december issue

Importonomics

Sunflower Oil - Sunny gains that never set

In India, sunflower is more known as the source of an edible oil than as a flower. For, with its high smoking point, the slightly amber coloured sunflower oil is considered perfect for Indian cuisine. ...

Cover Story

The Dollar Business Logistics 502014

Do you know how many times our Finance Minister Arun Jaitley uttered the word ‘Infrastructure’ while presenting the last Union Budget in July? Take a guess. 5? 10? 20? No – 33! If anyone ever ...

Prime Focus

Currency War - War, peace... and everything in between

If one goes by the monetary policies that central banks have adopted in the last few years, one really wonders what could be the reason for them trying to decimate their own currencies (SNB), seeking ...

The Secret Ingredient

Medical Tourism The Intensive Care Unit of the world

There could be justifiable reasons to question the rationale of categorising international patients, coming to India to avail our healthcare services, as tourists. [It just sounds... frivolous!] Without getting into a debate over the terminology, ...

Rendezvous

Anti-dumping is not a remedy for everything. Its imposed only to avoid injury

J.K. Dadoo, Joint Secretary (Anti Dumping and Subsidies), Ministry of Commerce, GoI | The constant scrutiny that comes with heading one of the most controversial departments of Ministry of Commerce can weigh even the best down. ...

Policy Monitor

Indian pharma companies have stepped up audits to satisfy USFDA requirements

S. V. Veerramani, President, Indian Drug Manufacturers' Association | Having more USFDA approved manufacturing facilities than any other country in the world is not all rosy. It simply means Indian companies are under constant scrutiny of ...

Policy Focus

Renewable energy certificates: The Adam Smith question

It’s high time the Indian government realises that Adam Smith’s “supply and demand” law also applies to the Renewable Energy Certificates (REC) trading The Dollar Business Bureau Adam Smith, the father of economics, used the phrase “supply ...

Overseas Talk

We have to go beyond just manufacturing and retailing goods

Dr. Ali Bin Masoud Al Sunaidy, Commerce Minister, Sultanate of Oman | It’s not just about gas pipelines or the largest expatriate Indian community. It’s about India and the strategic Persian Gulf. And as The Dollar ...

New-Gen Newsmaker

We have created a category for unique gadgets in India

Alok Chawla, CEO, Gizmobaba | He chuckles, perhaps reminiscing, when asked why he chose the name Gizmobaba for his entrepreneurial venture. “Gizmo is used as a slang for gadgets. We wanted to merge something Indian with ...

Global Trade

Global Trade December 2014

News, events and analyses related to global trade and snippets of changing trade matrix during the month of November 2014 | GfK Survey Automobile trends Few takers for Chinese cars? Any takers for Chinese manufactured cars? Many of the ...

India Trade

India Trade December 2014

News, leads and analysis related to India’s trade and all that’s happened on the policy front during the month of November 2014 | Synthetic Fibre Reeling under taxes Throttling India’s future of synthetic fibre exports? Synthetic Fibre producers have ...

Manish K Pandey | Editor

What makes China lower its wall for the Kangaroos

With tariffs being abolished, the $13-billion dairy industry is expected to be one of the biggest beneficiaries of the deal. Is it really so? Manish K. Pandey | The Dollar Business It has been called everything – ...

Global Manager

We have consciously stayed away from the strategy of introducing cheaper products

The king has got his crown – the numero uno title among the German Big Three. And it didn’t come easy considering that Audi was the last to enter India, the world’s fastest growing luxury ...

Steven Philip Warner | Editor-in-Chief

Of trucks, trains, ships... and a pain-laden process

When the logistics industry has a stomach upset, the Indian foreign trade community gets discomforting bowel movements – a troubling reality that the Indian foreign trade community is living today Steven Philip Warner | The Dollar ...

Dockyard

ICD Sanathnagar - Key to Telanganas Future

Located a few kilometers away from the Bharat Nagar Bridge in Hyderabad is an Inland Container Depot (ICD) of CONCOR. Known as ICD Sanathnagar, the depot is relatively unknown to even people in the city, ...

Bestseller

Wool - Keeping you & your wallet warm

December is here… feeling cold? Thinking of updating and upgrading your wardrobe with trendy sweaters, shawls and mufflers? Before you do that, here’s a question for you. Have you ever thought where the wool would ...

Infographics

Sports Equipment - To keep up the sporting spirit

The world is divided between two kinds of people – ones who love sports and those who don’t. But since sports lovers far outnumber sports dislikers, sports equipment trade has become a multi-billion dollar trade, ...

Spotlight

Germany - The cradle of knowledge & technology

Despite being hammered in World Wars I and II, despite being forcefully partitioned, although temporarily, and despite single-handedly carrying the entire Eurozone’s burden, Germany is not only the world’s third-biggest exporter, but also has the ...

Monologue

Monologue - People Speak - December 2014

Highlighting opinions & thoughts of policymakers and think-tanks on global trade and foreign policy | All countries should strengthen cooperation and fully respect the different concerns that each nation has towards Internet security, crack down on ...

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