Exports

Local scrap prices reduced by US$3/MT. The Steel Ministry has issued new rules where even imported raw materials and intermediates for steel need to comply with specifications laid down by BIS (Bureau of Indian Standards), for which plants from where...

PMs held frank and forward-looking discussions in Kananaskis Prime Ministers Narendra Modi and Mark Carney have agreed to resume negotiations on the Early Progress Trade Agreement (EPTA), with a view to paving the way for a Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement...

May exports grew 2.8% led by services sector Exporters are adapting well to a tough global environment, says FIEO President S C Ralhan, expecting a geo-political stability in the second half of this year https://www.commerce.gov.in/. “With appropriate policy interventions and...

Cyprus to work on EU-India strategic partnership Cyprus President Nikos Christodoulides and Prime Minister Narendra Modi have underscored the significance of the India–Middle East–Europe Economic Corridor (IMEC) as a transformative, multi-nodal initiative that fosters peace, economic integration, and sustainable development...

Move will help boost domestic demand, says Agarwal The Federation of Indian Export Organisations (FIEO) has lauded the Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI) proactive decision to cut the repo rate by 50 basis points and reduce the Cash Reserve Ratio...

Minister-delegation met Swedish institutions-businesses Minister of Commerce and Industry Piyush Goyal has discussed expanding the scope of India–Sweden trade and investment partnership, facilitating sustainable industrial collaboration, and identifying key areas for technology and innovation-driven growth https://www.commerce.gov.in/. Goyal, on a two-day...

Task Force to create a unified platform Representatives of the various Textiles Export Promotion Councils and Industry Associations as well as their Exporter members have joined the Government to work collaboratively towards creating a road map for achieving the Textiles...

Minister engaged extensively with Swiss industry leaders Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal has called for advancing India–Switzerland economic cooperation and operationalising the Trade and Economic Partnership Agreement (TEPA) signed earlier this year between India and the European Free Trade...

India-Italy agreed prioritise cooperation in emerging-strategic sectors Commerce & Industry Minister Piyush Goyal has held a high-level meeting with Italy’s Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Antonio Tajani, in Brescia—Italy’s manufacturing hub https://www.commerce.gov.in/. The two...

Barthwal calls for creation of global value chains between 2 countries The India-Chile Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) will pave the way for a deeper economic partnership and the creation of strengthened global value chains between the two countries, Commerce...