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It’s not just Commerzbank: Italians are eating up German business
“Die Italiener kommen”, screamed a headline in June in the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung (FAZ ), a normally sober German daily. The Italians in question are…
Rs 3,600 crore business enquiries at 5-day handicraft fair
More than 7,300 buyers, buying representatives and domestic volume buyers from 105 countries visited the 62nd edition of IHGF Delhi Fair–Autumn 2026, that resulted in…
US’ Russia sanction waiver a relief for India’s exporters, energy security: Experts
New Delhi: US President Donald Trump’s waiver of sanctions, restrictions and tariffs under the Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act (SRIA) is a relief for India’s…
Who will pay for today’s optimism if AI goes wrong? CEA Anantha Nageswaran answers
Chief Economic Adviser (CEA) Anantha Nageswaran has warned that finance ministries, central banks and households could bear the cost if current optimism around artificial intelligence…
Trump’s 100% Russian oil tariff U-turn has a catch India can’t ignore
US President Donald Trump’s decision to waive threatened tariffs of up to 100% on countries buying Russian oil offers India temporary relief but leaves New…
India notifies first New Zealand FTA duty cuts; sheep meat gets zero duty, kiwi fruit at 15%
India has notified the first set of customs duty concessions for imports from New Zealand under the two countries’ free trade agreement (FTA), with preferential…
‘For global trade’s sake, hope our US deal is inked soon’: FM Nirmala Sitharaman
New Delhi: Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman Friday expressed hope that the India-US trade agreement would be concluded at the earliest in the interest of global…
RBI forex remittance rules: No meddling as ‘middlemen’ in forex conversion by banks: New rules forbid conversion of foreign earnings into rupees to detriment of exporters
No bank can now sneak in as a middleman to make money before dollars reach the bank of a small exporter, an Indian shareholder earning…
Government approves Rs 1,195 crore for ITI cluster modernisation
New Delhi: The government on Friday approved five strategic investment plans worth Rs 1,194.92 crore for industrial training institute (ITI) clusters across Maharashtra, Odisha and…
India should become a tech-creator rather than tech-user nation: Niti Aayog vice-chairman Ashok Lahiri
New Delhi: Niti Aayog vice-chairman Ashok Lahiri called for higher investment and its efficient deployment to boost India’s technological dynamism. Addressing the SRCC Centenary Conclave…