Investment

Five-year credit “Assam Citizen Centric Service Delivery”. The World Bank is lending US$39.2 Million for the project US$49 million “Assam Citizen Centric Service Delivery” programme. The remaining cost of the five-year programme will be funded out of State Budget. The...

Growing middle class drives consumption across the country. Debashish Mukherjee.   India has overtaken China to take the top spot in the 2017 Global Retail Development Index (GRDI) released today by management consulting firm A.T. Kearney. India’s rapidly expanding economy,...

A wide range of business opportunities seen by SPIEF. Modi with the President of Russian Federation, Vladimir Putin, at Konstantin Palace, in St. Petersburg, on 1 June 2017, when the negotiations for FTA with EAEU was announced. India is set...

PM highlights investment opportunities at Forum. Modi addressing the plenary session of St. Petersburg International Economic Forum on 2 June 2017. The sky is the limit for investment opportunities in India, said Prime Minister Narendra Modi in a strong pitch to...

Private sector urged to enhance bilateral trade. Modi and the President of Russian Federation, Vladimir Putin, at India-Russia CEO’s meeting, at Konstantin Palace, in St. Petersburg,  1June 2017. Prime Minister Narendra Modi said India and Russia are close to achieving...

Seven agreements signed during Modi visit to Spain. Modi (in brown) in a group photograph with Spanish CEOs, in Madrid, on 31 May 2017. The Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, has highlighted the scope for India and Spain to cooperate in...

The UK-based studies South Asian markets. Teledyne Reynolds of the United Kingdom sees good opportunities in helping India upgrade its defence technologies, some of which are more than three-decade old. “We are studying the Indian and South Asian markets. We...

Modi lays foundation of agri-research institute. The Prime Minister addressing at the ceremony to lay the Foundation Stone for Indian Agriculture Research Institute (IARI) on May 26, 2017. The Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, has stressed on the need of modern...

Plans to expand network to more commercial hubs. DHL Supply Chain warehouse. DHL Supply Chain (DSC) currently has an impressive footprint of 7 million sq. ft. in India with Multi Client Sites (MCS) forming nearly half of this footprint. With...

FICCI sets up special task force for blue economy. FICCI sigs MoU PIDF neighbours. The Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Pacific Islands Development Forum (PIDF), a representative and participatory...