january 2016 issue

Bestseller

Cultured Pearls - Importing Pearls: A Gem Of An Idea

Their aesthetic beauty and lustre have mesmerised women all over the world. Be it royalty like the Duchess of Cambridge Kate Middleton, celebrities like Katy Perry or even the First Lady of United States Michelle ...
Cover Story

What 2016 Will Mean For Global Trade

Will 2016 Be A Year Of Change For The Better By The Dollar Business Team(With inputs from TDB intelligence unit) | January 2016 Issue | The Dollar Business The year gone by was a testing one for ...
Rendezvous

"Our Top Priority Is...Investments"

R.V. Deshpande, Minister Of Industries & Tourism, Government Of Karnataka He has been the longest serving industries minister of Karnataka and he is on a mission to get his state on the top investors’ list. In a ...
India Trade

India Trade January 2016

News, leads and analysis related to India’s trade and all that’s happened on the policy front during the month of January 2016 India’s Foreign Policy - Change In Stance - Bringing Home More Friends And Some Big ...
Global Trade

Global Trade January 2016

News, events and analyses related to global trade and snippets of changing trade matrix during the month of January 2016 Currency War Competitive Devaluations - War, Peace… And Everything In Between   In August 2015, China stunned the ...
Monologue

Monologue - People Speak January 2016

Highlighting the opinions and thoughts of policymakers and think-tanks on global trade and foreign policy Since purchasing power of global buyers is contracting, expansion of domestic and international economic activity is challenging...we have to create an ...
Inbox

Inbox January 2016

We Value Your Feedback, Whether Criticism Or Appreciation. And Here Are A Few That Hit Our Mailboxes In December 2015 Dear Editor-in-Chief, we wish to bring to your attention a major hurdle that makes it impossible ...
Contents

Contents January 2016

Cover Story - What 2016 Will Mean For Global Trade? - Will 2016 Be A Year Of Change For The Better?  The year gone by was a testing one for the global economy. It was a ...
Steven Philip Warner | Editor-in-Chief

Feasible Fantasies Of Tvainty Sicksteen?

If India’s exports shrink y-o-y in December 2015, it will be the first time in the past 59 years that a negative change will have been recorded in all months in a single calendar year. Steven Philip Warner | January 2016 Issue | The ...
Exclusive Interview

The Chinese Are Dumping Steel At Unthinkable Prices

Ravi Uppal , Md & Group Ceo, Jindal Steel & Power Ltd. Jindal Steel and Power Limited (JSPL), a behemoth in steel, power and mining, has been under pressure due to falling steel prices following the ...
Manish K Pandey | Editor

A Sojourn You Wont Forget

Manish K. Pandey | January 2016 Issue | The Dollar Business | Traditionally, businesses in Africa have behaved like ‘caterpillars’ – humdrum, slow-moving and easy to step on. Conditions are still somewhat similar, but change is creeping in fast. ...
New-Gen Newsmaker

I Trusted An Exporter Once And Made A Big Mistake

Kamal Khushlani, Founder & Md, Mufti (Credo Brands Ltd.) Kamal Khushlani, Founder & Md, Mufti (Credo Brands Ltd.) From carrying fabric on his motorbike to his workshop, to becoming a brand to reckon with in the ...
The Secret Ingredient

Sugar - A Sweet Export Idea

Sugar offers livelihood to over 50 million farmers and is the second-largest agro-based industry in the country. Until recently, not all was well with its exports. But with sugar prices on the rise across global ...
Policy Focus

Special Economic Zones (SEZs): Time For A Breather

While SEZs have been thought of as a boon for Indian exports, this has changed in recent times. The decline of SEZs and falling exports has been cause for alarm. The Dollar Business looks at ...
Policy Monitor

"The Issue Of Unutilised Cenvat Credit Matters"

K. Dalmia, Chairman, Texprocil India is the second largest exporter of textiles in the world. The industry – which contributes to 4% of India’s GDP – has seen considerable growth over the last four decades. The ...
Spotlight

Egypt - They Call It The Gateway To Africa!

Egyptians have been masters of trade since pre-dynastic times foreign trade, both overland and maritime, had flourished in Egypt by 3000 BC. And the situation hasnt changed much for the country. Although, in recent ...
Overseas Talk

The Suez Canal Is Egypts Gift To The World

Hatem Tageldin, Ambassador Of Egypt To India There is more to Egypt than just mystical pharaohs and the Great Pyramid of Giza, and with the current flow of Indo-Egyptian trade crossing $5 billion, bright days are ...
TDB Forum

TDB Forum Ask A Question January 2016

In the world of export-import, each shipment counts. And you cannot afford to make any “uninformed investment”. So, if you have any doubt or a question, ask us. Our team of experts at The Dollar ...
Date Book

Date Book January 2016

Have a product to showcase? Want to learn what your rivals are up to? Here’s a list of trade fairs you shouldn’t miss in January and February 2016   India WORLD BOOK FAIR January 09-17New Delhiwww.newdelhiworldbookfair.gov.in Being held for the ...