Trade
India’s April-May trade deficit rises over 22 % to $38 billion
17 Jun 2013
India's imports rose 6.99 per cent to $44.65 billion in May 2013 while exports were down 1.11 per cent at $24.51 billion during the month
India allows re-exports to Iran
11 Jun 2013
India seeks deeper ties with Myanmar, Thailand as it looks East
06 Jun 2013
Besides the trilateral highway connecting India, Myanmar and Thailand, India has also sought deeper economic engagement with these East Asian countries
EU to impose high tariffs on Chinese solar panels to check dumping
05 Jun 2013
In the largest EU commercial dispute of its kind, the EU has imposed tariffs up to 67.9 per cent on the import of solar panels from China in bid to revive the European solar industry
EU to impose high tariffs on Chinese solar panels to check dumping
05 Jun 2013
In the largest EU commercial dispute of its kind, the EU has imposed tariffs up to 67.9 per cent on the import of solar panels from China in bid to revive the European solar industry
Government sees plot to malign India’s pharma industry
03 Jun 2013
‘There is a strong reason to believe that some of the spurious drugs detected in the international markets, alleged to be exported from India, are desperate attempts by countries getting affected by the strength of Indian pharma industry’
Government weighs gold import curbs as Re hits 56.75/$
03 Jun 2013
India imported gold and silver worth $7.5 billion in April 2013, which pushed up the country’s trade deficit in the first month of the current fiscal to $17.8 billion
Japan, India to expedite N-talks, expand economic ties
29 May 2013
Japan will provide a 71 billion yen loan for the `Mumbai Metro Line-III project’ as well as a 17.7 billion yen loan for IIT Hyderabad and another 13 billion yen loan for Tamil Nadu Investment Promotion Programme this fiscal
Slowdown a temporary blip in India’s high growth path: PM
28 May 2013
The prime minister said India’s economic growth in 2013-14 would improve to around 6 per cent from the decade's low of 5 per cent in the previous financial year
RBI to ease forex hedging norms for ex-im trade
24 May 2013
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