Anand Sharma heads for Pakistan with 150-strong business team
February 12th, 2012 - 12:16 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 12 (IANS) The largest Indian business delegation to Pakistan, consisting of some 150 members and led by Commerce and Industry Minister Anand Sharma, will take ... Read more...
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Pakistan, Sri Lanka to increase trade to over $2 bn
February 11th, 2012 - 4:31 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Feb 11 (IANS) Visiting Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa and his Pakistani counterpart Asif Ali Zardari have agreed to increase bilateral trade to over $2 billion over the next ... Read more...
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Zardari sets $2 bn trade target with Sri Lanka
February 11th, 2012 - 10:30 am ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Feb 11 (IANS) Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari has called for stepping up efforts to boost bilateral trade with Sri Lanka from the current $375 million to $2 billion ... Read more...
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India, EU to clinch FTA soon, to combat terror (Lead)
February 10th, 2012 - 11:58 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 10 (IANS) India and the 27-nation European Union (EU) Friday agreed to intensify talks to conclude a broad-based trade and investment accord soon and signed ... Read more...
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India, Pakistan must remove barriers to boost trade: Ficci
February 10th, 2012 - 9:16 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 10 (IANS) India and Pakistan must axe non-tariff barriers to boost bilateral trade to $10 billion in the next three years, the Federation of Indian Chambers of ... Read more...
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India, EU to expedite free trade talks
February 10th, 2012 - 6:14 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 10 (IANS) India and the European Union (EU) have agreed to expedite talks for a broad-based trade and investment agreement and hope to conclude the deal ... Read more...
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India, Pakistan trade can reach $10 bn by 2015: CII
February 9th, 2012 - 7:43 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 9 (IANS) Bilateral trade between India and Pakistan can reach $10 billion by 2015, from $2.7 billion registered in 2010-11, if tariff and non-tariff barriers are removed, ... Read more...
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Pakistan committed to gas pipeline project with Iran: Zardari
February 8th, 2012 - 1:35 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Feb 8 (IANS) Pakistan is committed to the early implementation of the Iran-Pakistan Gas Pipeline Project in order to meet the ever growing demand within the country for energy, ... Read more...
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Canadian PM heads to China
February 7th, 2012 - 2:57 pm ICT by IANS
Ottawa, Feb 7 (IANS) Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper left Monday on a five-day official visit to China to enhance strategic partnership between the two countries.Harper is taking along a ... Read more...
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Pakistan’s economy to grow at 4 percent: Minister
February 7th, 2012 - 12:40 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Feb 7 (IANS) Pakistan's economy would grow at four percent during the current fiscal year (2011-12), Finance Minister Abdul Hafeez Shaikh has said."Despite challenges, the GDP growth would reach ... Read more...
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India-Australia trade to touch Rs.2 lakh crore in three years
February 6th, 2012 - 9:50 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Feb 6 (IANS) Australia's bilateral trade with India is set to reach Rs.2 lakh crore ($40 billion) in the next three years, a trade official from that country ... Read more...
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BJP asks government to rethink Eurozone pact
February 6th, 2012 - 8:34 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 6 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Monday urged the government not to go ahead with the proposed Bilateral Trade and Investment Agreement (BTIA) with the ... Read more...
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Four US diplomats to go on ‘padyatra’ in India
February 6th, 2012 - 6:24 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Feb 6 (IANS) Four American diplomats from the US Consulate in Mumbai will embark on a brisk 100-km-long two-day 'padyatra' to raise funds for the poor in India, an ... Read more...
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Chinese to be taught in Pakistani schools
February 5th, 2012 - 1:57 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Feb 5 (IANS) Chinese will soon be taught in schools across Pakistan, said a minister.Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting Firdous Ashiq Awan said arrangements were being made ... Read more...
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Nigeria attracts enterprising Indians despite terror
February 5th, 2012 - 1:25 pm ICT by IANS
Accra (Ghana), Feb 5 (IANS) With major Indian interests in Nigeria in the areas of trade and investment, the west African country's huge economic potential continues to be a big ... Read more...
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Pakistan, China trade to reach $10 bn: Zardari
February 1st, 2012 - 7:50 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Feb 1 (IANS) Pakistan and China are determined to increase their bilateral trade to $10 billion, President Asif Ali Zardari has said.Both countries need to find new comfort zone ... Read more...
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Use northeast as springboard to Myanmar: Nagaland CM
January 30th, 2012 - 5:51 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 30 (IANS) Describing Myanmar as the "gateway" for enhancing ties between South Asia and Southeast Asia, Nagaland Chief Minister Neiphu Rio Monday called for more investment in ... Read more...
