Investment

Digitization of the procurement portal has eased up the mode of business for the Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) and the Public Sector Enterprises (PSEs) resulting in savings about 1% of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP).

India is waiting with bated breath for the first listings on its home-grown Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs). In fact, the first listing will happen within a couple months writes Shobhit Agarwal, MD & CEO - ANAROCK Capital.

All Metal Services is set to export to the South East Asian markets from its new facility at Belagavi which began production on 18 July 2018.

The time is ripe for BIMSTEC leaders to give unequivocal directives to facilitate conclusion of Free Trade Agreement (FTA) which has been in negotiation phase after its framework agreement was finalized 13 years ago.

Apex industry body ASSOCHAM has opened a representative office in North America with a view to strengthen India Inc’s presence in the United States of America (USA).

The ASEAN India Research Training Fellowship Scheme (AIRTF) and ASEAN India Innovation Platform (AIIP) have been launched, taking the space & technology to the next level.

Indian banks have been mandated to provide a fixed percentage of their lending to the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs), said Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI) Deputy Governor N S Vishwanathan.

The Indian and Japanese Defence Ministers have recognised the importance of promoting defence equipment and technology cooperation through a joint effort between the public and private sectors.

Singapore’s Sembcorp Industries said its power plant in India is to supply 250 megawatts of electricity to Bangladesh over 15 years.

Mumbai has again missed the Mithi river rejuvenation deadline. River cleanup was supposed to start in June 2018, writes Anuj Puri, Chairman – ANAROCK Property Consultants.