New-Gen Newsmaker Chinese toys are about craft; Ours are pure art
The $90 billion global toy industry is competitively gridlocked; it’s not a playground for a child. But a Mumbai-based toymaker has found such a prosperously peaceful corner in the couch that the Marvels of the ...
Dockyard On the fast track to reclaim lost glory
Once India’s 2nd largest port, in terms of cargo handling, Visakhapatnam was, until recently, fast losing out to competition. However, with a new management at the helm and realisation finally sinking in that the need ...
Monologue Monologue - People Speak - June 2014
Highlighting opinions and thoughts of policymakers and think-tanks on global trade and inter-country relationships
As a middle grounder, South Korea can bridge the distance between developed and underdeveloped countries.
WTO Director General, Robert Azevedo during his recent ...
Contents Contents June 2014
Cover Story – Wheeling and dealing in auto components
Why the business of auto components exports isn’t about a drive to nowhere.. read more
Global Trade – This month
News, leads and analyses related to global ...
Date Book Date Book June 2014
Have a product to showcase? Or want to learn what your rivals are up to? Here’s a list of Indian and foreign trade fairs you shouldn’t miss in June and July 2014
India INTEC – ...
Spotlight Japan: Doubling down on Abenomics
Fighting deflation for two decades can wear down the best. Even a Samurai. Undeterred however, the ‘Land of the Rising Sun’ has decided to battle all odds with a ‘Damn the torpedoes’ attitude. A monetary ...
Steven Philip Warner | Editor-in-Chief The Beatles? I said Dollars!
Then, he was a scrawny, freshly minted teenager. Scribbling reinvented poetry that failed the test of romance, and meditating in the names of then-contemporary rock bands were acts that made him feel holier-than-thou! Today, he’s ...
Global Trade Global Trade June 2014
News, leads and analysis related to India’s trade and all that’s happened on the policy front during the month of May 2014
Gold
Mega refinery in Dubai
Beginning of the end of London price fixing?
The global gold market ...
Policy Monitor Why should there be so many strings attached to refunds and licensing?
It’s a common sight in our industrial, commercial and even personal lives. Plastics. What’s unfortunate though is that India’s share of it in global trade is less than 3% – insignificant! Last year, India’s exports ...
Exclusive Interview "Groundnut oil exports have the potential to break new grounds"
In a country where exports of any variety of foodgrain is a very delicate issue and invariably assumes political colours, being the Chairman of an industry bloc such as the Indian Oilseed and Produce Export ...
Rendezvous The new policy should focus on services exports
With the government earmarking just Rs.200 crore for marketing support to Indian exporters, the job of the head of the Federation of Indian Export Organisations (FIEO) is definitely not enviable. However, an unperturbed Ajay Sahai, ...
Big Idea Ethiopia - A land of promises!
Not many consider Ethiopia an attractive proposition for Indian exporters. Here’s a fact that could change your perception – over 8% of Ethiopia’s total imports from the world comes from India, and yet the market ...
Charted Territory Solving The Power Puzzle
It’s not for no reason that electricity features amongst the top three demands of the Indian electorate – electricity, roads and water. And with India’s peak power deficit at just 3-4%, it’s disappointing that a ...
Unlocking Cash Whatever it takes!
With economies vying for a larger share of global trade that is forever changing, exporters can do with their fair share of help – those in India being no different. And while supply may not ...
Infographics Tea: One for the 'Tea'totalers
Call it tea, tee, te, tae or chai, chay, ceai or caj. Cherish it cold like the Americans, spice it up like the Kashmiris or Tibetans, or just gulp it down presuming it to play ...
India Trade India Trade June 2014
News, leads and analysis related to India’s trade and all that’s happening on the policy front during the month of May 2014
Saudi Arabia
Ban on Indian chilli
Kingdom says no to Indian chilli
Saudi Arabia has recently banned ...
Inside Out The Mango Tango
A lot of newsprint and newsreel have been spent on discussing at length various aspects of the EU ban on Indian Alphonso mangoes. Media agents have played up the issue as a near catastrophe. Turns ...
Bestseller Who moved your cheese?
It’s the symbol of happiness, celebration and even that million-dollar smile. Those who love the taste of it think it’s heaven on sandwich – from kids to the elderly. Even the poor mouse lurking in ...
Prime Focus Organised vs Unorganised retail
Although valued at over $500 billion, Indian retail is still evolving
The Dollar Business Bureau | @TheDollarBiz
The retail landscape of India has undergone a major transformation over the last few years, enhancing the overall consumer experience ...
Cover Story Prosperity comes in 'parts' too!
With a purpose of giving you insights into the world of auto component exports, The Dollar Business sweat details of the business with CEOs of many businesses and experts. Profits were discussed. Markets were evaluated. ...
Importonomics Colour the world, fatten the wallet
It’s the mother’s milk of the $5 billion Indian paint industry and offers lucrative margins for prospective importers
Shakti Shankar Patra | @TheDollarBiz
Summer is when Hyderabad gets an embarrassing addition to its nickname. With the mercury ...
