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India targets near fourfold jump in fisheries exports to $30 billion in 5 years

Visakhapatnam, June 5 -- Commerce and industry minister Piyush Goyal on Friday set an ambitious target of taking India's fisheries exports to more than $30 billion over the next five years, from $8.45... Read More


India, US may be in position to execute first tranche of BTA by mid-July: Piyush Goyal

Visakhapatnam, June 5 -- India and the US are moving quickly to resolve the remaining issues in negotiations for a bilateral trade agreement (BTA) and could be in a position to execute the first tranc... Read More


Govt may protect bank deposits up to Rs.7.5 lakh

New Delhi, June 5 -- Deposits of up to Rs.7.5 lakh in bank accounts may soon be protected against bank failures, up from the current cover of Rs.5 lakh, according to three people aware of the matter. ... Read More


Nine FTAs to kick in within 10 months

New Delhi, June 5 -- India expects all the nine free trade agreements (FTA) which were signed over the past three years to become operational within the next 9-10 months, commerce minister Piyush Goya... Read More


India, US reaffirm commitment to trade deal as talks advance

New Delhi, June 4 -- India and the US reaffirmed their commitment to concluding an agreement aimed at strengthening bilateral trade and economic ties, following four days of negotiations in New Delhi ... Read More


State-owned banks asked to build buffers as stress rises in retail, MSME loans

New Delhi, June 4 -- The finance ministry has asked public sector banks (PSBs) to build additional provisioning buffers against emerging stress in retail, MSME and agriculture loans, as rising early-w... Read More


All nine recent FTAs set to be operationalized within 10 months, says Goyal

New Delhi, June 4 -- India expects all the nine free trade agreements (FTA) signed over the past three years to become operational within the next 9-10 months, commerce minister Piyush Goyal said on T... Read More


State-owned banks asked to build buffers

New Delhi, June 4 -- The finance ministry has asked public sector banks (PSBs) to build additional provisioning buffers against emerging stress in retail, MSME (micro, small and medium enterprises) an... Read More


State-owned banks asked to build buffers

New Delhi, June 4 -- The finance ministry has asked public sector banks (PSBs) to build additional provisioning buffers against emerging stress in retail, MSME (micro, small and medium enterprises) an... Read More


US proposes new forced-labour tariffs; India says it will fight the levies

New Delhi, June 3 -- The Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) has proposed sweeping new import tariffs on 60 global economies, including India, after concluding a series of major tr... Read More