China vows to speed up cross-border economic zone development with Vietnam
Xinhua, 14 September 2010
China is working on diversifying the cooperation model with Vietnam in the border areas and committed to the construction of a cross-border economic zone, said a Chinese official at a seminar here.
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India is world’s second-most sought destination for FDI
Sify Finance, 10 September 2010
India will be the second-most popular destination for foreign direct investment in the globe over the next two years, says the World Investment Prospect Surveys 2010 –2012.
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Macroeconomic indicators – India foreign trade update in July
Steel Guru, 07 September 2010
India’s exports during July, 2010 were valued at USD 16240 million (INR 76064 crore) which was 13.2% higher in Dollar terms (9.4% higher in Rupee terms) than the level of USD 14341 million (INR 69521 crore) during July 2009.
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FDI dips 18 pc during Jan-June 2010
Deccan Herald, 02 September 2010
Foreign direct investment in India declined by 18.3 per cent to USD 10.77 billion during the first half of 2010.
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Encouraging but worrisome
Hindustan Times, 02 September 2010
It’s that time of year when the collective back of the nation is patted for a good show on the economic front. A clear trend India posted a gross domestic product (GDP) growth rate of 8.8 per cent in the last quarter.
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Exports in July grow 13% to $16.2 b
Business Line, 02 September 2010
Exports in July grew by 13.2 per cent, the slowest so far this fiscal, to $16.24 billion due to weak demand in major markets like the US and Europe.
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Garment exports decline again to $816 million
The Hindu, 01 September 2010
Even as overall exports from India have continued to grow, albeit at a slower pace, garment exports have gone deeper into the red.
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Are The Millennium Development Goals Counter-Productive?
Eurasia Review, 01 September 2010
The EU’s discourse on the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) remains unhelpfully inward-looking.
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Is it possible to predict future climate change?
The Hindu, 01 September 2010
Climate change is a topic for hot debate across countries right now, but is it possible to predict future climate change?
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Foreign trade policy review responds to exporters’ demand
Business Standard, 01 September 2010
The annual supplement to the 2009-14 Foreign Trade Policy (FTP) unveiled on August 23 has its share of the expected and the unexpected.
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