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Modi to solidify India's economic footprint in West Asia in 3-nation tour

This will be his fifth visit to the Gulf and the West Asian region since 2015

Budget 2018: India Inc unhappy at 10% long-term capital gains tax levy

Gains above Rs 100,000 made on sale of mutual funds and listed stocks will be taxed at 10% after a year

Ahead of Budget 2018, core sector growth slows to 5-month low of 4% in Dec

Rose 4% in December, down from 7.4% in November

Only 5 states account for 70% of exports, Economic Survey shows

Survey points out for the first time in India's history that five States Maharashtra, Gujarat, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu and Telangana account for a whopping 70 % of India's exports.

Unfinished RCEP gets under the skin of nations at Asean business Summit

Proposed trade deal for bloc and six of its freer trade partners, including India, has been stuck on tariffs, services

Industry body Ficci appoints Dilip Chenoy as new director general

In his new capacity, Chenoy would be looking after the day-to-day administrative affairs of the body

India set to become food exhibition, distribution hub with 'Indus Foods'

Govt planning to tap into demand for Indian produce to create annual food exhibition to rival global peers

Busy Asean days ahead: Govt looks to strengthen political, economic ties

Long-proposed trade deal uncertain; govt will look to strengthen political, economic ties

Need integrated digital platform for trade logistics, says Bibek Debroy

Bibek Debroy, who is Chief of the Economic Advisory Council to the Prime Minister has also flagged the need for an integrated logistics policy

Govt tweaks FDI norms to open single brand retail, aviation sector further

Automatic approval for full investment in single-brand retail, foreign airline may now invest in Air India

FDI norms tweaked in retail trading, aviation: All you need to know

Till now, government approval for FDI in single brand retail was given automatically when it was to the extent of 49 per cent of the paid-up capital, beyond which government permission was required

Govt brings back fixed-term employment, central trade unions to oppose move

The move will enable employers to hire workers directly from the market without mediation by a contractor

Narendra Modi to push for investments in India at WEF summit in Davos

Infrastructure, manufacturing and telecom are understood to be among the focus sectors

National logistics index: Gujarat, Punjab, Andhra best performing states

The ranking is based on parameters such as the competitiveness of pricing, timeliness and availability of infrastructure and that of services, among others

No harm in fiscal deficit slippage if capex gets major boost: Ficci head

In an interview with Business Standard, Rashesh Shah also said that tax incentives for capital expenditure were a key issue

Govt e-market seeks Nasscom help

Start-ups with smaller operations and selling a particular product have faced the brunt of operational issues

Govt approves Rs 2,600 cr package for leather sector, to boost jobs

The package will provide jobs to 324,000 people in the leather industry over the next three years.

After 5-month delay, foreign trade policy review likely on December 5

Currently, the five-year FTP aims to raise total exports to $900 billion but targets may be reduced

Q2 GDP growth encouraging but performance of agri sector poor: T C A Anant

Chief statistician says figure might go up once indirect tax data fully in; however, agrees pvt expenditure yet to pick up

India, Canada governments talk trade and investment

Two-way trade was $6.1 billion in 2016-17, down two per cent, after a five per cent rise the year before