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The 25 per cent tariff announced by the US will hurt the textile and apparel exports from India and the government should come to the aid of exporters, said the Confederation of Indian Textile Industry (CITI) on Friday. US President Donald Trump has announced imposition of 25 per cent tariff on Indian exports which will come into effect from August 7. The CITI suggested that the government should facilitate the availability of raw material for the sector at internationally competitive rates to enable the domestic exporters compete with international peers. The decision of the US to substantially reduce tariffs for competing countries like Bangladesh will compound the difficulties for India's textile and apparel exporters, CITI Chairman Rakesh Mehra said. The new US tariff for Bangladesh is 20 per cent, Indonesia and Cambodia 19 per cent each and Vietnam 20 per cent. Currently, China is the biggest exporter of textiles and apparel items to the US, followed by Vietnam, India, and ...
Global banking major Citi on Wednesday announced the appointment of K Balasubramanian as the head of India. Balasubramanian's appointment as the India subcontinent sub-cluster and banking head is subject to regulatory approval from the Reserve Bank of India, an official statement said, adding that he will be reporting to head of Asia South Amol Gupte. "India is one of Citi's largest markets globally where we have strong business momentum and we are confident Bala will build further on our leadership position in this key market," Gupte said. The appointment has been necessitated because incumbent Ashu Khullar has been appointed as the co-head of Global Asset Managers (GAM). Khullar will be part of the investment banking global operating committee, as per a memo from Citi's head of banking Vis Raghavan and head of international Ernesto Torres Cantu. "During Ashu's tenure from 2019-2025, Citi has recorded impressive all-round growth becoming the top investment bank across equity capi