Spotlight Australia - A Trading partner from Down Under
Australia is one of the largest economies in the world. And much of its economic growth can be attributed to its flourishing mining and agricultural sectors, with a majority of its resources and agri-commodities being ...
Manish K Pandey | Editor A Port Of Trade Or more Than That?
Manish K. Pandey | May 2016 Issue | The Dollar Business
Negotiators from India, Iran and Afghanistan have finally agreed upon the text of the much-awaited Chabahar Agreement – an accord that will give India the much-needed ...
Date Book Date Book May 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 May and June 2016
India
PUNE INTERNATIONAL SPORTS EXPO 2016
May 05-08Punewww.pise.co.inTrue to its ...
TDB Forum TDB Forum - Ask a Question May 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 ...
New-Gen Newsmaker 25% of Our Revenues Come From Exports
Setting up a start-up in Kashmir is no cakewalk; you can’t overlook the socio-political and economic crisis in the state. But Muheet Mehraj, Co-founder & CEO of KashmirBox.com, is special. In an interaction with The ...
Dockyard Carving A New Niche, With Elan!
It is hard to believe that a couple of decades ago, when the Cochin International Airport project was envisioned, it started off with a contribution of just Rs.20,000 by an individual. A successful testimony to ...
Policy Monitor Many Of Our Taxes Are Not At All Exporter Friendly
The apparel industry has consistently been one of the leading forex earners for the country for the last many decades. However, of late, its export performance has not been very encouraging. In an exclusive interaction ...
Importonomics Mobility Device Covers: Adding Luxury to Your Phone and Wallet
With growing numbers of Indians spending lavishly on accessorising their smartphones, there cannot be a better time than now to import mobility device covers from China. A Chinese manufacturer can provide you a mobile cover ...
Global Manager Were Forced To Import Quality Parts
In 2011, when Polaris entered India, the market for all-terrain vehicles (ATVs) had zero competition. Pankaj Dubey, MD of Polaris India, and an auto industry veteran, saw this as a chance and a challenge. In ...
Policy Focus Export Oriented Units (EOUs) : A Story Of Rise And Fall
More than three-and-a-half decades back, the EOU Scheme was announced amidst a lot of fanfare. The idea was to enhance exports and earn ‘precious’ foreign exchange. Considering that an EOU was completely exempted from income ...
Cover Story Is India making, baking, packing, transporting and serving it right?
Despite being one of the largest producers of agricultural products in the world, India's food processing industry remains for all practical purposes, an infant! Logistics and storage issues have led to enormous wastages over the ...
Overseas Talk "We want Indian investments in Australia"
The Dollar Business caught-up with Amanda Hodges, Senior Trade & Investment Commissioner at Australian Trade Commission, to understand the opportunities that the proposed FTA can create for both the countries and to find out what ...
India Trade India Trade May 2016
News, leads and analysis related to India’s trade and all that’s happened on the policy front during the month of May 2016
Trade Deficit
Record Low
Focus on exports. Not trade deficit!
Amid tepid global demand, India’s trade deficit in ...
Rendezvous We see Enormous Growth Potential In Air Cargo
P. Ashok Gajapathi Raju, Union Minister for Civil Aviation, GoI, is not one to shy away from posers on thorny issues affecting the civil aviation segment. In a candid conversation with The Dollar Business, he ...
Bestseller Hard Disc Drive (HDD): Not Hard To Drive In Profits!
Be it our collection of Hollywood classics, photographs, priceless company data, or just some Same Ol’ Plain Ol’ songs, in these times, there seems nothing more reliable a storage device than a hard disc drive ...
The Secret Ingredient When Salt Needs More Than Just Sweet Gestures...
Salt needs no introduction. It’s a commodity that is consumed by almost every single human being, every single day. But what not many know about this not so fancy condiment is that it also makes ...
Global Trade Global Trade May 2016
News, events and analyses related to global trade and snippets of changing trade matrix during the month of April 2016.
IMF
Global Growth Forecast
Downgrading, yet again
Citing slowing momentum in developed economies, financial risks and risks of non-economic ...
Monologue Monologue - People Speak - May 2016
GST will happen. I cannot give a timeframe, but it will happen. It was our commitment, and it is about to happen.
Narendra Modi
Prime Minister of India
On the GST Bill, which keeps getting pushed back
Source: PTI
We ...
Inbox Inbox May 2016
We value your feedback, whether criticism or appreciation. And Here are a few that hit our mailboxes in April 2016
The recent issues of The Dollar Business look great! Excellent editing and presentation. Great work.
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Contents Contents May 2016
Cover Story - Food Processing - Is India, making, baking and serving it right?
India’s food processing industry has forever been plagued by problems that have arrested its growth. Logistics and infrastructural bottlenecks, inadequate investments, undesired policy changes, lack ...
Steven Philip Warner | Editor-in-Chief Forex Remittances. Growing... Growing... Gone?
Go back in time and you will realise that year after year, inward remittances to India have been far higher than the oft-talked about FDI. Apparently, this precious non-FDI well of funds has started to ...
