september 2016 issue

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Inbox September 2016

We value your feedback, whether criticism or appreciation. And Here are a few that hit our mailboxes in august 2016I am an old subscriber of The Dollar Business magazine. And now I am really glad ...
Contents

Contents September 2016

Cover Story - Goods & Services Tax (GST) final piece or a new puzzle? The Goods & Services Tax (GST) Bill was finally passed in the Upper House of the Parliament in early August. It has ...
Spotlight

United States of America (USA)-For A Big Share Of The American Pie!

TDB Intelligence Unit | September 2016 Issue | The Dollar Business
Exclusive Interview

We helped Namibia conduct its 2015 general elections

The Indian government’s recent decision to relax FDI norms in defence has brought in a wave of dynamism into the sector. The Dollar Business caught up with Kiran V., General Manager – International Marketing, Bharat ...
Face2Face

We serve global markets with local knowledge

It’s a true Indian multinational selling over 250 products in 90 countries across the globe. What’s more? It also holds the record of being the only Indian company in its industry to file for over ...
Global Manager

We were the no.1 exporter of cars from india in june

Nissan's drive in India has been smooth for quite some time now. Today, it's one of the biggest car exporters from India, shipping over 1,00,000 cars to 106 countries every year. In an exclusive interaction ...
Event Feature

The Dollar Business Power Series Conclave Monsoon Edition

The Monsoon Edition of The Dollar Business Power Series Conclave, held on August 24, 2016, at The Grand, New Delhi, was a resounding success. The conclave brought together the finest minds from the Indian government ...
Global Trade

Global Trade September 2016

News, events and analyses related to global trade and snippets of changing trade matrix during the month of August 2016 USA-TPP PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS Changing tone, yet again US Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton yet again drew the attention ...
LETTER FROM THE EDITOR-IN-CHIEF

Lets Not Forget Murphy's Law!

Incentives and remission schemes in FTP are likely to be reviewed under GST. The Centre has to ensure that in these harsh times, the alterations don't lower the appeal of key schemes that are currently ...
Importonomics

Dates-A Date with fortune and profits

India’s rendezvous with dates began ages ago, but it has been more of a love and hate drama. Today, we are the world’s largest importers of dates, and one may wonder how we are able ...
Dockyard

Visakha Container Terminal-Gearing up for A Bigger Tomorrow

Visakha Container Terminal (VCT) started operations in 2003. Sadly, despite the terminal enjoying good road-rail-sea and air connectivity, sluggish economic growth in the eastern coast of India held back the port from realising its true ...
Borderline

How Fit Is Your Nation?

Among the top 10 countries, ranked by the number of medals won during the 2016 Summer Olympics, there were eight largest merchandise traders in the world. Manish K. Pandey | The Dollar Business The two three-letter words that ...
Date Book

Date Book September 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 September and October 2016 [India] AGRITEX 2016 September 08-10Hyderabadwww.agritex.co.inAGRITEX is a unique platform that ...
India Trade

India Trade September 2016

News, leads and analysis related to India’s trade and all that’s happened on the policy front during the month of August 2016 Regional Trade Agreement RCEPOn the back footIn a major shift in stance that may benefit ...
Cover Story

GST-Goods and Services Tax A Panacea For All Woes?

Prime Minister Narendra Modi was in his element when he congratulated the country on the passage of the much-touted Goods and Services Tax (GST) Bill in the Upper House of the Parliament, claiming that the new ...
Monologue

MONOLOGUE - PEOPLE SPEAK SEPTEMBER 2016

Highlighting the opinions and thoughts of policymakers and think-tanks on global trade and foreign policyThere are some things that remain unfinished. But my sense is 90-95% of what I wanted to do was done. What ...
Overseas Talk

Our Partnership with India is Vibrant & Growing

The US-India relationship has been called as one of the most defining partnerships of the 21st century by none other than US President Barack Obama. In an interaction with The Dollar Business, Richard R. Verma, ...
Policy Monitor

Enhance support under MEIS to 5%

Council for Leather Exports (CLE) is the apex trade promotion organisation of the Indian leather industry. Of late, this industry body has taken up several initiatives to bolster exports of leather products from the country. The ...
TDB Forum

TDB Forum Ask a question September 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 ...
Midas Touch

Cotton Handbag- In search of a Makeover

Fuelled by growing preference towards environment-friendly products, exports of cotton handbags from India has been witnessing a steady growth over the last few years. What’s intriguing though is that there are still not many brands that ...
The Secret Ingredient

Bumpers And Parts For Motor Vehicles - Time to Bump up export profits

In terms of value, bumpers have been among the front-runners when it comes to exports of auto components from India. Last fiscal, Indian manufacturers exported bumpers in various shapes and sizes, worth $179 million. And ...
Case Study

Organic Harvesting-Organic Route To Personal Grooming

Number-crunching perhaps didn’t pump his adrenaline as much as entrepreneurship did. A trained chartered accountant, Rahul Agarwal worked at Ernst & Young for five years before taking the entrepreneurial plunge in 2007, and since then there’s ...