The Ministry of Textiles, Government of India, has sought a financial package for labour-intensive industries like cotton textiles, handlooms and handicraft, in the forthcoming annual supplement to Foreign Trade Policy (FTP), rescheduled to ...
Indian state-run miner NMDC is currently not in negotiation for acquisition of coal and iron ore mines, in Brazil or in any other country, according to the Press Information Bureau of India. During a speech in the Indian parliament, Dr. D ...
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The Indian textile industry, employing over 100 million people directly and indirectly has been looking for various schemes and assistance in the Union Budget 2013-14 to regain its global competitiveness which faced the worst ever crisis in ...
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Confederation of Indian Textiles Industry (CITI) has welcomed the Central Budget 2013-14 presented by the Finance Minister, Shri P. Chidambaram in Parliament as a positive package for accelerating the recovery of the textiles industry. In a ...
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What would be the impact of a far-reaching free trade agreement between the USA and the EU on growth, prosperity and employment? On behalf of the German Federal Ministry of Economics and Technology, the Ifo Institute has conducted a study ...
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Indian textile and garment industry is seeking relief inUnion Budget and is expecting exemption of customs duty on man-made fibre, removal of levy of excise duty on readymade garments, allocation of more fund for Technology Upgradation Fund ...
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The expected decision by the Indian Government to grant concession on import duty of man-made fabrics (MMF) in order to improve the garment exports would pose a threat to the powerloom weaving and textile processing sector in the country. ...
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Garments Exporters Association (GEA) has requested the Government to provide adequate fiscal relief for the garment sector of the textile industry to enable it to face increasing international competition. GEA has pointed out that garment ...
During the panel discussion at the SteelOrbis Market Talks Meeting held in Izmir on January 16, Mehmet Zeren, general secretary of Turkey's Steel Pipe Manufacturers Association, said that Turkey ranks first in Europe and fifth in the world ...
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Dr. A Sakthivel Chairman, Apparel Exports Promotion Council submitted the pre-budget proposal for the garments and apparel industry. Commenting on the proposal Dr. Sakthivel said, “Our thrust of the pre- budget proposal underlines: ...
As you are aware, Confederation of Indian Textile Industry is the apex industry chamber of the textiles and clothing industry. We need not elaborate the importance of textiles sector for our economy, since you are fully aware of its ...
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Business Standard reported that a temporary arrangement has been reached to provide relief to the exporters over imposition of export duty of 20% on galvanized steel in Kolkata port As per report, the port authorities have allowed ...
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In order to conserve iron ore resources of the country for long term domestic value addition, export duty on all varieties of iron ore has been increased from 20% to 30% ad valorem with effect from December 30th 2012. Chrome is used in ...
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For the global solar industry, 2012 has been about trade wars. The US and Europe both started anti-dumping and anti-subsidy investigations against the world's largest solar supply chain, China. In addition, oversupply continues to plague ...
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Apparel Export Promotion Council (AEPC), a leading body of Indian apparel exporters, today proposed measures to hike garment exports by 100 percent in 3 years, and 10 percent in the current fiscal year. Dr. A Sakthivel, Chairman AEPC, on ...
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