Exporters see 20 per cent decline in business in the coming days
Updated: Mar 30, 2015 02:33:23pm
A majority of the exporters (63 per cent) have reported a slowdown in their exports because of a dull business environment. Not only the volumes but also the momentum of exports has been lost, reported the exporters, - the survey brought out.
The survey comes in the wake of government unveiling the new Foreign Trade Policy (FTP) on April 1 aimed at giving fillip to exports.
Falling for the straight third month, India’s exports declined by 15 per cent in February. Exporters are facing severe slowdown in order books because of India’s weakening competitiveness in foreign markets and challenging business environment on the domestic front.
The survey says that the exporters were of the view that the incentive structure should be straight forward, far reaching and hassle free to enhance export competitiveness in the international markets. (KNN/DB)