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 […]
Indian wheat prices surged to an eight-month high on Tuesday, propelled by strong demand for big festivals, limited supplies and as import duty makes overseas buying unfeasible for domestic flour mills. The increasing prices may prompt the government to release more stocks from inventories and eliminate import duties on the cereal to bolster supplies and […]
India’s trade data for September 2023, released by the Commerce Ministry, reveals a decline in exports by 2.6 per cent, which amounted to USD 34.5 billion compared to USD 35.4 billion in September 2022. “UK delegation will be in India for FTA negotiation. High-level engagements at various levels are ongoing to iron out differences. The […]
In the fiscal year 2023-24, as stated by RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das on Friday, both India’s exports and imports have contracted. The contraction in merchandise exports and imports persisted, albeit at a slower pace in July and August, following the Monetary Policy Committee meeting. In August, merchandise exports and non-oil non-gold imports saw a moderated […]
Based on preliminary trends for July to August 2023, the rise in crude oil prices, the merchandise trade deficit is projected to widen on a QoQ basis to USD 69 to 71 billion in the ongoing quarter, from USD 56.6 billion in Q1 FY2024, said the rating agency Icra in a report. Nevertheless, it is […]
India’s merchandise trade deficit in August was wider than expected and stood at USD 24.16 billion, according to a Reuters calculation based on export and import data released by the government on Friday. Economists expected the August trade deficit to be at USD 21 billion, according to a Reuters poll. India’s merchandise exports stood at […]
India’s palm oil imports are set to jump 26 per cent to a record high in the 2022-23 year ending on 31 October, as a recovery in consumption and competitive prices prompt refiners to increase purchases, the country’s top palm oil buyer told Reuters on Wednesday. Higher purchases by the world’s biggest importer of palm […]
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 […]
The Indian rupee rose on Monday, but higher near-maturity US Treasury yields were expected to limit the upside for the currency. The rupee was at 82.61 against the US dollar by 10:35 a.m. IST, compared with 82.6475 in the previous session. The domestic currency reached an intraday high of 82.5325. The two-year US Treasury yield […]
Merchandise exports are increasingly facing headwinds from the slowdown in goods demand globally, not only in advanced economies such as the US and euro area but also from emerging markets, most importantly the Asia-Pacific, said Crisil Ratings in a report. Crisil’s report stated that exports are facing a double whammy from a fall in prices […]
