India's 5 percent broken parboiled variety was quoted around $370-$375 per tonne this week, the highest since the last week of September
The ministry has also proposed to subsidise the premium under the scheme that has to be paid by exporters of certain key sectors
Among the major Asian countries, India and Indonesia are the only ones with a trade deficit in such products
Exporters not to worried for now, say concerns may kick in only if virus spread isn't controlled; leather sector stand to gain.
India's trade deficit stood at $14.49 billion in December 2018
The widely tracked Nikkei India Services Purchasing Managers Index (PMI) stood at 53.3 in December, up from 52.7 in November
Key export sectors such as leather, gems and jewellery, ready-made garments, and petroleum posted negative growth
Structural reforms are much less about privatisation, land, and labour, and more about expanding the scope of private enterprises and allowing them to be more competitive and productive
New project announcements remain at a multi-year low, while production was depressed by weak consumer durables, non-durables, intermediate and capital goods, the bank pointed out.
Xiaomi India COO Muralikrishnan B also pointed out that if the Indian government can also get neighbouring countries to accept BIS standards, it would help push exports from India
Merchandise trade deficit remained relatively low at $11 billion after the $10.86-billion deficit in September
Oil imports fell 31.74 per cent to $9.63 billion in October from $14.11 billion in the year-ago period
The study, Trade and trade diversion effects of United States tariffs on China, shows that the ongoing US-China trade war has resulted in a sharp decline in bilateral trade
The panel largely agreed with US claims challenging export subsidies granted in the form of exemptions from customs duties and a national tax, while rejecting some US arguments
The total volume of export during 2018-19 was 6.14 lakh MT
Assam can export about 821 products to Bangladesh that it is currently exporting to other countries
Here's a selection of Business Standard opinion pieces for the day
Giving three months lead time till 31st December to the existing incentive scheme MEIS (Exports from India Scheme) will remove the uncertainty
From the next year, the Remission of Duties or Taxes on Export Products (RoDTEP) will replace the Merchandise Exports from India Scheme (MEIS) for all exported goods except textiles
Make sense of all the announcements made by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman for the exports sector