Houston a gateway to the Americas for India - The Mayor of Houston, Annise D. Parker expressed her pleasure for starting her foreign trip from Mumbai. She drew parallels between the two cities that the four common reasons for doing business with Mumbai are: Geographical, economical, both are business capitals and internat... more

TPP to boost commerce ties between Indo-Vietnam - MUMBAI, INDIA - Vu Son Thuy, Consul General, Socialist Republic of Vietnam suggested Indian companies to capitalize on the tremendous business opportunities in the Vietnamese economy which is on the cusp of a remarkable transformation owing to its participation in the ongoing ... more

Indo-Turkey bilateral trade may triple in 7 yrs - MUMBAI, INDIA - Adnan YILDIRIM, Deputy Minister of Economy, expects the trade between India and Turkey to triple from $7.49 bn in 2014 to over $22 bn in the next 5-7 years. This would be enhanced with a favorable business climate in both the countries. The minister shared his ... more

Indian e-Commerce slated to grow 10 fold - MUMBAI, INDIA - The e-commerce industry in India to rise from $4.5 bn today to $45 bn in next 4-5 years, which is slated to revolutionize the way small and medium enterprises (SMEs) will do business - speakers said at the event ‘Realizing the potential of E-commerce for SMEs’,... more

Municipal corporations highest polluters of water - MUMBAI, INDIA - Noting that 54% of India face extremely high water stress owing to unsustainable growth of urbanization, contamination of fresh water bodies, sub-optimal irrigation practices, Budhiraja said the government and the civil society are late in taking measures. This... more

New methods for predicting economic cycles needed - Lord Meghnad Desai, Life Peer, British House of Lords, Professor Emeritus, London School of Economics, UK said that a new theoretical and practical approach is required to understand the long-term business cycle, which is a combination of several short-term cycles. Considering... more

International Women’s Day thru’ Women Empowerment - MUMBAI, INDIA - On the occasion of International Women’s Day, at a seminar on ‘Women Enterprise Builders (WEBs)’, Malini Shankar, Principal Secretary, Water Resources Department (WRD), Government of Maharashtra said, “Providing a safe environment, rendering equal opportunities... more

Experts Debate Impact of Tax on Indian Economy - MUMBAI, INDIA - The Union Budget 2015-16 is expected to create virtuous cycle as its thrust on infrastructure investment would spur private sector capital formation and consumption in the overall economy. The recessionary trend in the Japanese, Eurozone economies and the slowd... more

Infrastructure Thrust to Fire up Indian Economy - MUMBAI, INDIA - “The Union Budget 2015-16 is expected to create virtuous cycle as its thrust on infrastructure investment would spur private sector capital formation and consumption in the overall economy. The recessionary trend in the Japanese, Eurozone economies and the slow... more

Potential of India & ASEAN in Agri and Food Sector - MUMBAI, INDIA - India has moved with a great sense of priority and speed to turn India’s “Look East Policy” into an “Act East Policy”. ASEAN is at the core of India’s Act East Policy and at the center of our dream of an Asian century. These observations were made by Shri Anil ... more