Investment

The declining trend in exports does not augur well for the overall growth of the Indian economy, said FIEO President Sharad Kumar Saraf, citing the -6.5% growth in September 2019 exports totaling US$26.03 billion.

India-China should continue to strengthen cooperation in trade facilitation, upgrade bilateral, regional and multilateral trade facilitation, and create favorable conditions for expanding bilateral trade scale and alleviating trade imbalances.

King Willem-Alexander of The Netherlands said that India and Netherlands could share their experiences and approach was in terms of Public Private Partnerships.

The Shipping Ministry will be doing an extensive study on reviving 160 minor ports across the country and develop a synergy between major and minor ports for further developments.

Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal has praised the state oil companies, under the Petroleum Ministry, to set up a startup fund that will encourage Indians to innovate and set up their own companies.

Coal will continue to play an important role in Indian energy scenario over the next 20-30 years, Coal Minister Pralhad Joshi told the CERAWeek, Minister of Coal on 15 Oct 2019.

Mavenir, the industry's only end-to-end cloud-native 4G and 5G network software provider for CSPs has announced the extension of its partnership with India’s Vodafone Idea Limited (VIL).

ExxonMobil has signed agreements with the Indian Institute of Technology locations in Madras and Bombay, further expanding its extensive portfolio of research collaboration with India’s universities.

Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd has commercialized CEQUA (cyclosporine ophthalmic solution) 0.09% in the United States.

Public Sector Banks (PSBs) are well equipped to support credit needs of their customers following the recent Rs.55,000 crore recapitalization.