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Chinese trade surplus may increase by 10 % : ASSOCHAM

Chinese trade surplus may increase by 10…

New Delhi, Apr 27 (KNN) Chinese trade surplus with India may increase by 10 per cent to USD 44 billion by the end of the current year according to an ASSOCHAM analysis of bilateral…
Centre to raise import duty on rubber

Centre to raise import duty on rubber

Thiruvananthapuram, Apr 27 (KNN): Centre has decided to increase the import duty on rubber from Rs 20 to Rs 34 per kg considering the 'volatility' in the price of the…
E-commerce for retail exports to help SMEs

E-commerce for retail exports to help SMEs

Coimbatore, Apr 25 (KNN) Federation of Indian Export Organisations (FIEO) along with eBay and Pay Pal is launching a programme to promote  use of …
Manufacturing likely to grow at 4%

Manufacturing likely to grow at 4%

New Delhi, Apr 23 (KNN)  India’s GDP growth is expected to be 6.4 per cent in the new financial year that began on April-1 but the country’s…
SEBI opens its branch in Hyderabad

SEBI opens its branch in Hyderabad

Hyderabad, Apr 22 (KNN)  Market regulator SEBI today opened it branch office in Hyderabad, a move that will help decentralise its operations and effectively…
Fall in self-employment even as economy grows

Fall in self-employment even as economy grows

New Delhi, Apr 22 (KNN)  The number of self-employed people has come down to 50.7 per cent from 56.4 per of the total workforce between 2004-05 and 2009-10,…
IMF asks RBI to be cautious on interest rate cut

IMF asks RBI to be cautious on…

New Delhi, April 22 (KNN)  Amidst widespread expectations of interest rates cut by the Reserve Bank next month, the IMF has advised the Indian central…
Parliamentary panel probing impact of FDI in retail on MSMEs

Parliamentary panel probing impact of FDI in…

New Delhi, Apr 20 (KNN) Amidst debate over the impact of allowing global multi-brand retailers like Walmart and Tesco on the Indian neighbourhood kirana stores,…
Sops to textile, engineering; trade policy  no big deal for exporters

Sops to textile, engineering; trade policy no…

From Sumit Kumar
 
New Delhi, April 18 (KNN) Commerce and Industry Minister Anand Sharma today unveiled the much-awaited Foreign Trade Policy (FTP) extending …
Salient features of Annual Supplement to FTA

Salient features of Annual Supplement to FTA

New Delhi, Apr 18 (KNN)  Following are the salient features of Annual Supplement (2013-14) to the Foreign Trade Policy 2009-14, announced today by Commerce…