India, Japan to finalize bullet train project today
The Dollar Business Bureau Indian delegation, headed by NITI Ayog’s Vice Chairperson Arvind Panagariya, is expected to hold talks about the Rs.98,000 crore Mumbai-Ahmedabad high-speed rail project with Japanese officials on Monday. The joint committee will meet for the second time in Tokyo to discuss about the project which is driven by Modi government’s ‘Make in India’ and ‘Transfer of Technology’ initiatives. The committee is expected to chalk out the final plan of the project, discuss the terms relating to the appointment of general consultant and conditions of procurement. The delegation from India will comprise of Shaktikanta Das-Secretary Department of Economic Affairs, AK Mital-Chairman Railway Board, Ramesh Abhishek-Secretary-Department of Industry Policy and Promotion and S Jaishankar-Foreign Secretary. Hiroto Izumi, Special Adviser to the Prime Minister ...
India, Malaysia vow to exploit full potential of India-ASEAN Agreements
The Dollar Business Bureau Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the Prime Minister of Malaysia, Najib Razak witnessing the signing India Malaysia bilateral agreements, in Putrajaya, Malaysia on Monday Ahead of his meeting with Malaysian CEOs, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday said the two countries need to capitalise on India-ASEAN Agreements to enhance their bilateral trade and investments. Bilateral trade between India and Malaysia in 2014 stood at $13.84 billion ($4.07 billion for Indian exports and $9.77 billion for Malaysian exports). “We intend to exploit the full potential of our bilateral agreements and the India-ASEAN Agreements. Our trade and investment relations can be scaled up significantly,” Modi said at a joint press conference with his Malaysian counterpart Najib Razak on ...
India eyes new avenues for collaborations to boost economic ties with Algeria
The Dollar Business Bureau Around 70 Indian companies from various sectors will showcase their products and technological expertise at an international trade fair in Algeria, beginning Tuesday. Commerce Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, who is leading a business delegation in the African county, will inaugurate the India Pavilion along with the Prime Minister of Algeria. The Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) with the support of Ministry of Commerce and Industry and Indian embassy in Algeria is organising the India Pavilion at the 48th Algiers International Trade Fair. Exhibitors from 38 countries will participate in the week-long event which will conclude on June 1. India has been given a status of ‘Guest of Honour’ country for the trade ...