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India wants to keep getting oil from Iran: Pakistani daily
January 30th, 2012 - 12:19 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Jan 30 (IANS) India intends to keep importing oil from Iran and it appears that Indians, and even Chinese, will explore paying Tehran "with gold, the Japanese yen ... Read more...
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Trade accord with India by mid-year, says Thai minister (Interview)
January 26th, 2012 - 2:11 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 26 (IANS) India and Thailand hope to conclude a far-reaching duty-free agreement by the middle of this year that will help double bilateral trade to $14 ... Read more...
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India-Thailand FTA by middle of 2012
January 25th, 2012 - 9:10 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 25 (IANS) Thailand Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra Wednesday said India and Thailand will finalise by the middle of 2012 a free trade agreement and upgrade the pact ... Read more...
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Pakistani growers oppose basmati rice export to India
January 23rd, 2012 - 6:11 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Jan 23 (IANS) Pakistani rice growers have opposed basmati rice exports to India, saying this will give an upper hand to their main competitors in determining basmati's international price ... Read more...
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No MFN status yet for India: Pakistani minister
January 18th, 2012 - 4:15 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Jan 18 (IANS) Two months after the proposal was cleared, Pakistan is yet to accord Most Favoured Nation (MFN) status to India, a minister has said.Commerce Minister Amin ... Read more...
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Pakistan, Afghanistan to double bilateral trade to $5 bn
January 18th, 2012 - 5:11 am ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Jan 18 (IANS) Pakistan and Afghanistan have agreed to increase bilateral trade volume to $5 billion by 2015 from the present near $2.5 billion, said officials.The Pakistan-Afghanistan Joint Economic ... Read more...
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No political instability in Pakistan: Envoy
January 13th, 2012 - 6:03 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Jan 13 (IANS) Denying any political instability in his country, Pakistan's envoy to India Friday said there was a need to create a congenial environment to develop sustainable long-term ... Read more...
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India, EU to discuss agenda for summit
January 13th, 2012 - 6:02 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 13 (IANS) Ahead of India's summit with the European Union next month, EU's chief diplomat Catherine Ashton comes here Sunday on a four-day visit during which the ... Read more...
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India seeks closer China ties to combat global slowdown
January 10th, 2012 - 12:14 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 9 (IANS) Downplaying recent irritants in bilateral ties, India Monday sought closer collaboration with China to combat the global economic slowdown and to work jointly on international ... Read more...
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India seeks Saudi investment in infrastructure
January 5th, 2012 - 9:21 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 5 (IANS) Saudi Arabia was Thursday urged to invest in India's infrastructure sector and further boost economic engagements between the two countries."We look forward to Saudi ... Read more...
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India, Japan target $25 billion trade by 2014
December 28th, 2011 - 6:43 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 28 (IANS) India and Japan Wednesday set a target to increase bilateral trade to $25 billion by 2014 and increase investments and economic cooperation.Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko ... Read more...
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Slovenia invites Indian investments and tourists
December 27th, 2011 - 10:40 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Dec 27 (IANS) In order to increase the bilateral trade with India, the southern European country of Slovenia is inviting investments in its auto sector while its engineering companies ... Read more...
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Japaness PM in India next week, n-deal on agenda
December 22nd, 2011 - 6:32 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 22 (IANS) India and Japan will seek to push their stalled nuclear talks and focus on expanding economic ties when Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda touches ... Read more...
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What’s impeding investment? Indonesian MPs cite Nandigram (Lead)
December 22nd, 2011 - 4:49 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 22 (IANS) The violent movement against a special economic zone (SEZ) in Nandigram in West Bengal in 2007 and subsequent scrapping of the project were cited by ... Read more...
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Myanmar seeks collaboration with Indian business houses
December 20th, 2011 - 9:22 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Dec 20 (IANS) A 34-member parliamentary delegation from Myanmar Tuesday sought co-operation from Indian business houses for strengthening various sectors of their country's economy.The delegation, led by Thura ... Read more...
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India may join Russian-led economic union
December 16th, 2011 - 10:09 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, Dec 16 (IANS) A three-nation economic union in the Commonwealth of Independent States could be expanded with India and Russia Friday deciding to jointly study the possibility of ... Read more...
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Bangladeshi diplomat confident about Teesta water pact
December 16th, 2011 - 7:30 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Dec 16 (IANS) Accepting that the non-signing of the Teesta river water sharing pact between India and Bangladesh was a "setback", a Bangladeshi diplomat here Friday, however, exuded ... Read more...
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‘Small negative list can take India-Pakistan trade to $6 bn’
December 16th, 2011 - 12:09 am ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Dec 15 (IANS) A "small" negative list of trade items between India and Pakistan, likely to be effective in February 2012, can increase their bilateral trade to around $6 ... Read more...
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