February 2011

Asean trade with India to reach $70 bn

South Asia Mail, 28 February 2011
New Delhi: India’s trade with the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) will reach $70 billion in the next three years, according to the Ministry of Commerce and Industry. More…

India, EU officials to deliberate on BITA in Brussels tomorrow

MSN News, 27 February 2011
The chief negotiators of India and the European Union will hold meetings in Brussels from tomorrow with an aim to resolve their differences and conclude talks on a proposed market opening pact by April. More…

Malaysia and India sign trade agreement

Sify News, 18 February 2011
Malaysia and India Friday inked a trade agreement expected to boost annual bilateral trade to $15 billion by 2015. More…

US trade chamber seeks India’s retail opening

The Economic Times, 18 February 2011
Seeking opening of India’s retail sector, the US India Business Council (USIBC) has set up a sub-committee to focus on leveraging the combined resources of the retail supply chain. More…

Japan and India have signed free trade pact

OneIndia, 17 February 2011
Japan and India have signed a free trade agreement on Wednesday in the midst of a thrust by Japan to revive its weak economy by lowering trade barriers and strengthening its economic ties with the emerging nations of Asia. More…

Egypt Crisis to ‘Impact’ India Central Bank Actions

Bllomberg Businessweek, 06 February 2011
Egypt’s political crisis poses a risk to oil prices and will “impact” the Indian central bank’s actions, Deputy Governor Subir Gokarn said. More…

India, Norway for joint polar research

The Hindu, 07 February 2011
The potential for enhancing collaborative polar research between India and Norway is immense. This was the message of the Indo-Norwegian meeting titled ‘Pole to Pole’ on February 3, which included an exhibition and a seminar, and was organised by the Ministry of Earth Sciences and the Royal Norwegian Embassy in collaboration with the Ministry’s National Centre for Antarctic and Ocean Research (NCAOR), Goa, and the Norwegian Polar Institute, Tromso. More…

India Trade Deficit Narrows in December

RTT News, 02 February 2011
India’s trade deficit decreased to US$2.63 billion in December from US$11.76 billion recorded during the same period of the previous year, data from the Ministry of Commerce and Industry showed Tuesday. More…

Italy, India Aim to Double Trade .Article Comments more in Business

Wall Street Journal, 01 February 2011
India and Italy are to aim to double bilateral trade to $17.5 billion in the next five years, India’s Minister for Commerce and Industry Anand Sharma said in a statement Tuesday. More…