Page 50 - Trade

New-gen issues in India's line of sight as it eyes trade deals

India has been trying to look West for quite some time, but none of the deals have fructified so far

Exports grow 11 months on trot, rise 43% to $35.65 billion in October

The widening of deficit was led by a surge in import of goods ahead of the festival season and the hardening of commodity prices

SME Chatroom: General bond can be furnished for warehousing imported goods

Business Standard brings you the fortnightly Q&A on SMEs

The opium connection

A readable account reprises a history that India has forgotten but China has not

SME Chatroom: Anti-dumping duty on inputs payable on sales from SEZ to DTA

Business Standard brings you the fortnightly Q&A on SMEs

Merchandise exports rise 42.33% to $35.47 billion in October

The merchandise imports surged 62.49 per cent to $55.37 billion

Onion prices not 'extraordinarily high'; no case for banning exports: Govt

Buffer stocks are being released to cool down the prices further, Union Food Secretary Sudhanshu Pandey said

US seizes made-in-China toys, popular in India, for dangerous chemicals

A consignment of made-in-China toys, which are highly popular among children in India, has been seized in the US

SME Chatroom: 'IGST refund rules for exports by EOUs need to be reviewed'

Business Standard brings you the fortnightly Q&A on SMEs

Centre removes export curbs on all diagnostic kits, reagents

The export restrictions on these products were imposed in June last year and August 16, 2021 on account of increasing COVID-19 cases

The future of trade digitisation

With India aiming to become a $5-trillion economy, digitising trade to create a more efficient and cost-effective system will be crucial

UK wants trade and security pact with India and other democracies: FS Truss

UK wants to strike agreements covering trade and security with India and other democratic countries in strategic Indo-Pacific region to challenge influence of "malign actors and authoritarian states"

India, Australia aim to finalise trade pact by end of next year

Early harvest pact will be signed by Christmas

India emerges as Dubai's second biggest trade partner after China

Saudi Arabia came fourth with 30.5 billion dirham up 26 per cent from H1 2020, followed by Switzerland at 24.8 billion dirham

Govt eases rules for ammonium nitrate, calcium carbide to improve safety

This was done in the backdrop of the lessons learnt from the deadly Beirut explosion that killed about 140 people in August 2020

China applies to join Pacific trade pact to boost economic clout

China has filed an application to join the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP), the commerce ministry said

Piyush Goyal, Liz Truss talks to decide next steps for UK-India trade deal

Goyal is scheduled for virtual talks with his UK counterpart, Liz Truss, on Monday

Asset monetisation plan gives a bigger role to private operators

When implemented, the entities engaged in cross border trade in merchandise will deal more with private entities managing the ports and airports

India, US to aspire for $500 bn trade in near future, says Piyush Goyal

Union Minister Piyush Goyal said India and US have agreed to aspire for $500 bn trade in near future, adding that world is looking for a trusted partner and that partner is India's business community

China's two-week port closure to have a mixed impact on India's trade

India has been facing acute shortage of containers since November 2020 leading to ocean freight rates having zoomed 5-7times within a span of 8-9 months.