In eight major MSME-centric product groups, imports from China grew the fastest
Plastics units are cutting down on their inventories, as costly raw material makes it financially unviable to pile up stocks
The cost of transporting coal from Navlakhi port is Rs 400 per tonne, while it has gone up to Rs 620-650 per tonne from Kandla port
ABC's activities will include dissemination of catalogues of US and Indian products to potential buyers, and staging of workshops and seminars on topics ranging from trade and finance to IPR
Only new enterprises eligible to avail of the incentives and concessions
The MSME sector contributes around 9% of India's GDP and accounts for around 45% of manufacturing output
According to industry players, the moratorium has raised concerns about SMEs' survival
Vehicles that earlier used to run for 23-25 days in a month are now out on the roads for just 10-15 days
A severe space crunch for storage agencies in the state is making matters worse
Interview with Founder and CEO, Power2SME
Enterprises fear foreign retail chains may not make any local purchases
MSME Ministry creating framework where role, responsibility and obligations of each sector-specific industry associations will be clearly spelt out