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The Dollar Business Bureau  The US administration under President Donald Trump has issued new guidelines for the visa applications from six Muslim-majority nations and all refugees. Visa applicants from these countries now require a ‘close’ family/business relation to become eligible for entering the US. This move came after the US Supreme Court partly restored the executive order issued by the Trump administration barring citizens from the six countries for 90 days to travel to US that was extensively criticised as it targeted only Muslims. Visas, which have been approved already, will not be cancelled. However, the new guidelines issued by the US State Department mentions that the applicants from six Muslim-majority countries of Iran, Sudan, Syria, Somalia, Libya, and Yemen must now have to prove relationship with a parent, ...

The Dollar Business Bureau The world’s biggest cocoa producer, Côte d'Ivoire, has asked for investment from the Indian private sector primarily in cocoa processing with an aim to strengthen the bilateral ties with India. "The Government of Ivory Coast is very willing to get on board the Indian private sector. Chocolate is the other sector that the President of Côte d'Ivoire pointed out. He said that the private sector of India can be highly useful as their country export everything," Amar Sinha, Secretary of Economic Relations said, while briefing about the talks between the two countries. Alassane Ouattara, President of Côte d'Ivoire, greeted president of India, Pranab Mukherjee during his two-day tour to the Côte d'Ivoire, and expressed interest on investments from Indian private ...

The Dollar Business Bureau China has denied claims that it was blocking India's bid to be a member of the Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG). Moreover, it has assured to work towards finding a solution for India entering into the group, along with the other 48 members of the NSG. China's Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs Liu Zhenmin said that there should be a discussion with relevant parties on this issue. However, this is not a new issue, as India has been seeking the membership of NSG for many years and China needs to discuss with other members of the Non- Proliferation Treaty (NPT). But China’s interference in India's entry to the elite club is not true, Liu confirmed. Along with other members of NSG, ...

The Dollar Business Bureau India and Kenya on Wednesday participated in the seventh Joint Committee Meeting in New Delhi, a meeting that is being held between the two nations after a gap of over four years. In the meeting, both the sides reviewed their bilateral trade and agreed to enhance cooperation in the fields of bilateral investment, infrastructure, among other key sectors. Speaking at the meet, Nirmala Sitharaman, Union Commerce Minister, Government of India, called for enhancement of the share of Kenyan exports in India’s bilateral trade. She further stressed on the need for India’s increased development partnership engagement with Kenya and for cooperation in the fields of agriculture, horticulture and mining.  Referring to Kenyan President’s priority towards the infrastructure ...