The Secret Ingredient Dry Red Chilli Nothing chilly about these little red devils
They are a red, hot favourite among culinary connoisseurs. The redder and hotter they are, the more is their demand. The lure of dried, red Indian chilli, especially like the Teja variety grown in Guntur ...
Cover Story EOU/EHTPs/STPs/BTPs and Deemed Exports Disappointing carbon copies
Ever since the Government of India decided that Special Economic Zones (SEZs) are the way forward for India’s exports, there have been big question marks over the future of Export Oriented Units (EOUs), Electronic Hardware ...
Cover Story Export Promotion Capital Goods (EPCG) No shock and definitely no awe
Capital goods are key to manufacturing. And since the Modi government has made boosting India’s manufacturing sector one of its top priorities, it’s no surprise that the new FTP has several provisions to enable this. ...
Cover Story Merchandise Exports from India Scheme (MEIS) - Simple is always rational [Really?]
The Merchandise Exports from India Scheme (MEIS) in the new FTP that replaces erstwhile Chapter 3 incentive schemes, promises to address complex procedures, manufacturing hurdles and boost India’s merchandise exports. Can it prove to be ...
Cover Story The new FTP was worth the wait of a year!
Some consider India’s new Foreign Trade Policy an inspiring manoeuvre. Others classify it as just incremental. Whatever popular opinion be, Pravir Kumar, feels that minus some miracles, the new policy has what it takes to ...
Cover Story Foreign Trade Policy 2015-2020: So new? So few?
India’s new Foreign Trade Policy is great in terms of simplifying the complex, but lacks innovation. Much planning would have gone into its preparation, but no page in the document reads out-of-the-box. It will ease ...
Contents Contents May 2015
Cover Story – FTP 2015-2020
The new FTP is great in terms of simplifying the complex, but lacks innovation. It treats all exports alike, but the treatment is nothing special. Bottom line – the new FTP ...
Monologue Monologue - People Speak May 2015
Highlighting the opinions and thoughts of policymakers and think-tanks on global trade and foreign policy
The low oil price is leaving Germans more money to spend, while the weak euro is boosting exports.
(Source: CESifo Group)
Prof. Timo ...
Inbox Inbox May 2015
We value your feedback, whether criticism or appreciation. And here are a few that hit our mailboxes in April 2015
I have been reading The Dollar Business for the last few months. Although I am a ...
Infographics Furskin and articles of fur Some call it the cruelest trade
While in a meat-eating and leather-wearing world, the opposition to fur can be called hypocritical, the fact remains that it is synonymous with cruelty. However, despite global protest and opposition by animal rights groups, furskin ...
Spotlight Somalia Of pirates, civil wars & poverty
If the world wants to learn about the consequences of sustained violence, it needn’t look at anything but Somalia, which, thanks to a civil war since 1991, has been in news only for pirates, malnourished ...
TDB Forum TDB Forum Ask a Question May 2015
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 ...
Manish K Pandey | Editor It takes two to tango
Indian Customs needs to redefine its role by reorienting its strategies and altering the traditional control process
Manish K. Pandey | The Dollar Business
Ever since the NDA Government came to power in New Delhi, all it ...
Prime Focus Free Trade Agreements Temporary solution to permanent problem
In the post-GFC world, policymakers are leaving no stone unturned to jumpstart growth. Be it negative interest rates, or trillions of dollars of QE, every trick in the book, and many beyond it, are being ...
Policy Monitor If GST is 22%, there is going to be a lot of disruption
Vinod Sharma, Chairman, Electronics and Computer Software Export Promotion Council, probably, has one of the toughest jobs in the country – that of boosting India’s electronics hardware, as well as software exports. So, in an ...
Overseas Talk French companies have invested $19 billion in India
Pierre Lignot, Business France Director, Indian Subcontinent |
Other than in defence, Indo-French trade relations have never really expanded to their full potential. Trying to change that, at least from France’s perspective, is Pierre Lignot, Business ...
Midas Touch Sandstone Not written in sand, hopefully
Sandstones make Rajasthan royal. They make its monuments beautiful. And they have fans all over the world. Despite this, India’s sandstone exports are, today, just a pale shadow of their past. What went wrong? More ...
India Trade India Trade May 2015
News, leads and analysis related to India’s trade and all that’s happened on the policy front during the month of April 2015
China
Tourist Visa on Arrival
Cultural exchanges for a change
China ranks No.12 in terms of number ...
Importonomics Glues & Adhesives For profits that stick
We use them every day. They are used across households and industries. They were used even in the packaging of the magazine that you are holding in your hands right now. But do you know ...
Global Trade Global Trade May 2015
News, events and analyses related to global trade and snippets of changing trade matrix during the month of April 2015
EU-China
Market Economy Status
Beware of the dragon’s fire
Pre-empting future barriers for its exports, China has fired warning ...
Global Manager We are customer obsessed, not competition focussed
Amit Agarwal, VP & Country Manager, Amazon India |
It’s a subsidiary of the world’s largest and most valuable e-retailer. But thanks to India’s regressive FDI laws, it’s not being able to fully flex its muscles ...
One year and counting
What makes the new FTP special besides the fact that it did get the foreign trade fraternity more than just anxious, is that it promises to take India’s foreign trade to newer highs. Ambitious.
Steven Philip ...
Dockyard AHPPL Baby steps for a giant leap
The writing is on the wall. Even a passive watcher of the Indian port sector knows that major ports are on a decline and private ports are, slowly but surely, taking on the mantle of ...
Date Book Date Book May 2015
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 May and June, 2015
India
India Knit Fair
May 06-08, Tirupur
www.indiaknitfair.com
India Knit Fair is ...
