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Quality control order to control inferior silk import on the cards

The minister's comments were in response to a question of poor quality silk coming into the country from China

India will aim to achieve $100 bn export target for textiles by 2030: Goyal

Citing the case of the FTA negotiations with the United Kingdom, Goyal said the country had a 9 per cent duty on different items and if that goes away, it will benefit the sector, he said

India and UK look to fast-track free trade agreement negotiations

Sixth round of negotiations begins in New Delhi after a four-month hiatus

DESH Bill: Commerce dept may scrap concessional corporate tax provision

In July, the commerce department sought inter-ministerial comments on the DESH Bill that aims at replacing the existing special economic zone (SEZ) law

WTO: India seeks views on consumer protection in e-commerce sector

Also calls for greater cooperation among enforcement agencies of member countries

State Bank of India to begin overseas rupee trade with smaller nations

Move to steer clear of West sanctions on Russia deals

Centre allows 100% WFH for IT units in SEZs till December 31, 2023

The new rule states that a unit will have to only maintain the lists of employees who are allowed to follow WFH or from any place outside SEZs

Govt includes steel, pharma, chemicals in RoDTEP scheme as exports falter

Expanded list of items will be applicable for exports made from December 15. Scheme outlay pegged at Rs 1,000 crore, says govt official

Centre seeks info from embassy on Iran's bar on rice, tea imports

'As of now, there has been no confirmation from the authorities and the response from the embassy in Tehran is also taking time'

Trade settlement in rupee: Govt, RBI devise country-specific plan

To start with, a small number of banks will be allowed to manage cross-border transactions in domestic currency with a particular country

FTAs and their discontents: Do free trade agreements benefit India?

India's balance of trade has worsened with countries with which it has signed free trade agreements

India-Australia free trade agreement to come into force from Dec 29

Trade between the two countries is expected to cross $45-50 bn in five years

Global trade growth to slow in the last months of 2022 and into 2023: WTO

The triggers: Ukraine war, high energy prices, monetary tightening by major economies

If delay in FTA talks, GCC nations can join India-UAE trade deal

The clause was added to the agreement to encourage other countries to join the pact, making it a regional agreement, the sources said

Foreign direct equity investments from top-6 nations shrink in H1

After witnessing a robust growth for two years, foreign direct equity investments during April-September declined 14 per cent on year to $26.9 billion

RBI, UAE central bank discuss mechanism to trade in local currencies

Negotiations between India-GCC FTA expected in Jan-March quarter

Budget 2023: Exporters urge govt for fiscal incentives, lower customs duty

The meeting took place at a time when external demand is waning as exporters are facing global headwinds of high inflation, currency depreciation and geopolitical tensions

India-GCC grouping expects to revive free trade agreement negotiations

Launch date of negotiation not divulged

Govt asks exporters to utilise and reap benefits of India-Australia FTA

There is a need to go beyond the usual buyer-seller meets and get more aggressive towards their ways to sell products in the Australian market, people aware of the matter told Business Standard

In ODOP push, Centre asks states to onboard most products on GeM

G20 Presidency an opportunity to showcase ODOP products