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India, UK eye interim pact to help clinch major trade deal in a decade

An interim agreement is expected by the end of the year that would give British medical devices and agricultural products access to Indian markets, while widening the scope of employment in the U.K.

India's economic activity slows down in April as states impose lockdowns

Activity in India's dominant services sector moderated for a second straight month in April.

German economy stutters as coronavirus curbs push up savings rate

Exports increased by 1.8 per cent on the quarter helped by strong demand from the US and China

Cabinet secretary Rajiv Gauba to check progress of PLI schemes this week

The scheme also aims at making domestic manufacturing globally competitive, create jobs, and boost exports.

Encouraging exports

Govt must take steps to sustain the rebound

Best of BS Opinion: Encouraging exports, tripping up on arbitration & more

Here are the best of Business Standard's opinion pieces for Wednesday

India contracts for 5.6 mn tonne sugar export in 2020-21 marketing season

India has contracted to export 56 lakh tonne sugar so far in the ongoing 2020-21 marketing season, and is expected to conclude deals for shipment of the rest 4,00,000 tonne soon, says trade body AISTA

Second Covid-19 wave: Export-oriented sectors may be bright spots in FY22

Gems and jewellery, textiles, electronics goods and iron ore are among sectors already doing well

India's April exports up 197% on low base; trade deficit widens to $15.2 bn

Better export figure largely due to low-base effect, as Covid-19 induced nationwide lockdown a year ago had temporarily stopped economic activity

EAM Jaishankar rejects criticism over export of coronavirus vaccines

At an online interaction, he said India prioritised vaccination of its people while describing those as "non-serious" people who questioned why the country was exporting at all

Expanding vaccine supply

Some good moves but freer pricing needed

Exports rise to $13.7 billion during Apr 1-14: Commerce Ministry data

Healthy growth rate in sectors such as engineering and gems and jewellery helped

Centre halts exports of antiviral drug Remdesivir amid rising Covid cases

Export is banned till the situation in the country improves

Amazon digitises 2.5 mn small firms in India, enables exports worth $3 bn

Amazon top executive Amit Agarwal sees a massive opportunity to empower millions of SMBs across the country

India to be impacted as US works on $1 bn tariff plan over digital taxes

In each of the six cases, the USTR proposes to impose tariffs that would roughly total the amount of tax revenue each country is expected to get from the U.S. companies

Robust kickoff to FY22 marred by anxieties over Covid resurgence

The financial year 2021-22 has started well, except that the anxieties due to the spread of coronavirus in India and abroad have increased. Hopefully, they too shall pass

Exports of foreign arms accounted for 33% of their total sales in FY20: RBI

Exports of foreign subsidiaries in India accounted for 32.6 per cent of their total sales in 2019-20, according to RBI

Goods exports likely to fall 8-10% in FY21: Piyush Goyal

'We will be almost getting back to the level of trade in goods that we did last year, possibly a 8-10% shortage. That's all,' says commerce minister at an event

States to rank districts on export competitiveness, says commerce ministry

The union government is currently working on 'developing districts as export hubs' to decentralise export promotion activity

Foreign trade policy 2021-26 to focus on MSMEs, new export potential

Online data will be available to govt, industry; will help domestic producers analyse market potential for goods