Trade
Power ministry seeks higher duty on imported power gear
05 Jul 2012
The plan to levy higher duty on overseas equipment seeks to provide a level-playing field for domestic manufacturers such as BHEL and L&T against cheap Chinese imports
India’s April-May trade deficit narrows to $29.8-bn as trade shrinks
02 Jul 2012
India’s oil imports at $14.99 billion in May 2012, accounted for nearly 92 per cent of the country’s trade deficit of $16.3 billion for the month
Government waives rupee tax on Iran oil imports
15 Jun 2012
Australia may be hit with the third WTO suit over tobacco packaging
15 Jun 2012
The Australian government says the action is designed to try to intimidate it to relent in its efforts to protect public health
Sharma predicts big rise in exports this year
08 Jun 2012
India extends export sops under revised trade policy
05 Jun 2012
The government today announced a 7-point strategy that aims at increasing the country’s exports by a minimum 20 per cent to $360 billion in the current financial year
Japan, China to start direct currency trading from 1 June
30 May 2012
The world’s second and third-largest economies China and Japan have agreed to begin direct yen-yuan trading from 1 June scrapping the US dollar as intermediate currency
India-Myanmar-Thailand highway to be ready by 2016
29 May 2012
Myanmar is perfectly situated to play the role of an economic bridge between India and China and between South and South-East Asia, Manmohan Singh said
India extends $500-million line of credit to Myanmar
28 May 2012
India and Myanmar also signed 12 agreements on cooperation in areas, including education and research, trade, transport, health, ports, highways, oil and gas, plantation, manufacturing, hospitality and ICT
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