Dockyard ESSAR Bulk Terminal (Hazira) Everything in place. Oh, wait!
After covering several major ports, we started scouting for a private port for our current edition. After all, private ports have been found making much noise of late, with many of them indulging in self-praise ...
Steven Philip Warner | Editor-in-Chief Saving India from the Made in China onslaught
Dumping of Made in China iron and steel products, when more than 20% production capacity in the sector lies idle in India, could kill the very future of Indian steel manufacturing Steven Philip Warner | ...
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Contents Contents November 2014
Cover Story - Making sense of the world’s factory
A sneak-peek into one of world’s biggest event – The Canton Fair – and what it has on offer for Indian importers of Chinese ...
Date Book Date Book November 2014
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 November and December 2014. India Acetech 2014
November 6 – 9, Mumbai ...
Monologue Monologue - People Speak - November 2014
Highlighting the opinions and thoughts of policymakers and think-tanks on global trade and foreign policy
Unfortunately, a handful of countries, led by India, reneged on the commitment they made in Bali just last December and ...
Inbox Inbox November 2014
We value your feedback, whether criticism or appreciation. And here are a few that hit our mailboxes in October 2014:From India’s point of view, Pakistan has always been in the spotlight for all the wrong ...
Midas Touch Foreign governments give us subsidies to shoot movies in their countries
Vivek Rangachari, Commissioning Producer, DAR Motion Pictures speaks with The Dollar Business
TDB: Why is Bollywood, increasingly, opting for Hollywood technicians? VR: There are a few Bollywood films that are heavy on special effects, VFX ...
Midas Touch Bollywood...Waiting for that happy ending
A superhero, preferably a Khan or a Kapoor, a leading lady with an hourglass figure, a strict father, a teary-eyed mother, a lustful bad guy, couple of comics, some running around a tree, lots of ...
Globetrotter Jain Irrigation Systems Ltd Is it time to bet the farm?
Headquartered in the heart of India’s farmer suicide fields is Jain Irrigation Systems Ltd. (JISL), a company that earns a majority of its revenue from micro irrigation systems (MIS) that not only help increase water ...
Global Trade Global Trade November 2014
News, events and analyses related to global trade and snippets of changing trade matrix during the month of October 2014 South Korea - China Food imports Satiating the Dragon’s appetite
South Korea is planning to capitalise ...
Higher profits might be closer than they appear
Mortherson Sumi Systems Limited.
While the Great Financial Crisis dealt a fatal blow to several large corporations all over the world, it also ensured two things: (a) lots of great assets became available at pretty attractive ...
Big Idea Czech Republic - Perfect time to revive Soviet era ties
One of the few European Union members that have resisted the temptation to the join the Eurozone, Czech Republic – the most vibrant and industrialised economy in central and eastern Europe – is trying to ...
Manish K Pandey | Editor Its time to stop chanting Atithi Devo Bhavah... unless India wants to widen its trade deficit!
I pray, that this handshake with Nepal too does not get tabled as another disappointing case study amongst foreign trade scholars
Manish K. Pandey | @TheDollarBiz
Finally, India has signed the much-debated power agreement with Nepal. The ...
Exclusive Column SAARC and India - Why India needs a strong SAARC
If charity begins at home, then foreign trade should definitely begin with neighbours. Unfortunately, the total value of India’s trade with all the other SAARC members, put together, is less than a third of its ...
Cover Story Canton fair unplugged: What makes Aliens smile and China prosper
If China is the factory of the world, the Guangdong province is its main assembly line. Counted as China’s mainstay as far as manufacturing, blue-collar employment and exports are concerned, the international business highlight at ...
India Trade India Trade November 2014
News, leads and analysis related to India’s trade and all that’s happened on the policy front during the month of October 2014 UAE-India Trade Poised to grow manifold Why look further away
According to a study ...
The Secret Ingredient Pepper Peppering Indian wallets with cash
Pepper plants are indigenous to India’s Malabar Coast. Hence, India has always played a dominant role in global pepper trade. Even in ancient times, black pepper was exported from India in huge quantities – something ...
Policy Monitor The margin for tobacco exporters, would be around 30-40%
Dr. K. Gopal, Chairman, Tobacco Board | We are familiar with the tagline ‘smoking is injurious to health.’ And it indeed has been the cause for many ailments. On the other hand, it is ...
Policy Focus Services Exports: Need for greater incentives
Invisible, not incomprehensible With the war cry for the need to boost manufacturing reaching feverish pitch, facts and logic seem to have been thrown out of the window. Should we allow the frenzy around manufacturing ...
New-Gen Newsmaker Our exports to domestic sales ratio is 80-20
M. Karunakara Reddy, CMD, Smaat India There are those who just dream and those who pursue a path inspired by an innate belief in achieving their objectives. One such pursuer is M. Karunakara Reddy, CMD, ...
Unlocking Cash Export Credit Insurance Please Dont brand it Adams sin
If policymakers really want to strengthen and stimulate India’s exports, they have to liberalise the credit insurance sector again. One firm’s misdeeds cannot translate into collective punishment. Is that too big an ask?
The Dollar Business ...
Spotlight Caribbean: Sun, Sand & More
Located in the south-east of the Gulf of Mexico, the Caribbean islands are known for their beautiful beaches, sunny weather and, of course, cricket. But that doesn’t mean the Caribbean Community, which was established in ...
Infographics Artwork & Collectibles: Who says art doesn't pay?
They don’t have any real use for mankind, but they differentiate the classes from the masses. They don’t add any real value to our lives, but are extremely valuable. They are pieces of history. They ...
