The Confederation of All India Traders (CAIT) came down heavily on the Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) for promoting e-commerce players to leverage district-specific products and their exports from the country. Terming the idea of the foreign trade policy formulator idea as “good,” it noted that it would be detrimental to the interests of […]
The Global Trade Research Initiative (GTRI) on Sunday recommended that the Indian government examine the bilateral free trade agreement with Singapore and assess it in conjunction with the ASEAN bloc. The GTRI also suggested a similar evaluation with Thailand, another ASEAN member. This comes as India and ASEAN are set to review their trade pact […]
The bulk drugs segment of the Indian pharmaceutical sector is expected to see revenue grow at 6 to 8 per cent this fiscal year, helped by higher sales volume stemming from a stable growth outlook, according to a Crisil Ratings report. The bulk drug segment posted 8-10 per cent revenue growth last fiscal, mainly because […]
India’s gems and jewellery exports experienced a decline of 11.49 per cent, reaching Rs 22,873.19 crore (USD 2,748.01 million) in October, as per data from the Gem and Jewellery Export Promotion Council (GJEPC). In comparison, gross exports in October 2022 were Rs 25,843.84 crore (USD 3,134.85 million). Cut and Polished Diamonds (CPD) exports fell by […]
Amazon is targeting merchandise exports worth USD 20 billion from India by 2025 by adding thousands of small sellers to its e-commerce platform, a company official said on Friday. “We are very encouraged by the number of entrepreneurs who signed up this year. We are looking to scale up,” Bhupen Wakankar, director of global trade, […]
Indian ecommerce exports are likely to touch USD 200 billion in the next 6-7 years and will play a critical role in achieving the USD 2 trillion goods and services export target, a senior Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) official said here on Friday. Addressing the ‘FICCI E-commerce Exports’ conference, Additional Secretary and DGFT […]
India’s overall exports, merchandise and services combined, in October are estimated to be USD 62.26 billion, exhibiting a positive growth of 9.43 per cent on a yearly basis, official data released on Wednesday showed. Major contributors to export growth in October 2023 include drugs and pharmaceuticals, engineering goods, electronic goods, cotton yarn/fabs/made-ups, handloom products, iron […]
Indian manufacturing has accelerated through the second quarter of 2023-24 and is likely to continue for the subsequent quarters of the financial year 2023-24, notwithstanding the slowdown in developed nations, industry body FICCI’s latest quarterly survey revealed. The industry body’s latest quarterly survey assessed the performance and sentiments of manufacturers for the July-September 2023-24 quarter […]
Minister for Electronics and Information Technology Ashwini Vaishnaw announced on Friday at India Mobile Congress (IMC) that nearly 80 per cent of the equipment used in 5G technology is produced within. He further highlighted that locally designed and manufactured telecom equipment is exported to 72 countries in the world. Speaking to the media on the […]
Rajeev Chandrasekhar, Minister of State for Information Technology today announced that the Tata group will start making iPhones from India for domestic and global markets. This after the Tata Group took over Wistron operations in India. The minister said this was a resounding testament to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s transformative vision for India’s electronics manufacturing […]
