Business cycle improves in Dec; IIP may expand in Jan: ZyFin

Last Updated: Thursday, January 9, 2014, 18:25

Encouraged by increase in foreign trade, industrial activity in the country improved in December and the uptrend is likely to continue for the first few months of 2014, a report has said.

Anand Sharma reviews foreign trade policy

Last Updated: Thursday, January 9, 2014, 17:29

Reviewing the foreign trade policy on Thursday, Commerce Minister Anand Sharma asked officials to engage with all stakeholders to boost exports in the remaining 3-odd months of the current fiscal, 2013-14.

Develop more courses on WTO, free trade pacts: PM to IIFT

Last Updated: Saturday, December 21, 2013, 20:03

Amid the country's increasing engagement with global economy, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today asked Indian Institute of Foreign Trade (IIFT) to develop more courses on WTO and free trade pacts.

Signs of foreign buying fatigue emerge in India

Last Updated: Thursday, November 21, 2013, 11:33

After pumping in around USD 6 billion in Indian cash shares since late August, foreign institutional investors (FIIs) are slowing their pace of purchases.

ADB scales down China GDP growth projection to 7.6%

Last Updated: Wednesday, October 2, 2013, 18:02

The Asian Development Bank has scaled down this year's growth forecast for China to 7.6 percent from previous estimate of 8.2 percent due to weak domestic demand, softening industrial rebound and sharp downturn in foreign trade.

Anup Pujari gets six months extension as DGFT

Last Updated: Wednesday, September 25, 2013, 16:10

Pujari, a 1980-batch IAS officer of Karnataka cadre, has been working as DGFT since September 30, 2010.

Finland's Foreign Trade Minister to visit India in October

Last Updated: Monday, August 26, 2013, 13:58

Alexander Stubb, the Minister for European Affairs and Foreign trade, will travel to India along with a business delegation in October this year.

Keep automobile sector out of India-Eu FTA: Maruti

Last Updated: Thursday, May 16, 2013, 17:32

India and the 27-nation European Union (EU) are negotiating Broad based Trade and Investment Agreement (BTIA) since June 2007, but a breakthrough has not yet been achieved due to strong differences on several of the issues.

Govt sets $325 billion exports target for 2013-14

Last Updated: Wednesday, May 8, 2013, 14:26

The government has set an export target of USD 325 billion for the current financial year on the back of slowdown in the global markets, Parliament was informed on Wednesday.

China's foreign trade jumps by 15.7%, beats expectations

Last Updated: Wednesday, May 8, 2013, 11:59

Surpassing expectations and proving scepticism unfounded, China's foreign trade volume grew by 15.7 percent year-on-year in April, higher than the 12.1 percent increase in March.

China's trade growth to pick up slightly this year

Last Updated: Monday, April 29, 2013, 11:21

China's foreign trade will maintain steady growth this year, and the rate of growth will be slightly higher than last year, said the commerce ministry.