Construction permits, GST, labor laws among top challenges for MSMEs: Assocham advocates reforms
NEW DELHI : Industry body Assocham has called for reforms in national and state-level policies to ease the regulatory regime for MSMEs in the country. In its latest knowledge paper ‘Ease of Doing Business
MoPSW wants to ensure Indian banks take up ships as collateral to boost ship-making & financing
NEW DELHI : Indian banks are being pushed to accept ships as collateral for shipbuilding loans – a bold move to turbocharge India’s maritime sector, senior officials from the Ministry of Ports, Shipping and
India-UK FTA: No import duty cut for British wine, limited concession on beer
NEW DELHI : India will not offer any import duty concessions on British wines and is providing only limited duty relief on UK beer under the recently concluded Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with the
Not just tourism, India has $12 billion trade with Turkiye and Azerbaijan
NEW DELHI : The ongoing tension between India and Pakistan is set to impact the Indians travelling to Turkiye and Azerbaijan, who have expressed support to Pakistan amid tension on the border. Tourism is
Container shipping firms cut Asia-US Service as Trump tariffs collapse trade
LOS ANGELES : Major container shipping companies are suspending at least six scheduled weekly routes between China and the United States as President Donald Trump‘s punishing tariffs on the world’s top exporting country collapse
India and Chile sign Terms of Reference for CEPA Negotiations
NEW DELHI : India and Chile signed the Terms of Reference (ToR) for a Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) on 08 May 2025, marking a significant advancement in their bilateral trade relations. The mutually
DPIIT notifies the expansion of the CGSS to increase capital mobilization for startups
NEW DELHI : The Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT), Ministry of Commerce and Industry has notified the expansion of the CGSS which increases the ceiling on guarantee cover per borrower
US weighs plan to slash China tariffs to as low as 50% — down from 145% — as soon as next week
WASHINGTON D.C. : The Trump administration is weighing a plan to slash the 145% tariff on Chinese imports by more than half — effective as soon as next week — as top US and