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Japan, India strike broad agreement on free trade
11 Sep 2010
Japan and India have struck a broad agreement on an economic partnership agreement that will see drastic reduction in tariffs between the two nations over a decade.
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China, India to be top M&A targets till 2012: UNCTAD
07 Sep 2010
M&A activities of trans-national corporations are due for a rebound says an UNCTAD survey, with China, India and Brazil as the top three destinations.
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India-Switzerland sign double taxation agreement
31 Aug 2010
India and Switzerland yesterday signed the revised Double Taxation Avoidance Agreement (DTA), a move that that does not compromise Switzerland's banking secrecy laws
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US to tighten trade rules: targets Chinese goods
27 Aug 2010
The Obama administration has announced stricter rules to enforce trade laws against nations that subsidise exports of cheap goods to the US, and the primary target is likely to be China.
Government renews sops for export-oriented goods
23 Aug 2010
![India's imports vault over 34 per cent to $29 billion in July India's imports vault over 34 per cent to $29 billion in July](/economy/trade/images/container_ship_sm_domain-.jpg)
India's imports vault over 34 per cent to $29 billion in July
17 Aug 2010
Exports from the country grew at a moderate 13.2 per cent to $16.24 billion
![Exports bail major economies out of trouble Exports bail major economies out of trouble](/economy/worldeconomy/images/container_yard_sm_domain-b.jpg)
Exports bail major economies out of trouble
10 Aug 2010
Major economies, such as those of Britain, Germany, China and Taiwan, have all reported an impressive jump in exports, which are helping them kick-start growth after a bruising recession
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Germany rides the export boom
10 Aug 2010
The euro zone economies may have just received their best news in months with Germany reporting the highest level of exports since October 2008, when a global recession kicked in.
Bangladesh keen on transit deal with India
09 Aug 2010
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China stakes sovereign claim over entire South China Sea
31 Jul 2010
In a rejoinder to the US and ASEAN nations China said Friday it had "indisputable sovereignty" over the South China Sea but would continue to allow others to freely navigate this busy waterway.
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UK delegation makes impressive last stand in Delhi
30 Jul 2010
Even as he made an impressive pitch for investing in the UK, visiting prime minister, David Cameron, also asked Delhi not to succumb to forces of economic nationalism that threaten to damage the world trading system.
![Global shipping to rebound in 2010-11 as economy recovers Global shipping to rebound in 2010-11 as economy recovers](/economy/worldeconomy/images/ihs_logo_sm_domain-b.jpg)
Global shipping to rebound in 2010-11 as economy recovers
30 Jul 2010
World trade by all modes of transportation will register growth in 2010 and 2011 as international trade volumes continue to increase in step with global economic recovery, suggests a report.
Osborne to discuss Vodafone issue with Mukherjee
29 Jul 2010
India's apparel exports declined in 2009-10
28 Jul 2010
India-Japan FTA likely by year-end
28 Jul 2010
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