Economy

The debate around embracing Industry 4.0 and the job losses that it could entail had settled in favour of new and more jobs that the new industry paradigm would create.

Indian exporters have managed to do well with 2.44% growth in February exports despite increasing protectionism, tough global conditions and constraints on the domestic front, said FIEO President Ganesh Kumar Gupta.

The Government has realised the need to give a fillip to the fintech industry and constituted a steering group in the finance ministry.

The listing of India’s first REIT by Blackstone-backed Embassy Group has been in the offing for quite some time, but it now it will finally be listed and open for investment on 18 March 2019.

India is projected to achieve a record US$325-330 billion exports in 2018-19, with engineering sector being the major contributor amidst global challenges such as protectionist measures some countries, Commerce Secretary Anup Wadhawan said on 14 Mar 2019 in Chennai.

India is still very far away from being a less-cash economy and security issues around digital payments system needed to be addressed to make the mode more acceptable, digital expert Nandan Nilekani said on 13 Mar 2019.

India recorded 6.3 crore international travelers 2018, up 7.3% from 5.9 crore in 2017, the Times of India reported on 14 Mar 2019.

After zeroing on a property, buyers need to identify a suitable home loan lender to fulfil their financial needs. Officially, there are two major lenders in the market - banks (including both public and private banks) and the housing finance...

Ghana’s Vice President and Prime Minister as well as Deputy Prime Minister of Lesotho will join more than 31 senior Ministers from 21 African countries at the Conclave on India-Africa partnerships of US$62.66 billion bilateral trade as of 2017-18.

On the occasion of the International Women’s Day, the Federation of Indian Export Organisations (FIEO) has launched Indian Women Exporter e-Group on its FIEO Globallinker platform.