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India hikes duty-free quota for Bangla textiles
23 Apr 2011
India today raised the tariff-free quota for apparel exports from Bangladesh by 10 million pieces and lifted all countervailing duties on jute from that country.
Pawar for export of wheat and rice
21 Apr 2011
Integration of US-India SMEs in global supply chain will create new opportunities: Anand Sharma
20 Apr 2011
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Manmohan, Hu likely to grab the limelight at BRICS meet
12 Apr 2011
As key leaders of the emerging world, China and India have often found themselves batting on the same side as they battle agendas they view as being driven by developed country interests
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India suspends food imports from Japan
05 Apr 2011
The ban would be effective for a period of three months or till such time as credible information is available that the level of radiation hazard in that country has subsided to acceptable limits.
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Undervalued currency gives China a big trade edge: RBI
02 Apr 2011
China's policy of keeping its currency artificially undervalued against the US dollar gives it an unfair economic advantage and adversely impacts the India-China trade balance, says a RBI research paper
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India's net liabilities up at $221 billion in October-December 2010
01 Apr 2011
Net claims of non-residents on India as reflected by the net international investment position (IIP) of the country increased to $221.1 billion as of end-December 2010, rising $18.2 billion from the previous quarter.
Iron ore export likely to fall 50 per cent: Fimi
31 Mar 2011
India to help Mozambique in mining, geology
29 Mar 2011
Mozambique invites India to invest in Africa
28 Mar 2011
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India, Africa trade target for 2015 set at $70 billion
28 Mar 2011
Looking ahead to deepening their economic engagement India and Africa have set a trade target of $70 billion by 2015.
US bars entry of some Japanese food products
24 Mar 2011
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WTO ruling favours China in trade dispute with US
14 Mar 2011
China had filed its complaint with the WTO in 2008 against the anti-dumping and countervailing duties imposed by the US
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China records $7.3-bn trade deficit for February
11 Mar 2011
In a development that surprised analysts, China’s trade balance swung to a deficit of $7.3 billion in February
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India's exports vault nearly 50 per cent in February
10 Mar 2011
India's external trade was boosted by an 81 per cent growth in engineering goods exports, fetching a record $52.7 billion in the April-February 2010-11 period
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