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The Dollar Business Bureau The Minister of Petroleum and Natural gas Dharmendra Pradhan said that his Ministry has taken up with the Government of Bangladesh for laying a pipeline carrying natural gas from Chittagong to Tripura to address the cooking gas shortage of the North East. In his response to the media in which he revealed the intentions of the Indian government, he said, “We are laying a pipeline for transportation of diesel from Siliguri in West Bengal to Parvatipur in Bangladesh. There is pipeline for carrying diesel from Numaligarh oil refinery in Assam to Siliguri. In exchange, we have given the proposal for a gas pipeline from Chittagong to Tripura. We are pursuing the matter diplomatically and I would also visit ...

The Dollar Business Bureau Bauxite production in India is likely to increase to 49.4 million tonnes by 2021 from 22.08 million tonnes in 2016, according to a report.   The production of bauxite in the country is estimated to be 26.1 million tonnes in 2017, an increase of 18 compared to last year 2016, the report by BMI Research said. The production of the metal is likely to reach to 49.4 million tonnes in 2021, the report said.  “We forecast Indian bauxite production to grow from 26.1 million tonnes in 2017 to 49.4 million tonnes in 2021, averaging an annual growth rate of 17.5% during 2017-2021, significantly higher than the annual average 3.9% growth over 2012-2016,” the Research report said.  The growth of bauxite production in ...

By Abin Daya The Government is working to improve the ‘ease of doing business’ ranking of the country, and one of the areas of focus is the time it takes for manufacturers to get their imported raw materials and components, out of the port and into their factories. The numbers are not very encouraging, and it currently takes about 9-10 days to get a container out of the port and on its way to the manufacturer. With a view to improving this, the Direct Port Delivery arrangement was started in 2016. How is it faring? Please read on in this week’s update. The most important story of this week, definitely, is the 25 bps cut that the Monetary Policy Committee permitted on ...

By Ranjeet Mahtani and Suhasini Joshi The Duty Drawback Scheme introduced for incentivizing and facilitating exports has been continued under the GST regime. This drawback scheme is an export beneficiation where either a part, or in some cases the entire customs and central excise duties levied on inputs used in manufacturing export goods and Service tax on services used for export of such goods are refunded by the Central Government to the exporter. The exports that are eligible under this scheme are: export of goods which were imported into India as such, or export of goods which were imported into India for use for identified purposes and export of goods which are manufactured or produced out of materials which were either imported or indigenously procured. Under this ...

The Dollar Business Bureau  The Chief Executive of Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS), Ross McEwan, revealed today that they are in discussions with the Dutch Central Bank to use it as a base after Britain exits the European Union.  McEwan revealed today that RBS plans to build its Amsterdam unit which was acquired after RBS bought ABN-Amro in 2008. Though presently the staff at Amsterdam are only a handful, the bank plans to increase the staffing size to 150. McEwan told reporters, "Setup costs will be in the low tens of millions, running costs also in the low tens of millions.”  RBS in its half-year report said, "NatWest Markets has reviewed ways to minimise disruption to the business and continue to serve its ...

The Dollar Business Bureau  Commerce and Industry Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said on Thursday that if India and ASEAN (Association of South East Asian Nations) countries were to recognize their full potential for business then they need to fast-track the ‘corridors of connectivity’ to ‘corridors of trade’. “Barriers that impede trade must be removed besides enhanced utilization of the Free Trade Agreement (FTA),” she said while speaking at the ASEAN-India Expo and Forum, being held in Bangkok from August 2-5. Sitharaman said that for trade promotion, the introduction of non-tariff measures such as facilitating customs and operation procedures have to go a long way to ensure smooth movement of goods and services between the partner nations. The Minister termed Act East policy of India as “the pillar of its foreign policy”, ...

The Dollar Business Bureau  N Chandrasekharan, the Chairman of Tata Steel in his address to the shareholders in the company’s Annual Report for 2016-17 said, Tata Steel’s strategic priorities going forward will be to focus on India while pursuing  pension restructuring programme in the UK, which is likely to conclude soon.  Speaking about the steel demand in India which is likely to witness growth soon in the near future, Chandrasekharan said, "While the steel sector in India is financially stressed currently, the government of India has outlined its intent for ensuring long-term viability of the sector through the recently announced National Steel Policy 2017.”  Chandrasekharan who had taken over as Chairman of the company in February after the departure of Cyrus Mistry said, ...

The Dollar Business Bureau  John Chambers, the Executive Chairman of Cisco Systems Inc was in India during the creation of the US-India Strategic Partnership Forum (USISPF). An ardent admirer of India, its culture and its government’s strategy and vision, John Chambers is confident that India will figure among the top three economic powers in the next 10 to 15 years. He believes that the country’s strength lies in the democracy and the partnerships it has with other countries.  Chambers who is now the Chairman of USISPF declared that, ‘if he were to bet on one nation for future outside the US, it would be India.’ He predicted that India would turn out to be a role model for the world economies.  "You will ...