2012

A trade deficit

The Hindu Business Line, 27 December, 2012
It is remarkable how two countries with a broad convergence of views on matters strategic have not been able to translate the resultant trust into deeper economic cooperation, as India and Russia have demonstrated consistently over the years. More…

India-Pak bilateral trade can touch US$6bn by 2015

Fibre2Fashion, 25 December, 2012
Backed by probability of Pakistan conferring the Most Favoured Nation (MFN) status on India, and phasing out of the negative list, bilateral trade between the two nations is likely to grow three-fold from the existing US$ 2 billion level to US$ 6 billion over the next three years. More…

Duty-free access: Infrastructure hurdles restrict Pak-India trade

The Express Tribune, 24 December, 2012
Businessmen and traders of Pakistan and India have agreed that infrastructure bottlenecks are hindering the growth in trade relations between the two sides and these should be removed to deepen the ties. More…

Pak-India trade through Wagah termed cost-effective

The News, 24 December, 2012
The Lahore Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI) and Federation of Indian Export Organisations (FIEO) Saturday agreed that the trade via land route is most cost-effective as carrying a container through Wagah costs much lower than that through Mumbai-Dubai-Karachi. More…

Unlocking bilateral trade potential

The Hindu Business Line, 24 December, 2012
A recent study by the World Bank shows how improvement in physical connectivity and transit, among other things, can help unlock the trade potential between India and Bangladesh. More…

Putin targets arms deals, doubling in trade on India trip

Bangkok Post, 24 December, 2012
Russian President Vladimir Putin pledged to tighten defence ties with India and double levels of bilateral trade within three years as he headed to New Delhi for a summit on Monday. More…

Bilateral trade between India, Australia has doubled

Kaumudi Global, 18 December, 2012
Australian acting High Commissioner to India Dr Lachlan Strahan said that the bilateral trade between India and Australia has doubled over the past five years to 21 billion US dollars. More…

‘India-Bangla FTA can increase bilateral trade by over 100%’

Economic Times, 17December, 2012
A Free Trade Agreement (FTA) between India and Bangladesh could increase the bilateral trade between the two countries by over 100 per cent, according to a World Bank report. More…

KCCI holds interactive session on Pak-India trade

The Nation, 14 December, 2012
Karachi Chamber of Commerce & Industry (KCCI) has hosted an interactive session on Indo-Pak bilateral trade with Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) and Business-to-Business (B2B) meetings between members of CII & KCCI. More…

‘NE should become part of India-US bilateral relations’

The Times of India, 14 December, 2012
The US ambassador to India, Nancy J Powell, on Thursday said the northeast should also become a part of the increasing bilateral trade between USA and India. More…

Indian and Iran to expand trade engagements despite western sanctions

The Times of India, 13 December, 2012
India will continue its balancing act in its relations with Iran juggling US pressure on one side and New Delhi’s strategic and trade interests in Tehran on the other. More…

M’sian trade team to boost ties with India visit

FMT News, Malaysia, 12 December, 2012
International Trade and Industry Minister Mustapa Mohamed will lead a delegation to India from today to promote more trade and private sector collaboration between Malaysia and India. More…

Pak-India economic relations critical for future: US report

Associated Press of Pakistan, 11 December, 2012
Pakistan-India economic relations will be critical to determining stability of the South Asia and Islamabad’s economy could grow on sustained basis if normalization of trade between the two nuclear neighbours takes place. More…

RBI, Bank of Japan ink currency swap pact to boost bilateral trade

The Hindu Business Line, 11 December, 2012
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) and the Bank of Japan (BoJ) have concluded a three-year Bilateral Swap Arrangement (BSA) between India and Japan. More…

President hopes Ukraine will double trade with India by end of 2015

Blacksea Grain, 10 December, 2012
The economies of Ukraine and India can effectively complement each other and they have an enormous untapped potential for cooperation. More…

India set to be fastest growing trading nation: HSBC

Money Control, 05 December, 2012
Rising bilateral trade with China, growing consumer wealth and high confidence level among its traders will push India to the top league of trading nations beginning 2013 and it is set to retain the fastest growth rate till 2020, says HSBC. More…

JS team urges Delhi to remove trade barriers

The Financial Express, 03 December, 2012
An all party Bangladesh parliamentary team currently visiting India has called upon the relevant authorities in New Delhi to remove all para-tariff and non-tariff barriers to boost bilateral trade between the two countries, official sources said in Dhaka on Sunday. More…

About 100 cos participating in India Show in Dhaka

The Economic Times, 02 December, 2012
Around 100 companies, including Tata Motors, Ashok Leyland and BHEL, will showcase their products in the ‘India Show’ which is starting tomorrow at Dhaka in Bangladesh, industry body Ficci said today. More…