Exports

Districts aim to build ecosystem from ground up The Ministry of Textiles says an initiative, launch on 8 Jan, is to transform 100 high-potential districts into Global Export Champions and elevate 100 Aspirational Districts into self-reliant hubs. The ‘District-Led Textiles...

EFTA companies invited to key trade and investment events India’s manufacturing ecosystem is increasingly combining scale, competitiveness, and reliability for global markets, says Minister of Commerce and Industry Piyush Goyal after visiting Liechtenstein on 7 Jan during which he reviewed...

Dr Virmani wants strengthening of India’s export competitiveness Though India has done well in specific segments of the automotive export market, there are significant opportunities to increase market share in the US$2.2 trillion global automotive export market, which is growing,...

Tel Aviv branch promotes trade settlement in Rupees State Bank of India (SBI) is exploring options to boost bilateral trade between India and Israel in Indian rupees, along with the Free Trade Agreement (FTA) which is under discussion between the...

Steps taken to address MSMEs’ export challenges The Federation of Indian Export Organisations (FIEO) welcomes the launch of two critical market-oriented interventions under the NIRYAT PROTSAHAN sub-scheme of the Government’s Export Promotion Mission, aimed at strengthening MSME exports and significantly...

Focus on Defence Industry and Innovation Enablement Formation of an Export Promotion Body, Implementation of Quality Assurance 4.0 and Industry 4.0 in Defence Public Sector Units (DPSUs) and Establishment of a National Integrated Test Laboratory for defence platforms are being...

Agreement to drive modern agricultural productivity India and New Zealand have concluded a comprehensive, balanced and forward-looking Free Trade Agreement (FTA), which provides duty-free access for all Indian exports and comes with a US$20 billion investment inflow while setting pace...

India-Netherlands to eliminate trade and investment barriers The newly established India–Netherlands Joint Trade and Investment Committee (JTIC), under a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), marks an important milestone in further strengthening bilateral trade, investment, and economic cooperation between the two countries....

Ralhan wants diversification of export markets The strong performance of India’s exports in November, reflecting the resilience and competitiveness of the country’s export sector, S. C. Ralhan, President of the Federation of Indian Export Organisations (FIEO), said in comments as...

767 districts covered by 5G network India’s telecom exports have increased by 72% over the last five years to Rs.18,406 crore in 2024–25 from Rs.10,000 crore in 2020–21 while imports have remained capped at around Rs.51,000 crore, Minister for Communications...