Category: Economy
India to lower linen imports, future potential of milkweed, ramie, flax: Textiles minister
New Delhi: Textiles minister Giriraj Singh Tuesday said that India will reduce the imports of linen fibre but also start exporting it. At the World…
Indian exporter secures interim Bangladesh government’s first 50,000 ton rice import tender
A Raipur-based firm has secured the first international rice import tender of 50,000 tonnes floated directly by the interim Bangladesh government. Bagadiya Brothers Pvt Ltd…
RBI proposes changes to credit risk rules for lenders
The Reserve Bank of India on Tuesday proposed changes to the way banks assign risk weightage to loans and the so-called expected credit loss (ECL)…
Bharat Connect gets linked with FX-Retail platform; enables customers to buy USD
The Reserve Bank on Tuesday said bill payment system Bharat Connect has been linked with foreign exchange retail platform, enabling individual customers to buy US…
Piyush Goyal meets business leaders in Doha; QDB to back India-Qatar in third country ventures – The Economic Times Video
Union Minister Piyush Goyal met key Qatari business leaders in Doha, including the Qatari Businessmen Association and Qatar Development Bank CEO Abdulrahman Hesham Al-Sowaidi. Highlighting…
BP CEO to visit India for third time in a year
BP CEO Murray Auchincloss will visit India this week for the third time in a year, accompanying UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer on his official…
India and Qatar gear up for free trade agreement negotiations
Doha: Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal has announced that India and Qatar will soon begin negotiations for a free trade agreement (FTA), with the…
Niti Aayog CEO says regulations must not stifle fintech innovation
Niti Aayog CEO BVR Subrahmanyam on Tuesday warned that regulations should not stifle innovation, or it will flourish somewhere else. Speaking at the Global Fintech…
Qatari firms keen to partner with Indian firms for investments, third-country projects: Piyush Goyal
Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal on Tuesday said there is a lot of excitement in Qatar about forging partnerships with Indian businesses, not only…
India-EU trade talks: Commerce Secretary to visit Brussels this week
Commerce Secretary Rajesh Agrawal will visit Brussels this week to meet European Commission Director General for Trade Sabine Weyand to give impetus to the ongoing…