Tag: Exports
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Nepal’s trade deficit widens by 87%
Nepal's trade deficit surged by 87.44 per cent during the first five months of the current fiscal year compared to same period the last year as imports increased substantially. According to Nepal's Department of Customs, the country witnessed trade deficit of $3.22 billion during the first five months of fiscal year 2016-17, Xinhua news agency …
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January 3, 2017 -
Indian exports at $20 bn in November grow 2.3% over last year
Signalling a definitive reversal of the continuous decline in Indian exports earlier in the year, official data on Thursday showed these grew for the third month in a row at $20 billion in November, an uptick of 2.29 per cent over the $19.56 billion in November 2015.
December 15, 2016 -
FinMin, Railways working on ways to cut logistics cost for exports
The finance and railways ministries are working on ways to cut logistics costs which make exports uncompetitive, Commerce and Industry Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said on Thursday. The Minister said that she has discussed the increasing logistics costs with the Finance Minister. “I have very clearly stated that logistics costs are increasing and therefore, we are …
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November 24, 2016 -
Ready to suspend trade with Pak if asked: Tea association
In the wake of the terror attack in Jammu and Kashmir, the Indian Tea Association (ITA), the apex body of tea planters, on Tuesday said it was ready to suspend trade with Pakistan if the government wished so. "ITA is ready to suspend tea trade with Pakistan if asked by the government particularly in the …
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September 20, 2016 -
Odisha targets Rs.21,559 crore exports
The Odisha government has set a target to scale up its exports to Rs.21,559 crore in the current financial year, said an official on Friday. The state government had recorded exports of Rs.17,346 crore in the 2015-16 fiscal. The government has also decided to set up export promotion councils in the capital city to boost …
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September 9, 2016 -
Handicraft exports rise 8.46% in FY16: Irani
Handicraft exports rise 8.46% in FY16: Irani
August 11, 2016