The Indian currency has held its position as one of the least volatile among major currencies, and the forex reserves stand at about $675 billion-among the five largest in the world, the minister said
Goyal pointed out that it will be important to understand how in the future the digital world and sustainability issues will intersect
Calls on industry leaders to partner government in easing compliance and decriminalising biz laws
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RBI's Monetary Policy Committee has kept the repo rate at 6.5% since February 2023. Retail inflation hit a 14-month high in October
He urged the students and faculty of the institute to contribute to studying the non-tariff barriers being faced by Indian products in other countries so that the officers can flag those
"Prime Minister Narendra Modi has rightfully said the 21st century is India's century. He also said that the 21st century has stopped being small. What we do today best and the biggest," Goyal said
Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal told reporters that this will be the second largest expo in the world in this segment and the industry should take it to the top position
Bilateral trade between India and Saudi Arabia stood at $43 billion in 2023-24 against $53 billion in 2022-23
The minister is in Saudi Arabia to discuss ways to further deepen the strategic partnership between the two countries and explore new avenues of trade, investment and economic cooperation
Issues like labour, climate change need to be discussed on int'l forums, he says
He added that the two sides have to understand, listen and appreciate the sensitivities of each other
A trade deal could be concluded swiftly if sensitivities were respected on both sides, Goyal told the Asia-Pacific conference of German business in the Indian capital
Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal also said that manufacturing high quality goods helps boost economic activities, generating jobs and increasing exports
Goyal said that the district master plan will be expanded to cover more than 750 districts across the country in the next 18 months
Major agriculture-exporting countries, including Brazil, India, Indonesia and the US, have raised objections to the EU Deforestation Regulation (EUDR)
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Goyal, who was addressing the media after the 12th meeting of India-UAE High-Level Task Force on Investment held here, also announced that the first overseas campus of the IIFT
This matter has been under discussion for quite some time with the UAE Government coming, and with different states in India," Goyal said
According to the minister, the social security coverage details that have been shared with the US cover about 930 million people in India