Exports

Clarity on FAME sought India needs to import better technologies like electric vehicles in the automobile and auto component sector to ensure better quality of life for its citizens, said a senior government official. Automobile and auto component sector contributes...

Minister calls on industry to identify markets   A strategy to boost the share of services in the export basket of the country is being formulated, said Commerce and Industry Suresh Prabhu at the Services Conclave: “Serve India and the...

Minister calls for India to increase share of global trade Prabhu with new FICCI president Rashesh Shah. Immediately on his return from the World Trade Organisation (WTO) ministerial conference in Buenos Aires, Commerce and Industry Minister Suresh Prabhu has briefed members...

Overall manufacturers less optimistic Auto, Capital Goods, Metal and Metal Products are expecting higher growth for the current third quarter, compared to Q2, according to a survey by the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI). Chemicals and...

Gupta sees headwinds; protectionist measures   The Federation of Indian Export Organizations (FIEO) has welcomed the strong export performance in November, saying the global demand has surprised with its strength. FIEO President Ganesh Kumar Gupta noted that the major export...

Gold and diamond form multi-faceted India-DMCC relationship India's gems and jewellery export promotion council is working with the Dubai multi commodities centre (DMCC) to set up goods delivery standards for gold and diamond trade, Press Trust of India reported citing...

Demonetization and GST to normalise Japanese banking group Nomura is bullish on India and expects a strong 7.5% gross domestic product growth in 2018 disruption caused by demonetization and goods and services tax (GST) normalizes. The risk, it says, is...

FICCI recommends tax proposals The Indian business community has called for expeditious domestic tax reforms and measures for improving the ease of doing business scenario in the country and enhance competitiveness of Indian industry. The call was made by a...

Minister stresses on quality standards Prabhu addressing at the release of the Mid-Term Review of the Foreign Trade Policy, 2015-20, in New Delhi on 5 Dec 2017. The Mid-Tem Review of Foreign Trade Policy (FTP) 2015-2020 has increased Annual Incentives...

Africa offers opportunities for MSMEs Minister of Minority Affairs, Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi, confident on growing trade with Africa. The bilateral trade between India and Africa will cross US$100 billion in next two years owing to improvement in business environment in...