Finally, lakhs of Mumbai commuters can heave a sigh of relief as the BEST workers’ union called off the strike in response to a 10- step pay hike to be granted to them as an interim measure by the civic transport undertaking’s management, said Mr. Vijay Kalantri, President,[…]
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Thailand’s upcoming Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC) is being positioned as a gateway to the Asian market, which accounts for one third of the world economy. The 13,000 sq km EEC will be the future economic and logistics hub of Asia. The project is being developed as part of[…]
Read More“The Parliament of Iran has recently approved the Double Taxation Avoidance Agreement (DTAA) with India. I hope this will promote ease of doing business and bilateral investment. Both the countries are also negotiating trade agreements to reduce customs and tariffs. The newly built Chabahar Port and Makiran Port[…]
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“This is the perfect time to strengthen India’s partnership with the City of Houston, which is the Energy Capital of the World and which has the world’s largest healthcare centre. This is my first visit to India and I promise to visit the country again. The main purpose[…]
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“Government of Tanzania will launch direct flight service thrice a week connecting India and Tanzania starting December 2018. This will improve tourism, people to people connectivity and bilateral trade. I am here to strengthen the centuries old historical, cultural and linguistic relations between India and Tanzania. Gujaratis and[…]
Read MoreAll India Association of Industries welcome key initiatives taken by Government of India in its Interim Budget 2019-20 to support micro, small and medium enterprises, middle class consumers, farmers, SC and ST entrepreneurs and women-owned business. “Various incentives given to agriculture, common man and other sectors are need[…]
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“Over the years, we have diversified export destinations and basket. From 45% share of US and EU in the year 2000, it has now come down to 30%. The share of emerging markets is 50% today. But quick, short-term fixes are not helping much. We need to create[…]
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“I am very happy to note that the BIMSTEC Panel Discussion is happening in Mumbai. BIMSTEC is a great opportunity for people who are living in the region to work together and trade with rest of the world. India’s Prime Minister has recently attended the BIMSTEC Summit in[…]
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“Thailand and Maharashtra can work together to uplift the small and medium enterprises (SMEs) to higher levels. SMEs in Thailand and Maharashtra can explore joint collaborations in food processing, dairy, textiles and information technology sectors. Maharashtra produces millions of tonnes of milk; but there is inadequate processing facility[…]
Read MoreWe welcome the decision of the Ministry of Road, Transport and Highways to increase the capacity of heavy vehicles by 20 – 25% and also scraping the mandatory annual renewal of fitness certificates for freight carriers which will go a long way in movements of cargo with added[…]
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