India has had a robust 12 per cent annualised growth in merchandise exports, amounting to USD 41.4 billion in February, despite facing global headwinds. This growth has narrowed the contraction in the first 11 months of 2023-24 by 3.6 per cent, reaching USD 395 billion. Services exports for February were estimated at USD 32.15 billion, […]
India’s gold demand is anticipated to be low in the first quarter of 2024 owing to reduced jewellery sales, but yearly demand is expected to climb as customers adjust to higher costs, according to the World Gold Council (WGC) on Wednesday. Higher purchases in the world’s second-largest gold consumer may sustain prices, which are nearing […]
The Union commerce ministry has announced a high-level inter-ministerial meeting scheduled for next week, aiming to address and strategise against the challenges posed to India’s trade by the ongoing issues in the Red Sea. As per reports, the meeting would involve senior officials from five key ministries, namely external affairs, defence, shipping, finance, and commerce. […]
In the initial four months of the financial year, 2023-24 (April-July), India reported smartphone exports worth USD 4.67 billion, highlighting the United States emerging as the principal destination for India-manufactured devices, with exports skyrocketing to USD 1.67 billion during this period. According to the commerce ministry data, It is an increase from the USD 284.6 […]
India is monitoring steel imports after shipments from China touched a five-year high in the first four months of the fiscal year that began in April, the country’s steel secretary told Reuters on Monday. During April-July, China was the second-biggest steel exporter to India, after South Korea, selling 0.6 million metric tons, up 62 per […]
As the number of outbound shipments from India reduced in the last four months, the Union commerce ministry has called a meeting of exporters on Monday to take stock of the situation. According to reports, exporters are expected to raise concerns about things like providing more support for participation in international exhibitions and fairs, moving […]
India’s overall exports on Wednesday posted a 14.57 per cent increase year-on-year in January 2023 to USD 65.15 billion, against USD 56.86 billion on January 2022, the Union Commerce ministry stated in a release. Overall exports mean exports of merchandise and services combined. Further, according to a statement from the Ministry of Commerce and Industry, […]
