A week after gross domestic product growth touched a three-year low of 5.7 per cent in June, the lowest in the Narendra Modi government’s tenure,
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Priorities for Mr Prabhu | Business Standard Column–08.09.2017
Suresh Prabhu has become the Minister of Commerce and Industry at a critical juncture when the gross domestic product growth has dipped to 5.7 per
GSTN: Exporters demand total exemption from GST – The Economic Times–06.09.2017
Exporters have petitioned the government for an outright exemption on payment of goods and services tax, saying that the time it takes to get reimbursements
Suresh Prabhu: Policy soon to boost farm exports, says commerce minister Suresh Prabhu – The Economic Times
The government will soon bring in a policy framework for facilitating access to global markets for India’s agriculture products, commerce and industry minister Suresh Prabhu
Self-seal export cargoes without Customs monitoring from October 1 – The Financial Express–06.09.2017
The Customs department has allowed self-sealing procedure from October 1 for containers to be exported, as it aims to move towards a ‘trust based compliance
Garment exporters seek clarity on refund of IGST paid on imported machinery | Business Line–06.09.2017
In letter to Finance Ministry, exporters claim they are not in a position to use input tax credit Garment exporters have asked the Centre for
‘More jobs, FDI, exports to be priority’ – The Hindu–05.09.2017
Suresh Prabhu said on Sunday that his priorities as the new commerce and industry minister will include backing measures to generate more jobs, particularly in
ECGC revives export-factoring business | Business Line–04.09.2017
Company invests ₹60 cr; reduces pricing to make factoring more viable for exporters In a bid to boost exports, India’s export credit guarantee agency ECGC
Q1 GDP growth falls to 5.7%: Slowdown-hit economy faces strong currency threat – The Financial Express–03.09.2017
India’s stronger currency has become a threat for its growth aspirations, piling pressure on the central bank to aggressively intervene in the foreign exchange market
Why DeMo, GST are not to blame for slowdown–Times of India–03.09.2017
India’s GDP growth has fallen four quarters in a row to just 5.7% in April-June, down from 7.9% in the same quarter last year. No
Export push will help realise goal of doubling farm income | Business Line–01.09.2017
The government should increase agricultural exports to achieve the stated objective of doubling farmers’ income by 2022, according to a recent study conducted by the
breakthrough in economics – article in Marathi, Maharashtra Times–28.08.2017
The survey also suggests that the government should be more flexible and allow … डॉ. विनायक गोविलकर भारतात १९९० पासून आर्थिक सुधारणांची सुरुवात झाली. सरकारने
Govt bans gold import at zero duty from South Korea | Business Standard News–26.08.2017
The director general of foreign trade (DGFT) on Friday notified the withdrawal of the zero-duty import facility for gold, silver, and their coins and articles.
Not just MSMEs, even exporters hit by GST in West Bengal: Amit Mitra | Business Standard News–25.08.2017
Reiterating his stand against the July 1 roll-out of the goods and services tax (GST), West Bengal finance minister, Amit Mitra, on Thursday said the
Don’t fear the trade deficit – The Hindu–25.08.2017
Amidst rising political tensions between India and China, trade relations between the two countries have come under some pressure recently. India’s trade deficit with China,
Ashish Vaidya: Keeping real interest rate high has its own perils: Ashish Vaidya, DBS BANK–Economic Times–23.08.2017
The state of the currency is key to any economy. In the past decade, the Indian rupee has swung from being the best performer to
Export growth must to create jobs | Business Standard Column–23.08.2017
There is euphoria in India about a growth rate of over 7 per cent. There are a lot of suggestions for creating jobs. But there
Strong rupee, weak exporters | Business Standard Editorials–23.08.2017
After several consecutive years of depreciation against the US dollar, the rupee has strengthened solidly over the course of this calendar year. It has gained
Overseas hitch | Business Line–22.08.2017
After 50 days of non-stop action on GST, it would not be an overstatement if one says the only transaction that a taxpayer can
Agriculture–Leverage trade | Business Standard Editorials–21.08.2017
Agricultural exports have traditionally outstripped imports by handsome margins. But a sharp 21 per cent decline in exports and a much sharper 65 per cent