
Rising rupee weighs down sinking exporters
The 6% rise of rupee in the last two months threatens to wipe out wafer-thin margins of many exporters.
The 6% rise of rupee in the last two months threatens to wipe out wafer-thin margins of many exporters.
The ten-member Asean and India are now trying to fast-track negotiations on services and investment.
The new draft direct tax code that seeks to simplify and rationalise the country’s direct tax structure has come under fire from the commerce department for its suggestions on doing away with exemptions for SEZs.
India is likely to file an official case against the European Union asking the World Trade Organisation to bring EU customs regulations in line with internationally accepted norms.
A fleet of Harley-Davidsons led his inauguration parade in Washington DC this January.
In the recent senior officials’ meet in Geneva, they said that while bilateral or smaller group meetings are necessary, the negotiations should involve the full membership in Geneva, a person close to the development has said.
Safeguard duties, which are additional import duties, can be imposed in case of a sharp increase in imports causing losses to domestic industry.
Navi Mumbai SEZ has asked the government to relax the pre-condition of making the 1,234-hectares zone contiguous before issuing approval letters to companies interested in setting up units there.
India is not willing to take the European Commission’s verbal assurances on sorting out the issue of seizure of Indian drugs at European ports.
The government has decided to initiate investigation against suspected exporters of substandard drugs on information provided by its missions abroad as it seeks to project the country as a reliable supplier.
India and Pakistan have once again proved to all skeptics that when they talk business, they mean business! The signing of the new bilateral visa agreement replacing the restrictive 37 year old pact is yet...
It may not be easy for Indians to love the Chinese. But it is impossible to hate them. Yes, they do flood us with cheap products ranging from diyas and crackers to chemicals, metals, electronics...
If Pakistan needed to show proof of its sincerity in wanting closer economic ties with India, it has indeed done so. It finally walked the talk this week with its Federal Cabinet agreeing to put...
If Pakistan needed to show proof of its sincerity in wanting closer economic ties with India, it has indeed done so. It finally walked the talk this week with its Federal Cabinet agreeing to put...
The Indian media is full of stories on how the India-EU free trade agreement will not be signed during the India-EU summit in New Delhi on Friday. I wonder what made people think that the...
When the Pakistani Cabinet decided on November 2 to allow grant of most favoured nation or MFN status to India that would result in removal of import restrictions, the media, as expected, went to town...
Copyright © 2019 Bennett, Coleman & Co. Ltd. All rights reserved. For reprint rights: Times Syndication Service