday. Various industry experts on Friday, opined that Telangana State Industrial Policy stands in line with the Government of India’s ‘Make in India’ initiative, as the State government unveiled its Industrial Policy 2015 in the presence of State government officials, experts, bureaucrats, officials of Indian industry, among others. The experts lauded the State government’s efforts towards easing business environment since its inception and termed ‘Telangana State Industrial Project Approval and Self-certification System (TSIPASS)’ as an industry-friendly one. Speaking to The Dollar Business, Rajesh Agarwal, Co-Founder, Micromax Informatics Ltd, ...

UNCTAD hopes to launch Global Trade Facilitation index soon

Pull factor expected to trigger a race to simplicity among governments in trade facilitation Bidhu Bhushan Palo | @TheDollarBiz Despite progerss in the last two decades, India stands at 134 and 179 in World Bank's Ease of Doing Business and Starting a Business 2014 rankings respectively out of the total 189 countries monitored.   Simplicity is the most difficult thing to secure in this world; it is the last limit of experience and the last effort of genius. This quote by author George Sand (Amantine-Lucile-Aurore Dupin) dates back to the 19th century, but perhaps no one understands this better than the World Trade Organisation (WTO). After the Bali conference in 2013, WTO claimed that the Trade Facilitation Agreement (TFA) agreed in the Bali Package ...