In order to give Corporate India the much-needed boost in its quest for growth and competitiveness, Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry on Thursday presented the finance minister a 14-point fiscal correction agenda.
The aggressive Chinese dragon has taken the textile game away from competitors.
Claiming his recent visit to India was a "big success", Ilyas Ahmed Bilour, president of the Indo-Pak Chamber of Commerce, has said the two countries should work towards improving the bilateral trade.
The Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry on Thursday said it was not averse to a change of guard at the Centre but wanted the new government to continue the reforms process and provide stability.
The moustache protest is the latest blot on the face of a nation that has failed to ensure even the safety of the Dalit community, says Veenu Sandhu.
Singh along with a team of industrialists and senior functionaries of the state would lay the foundation stone of the Nankana Sahib-Wagah Highway on March 16.
Lufthansa would increase its total number of flights between India and Germany to 35 from February 18 and add Hyderabad as its fifth destination.
There is tremendous potential for increasing the Indo-British trade from the current $12 billion to $25 billion in the next couple of years, according to leading Indian parliamentarians and businessmen.
Air India on Monday announced a direct flight to London from Kolkata and another one to Bangkok and Singapore -- both taking off this year.
Richard Parsons, Time Warner CEO, says India is a better market than China for immediate growth because of its stronger rule of law and less censorship.
Majority of foreign companies plan expansions and perceive 'opportunities' for higher investment provided bottlenecks in infrastructure, legal and labour laws are removed, a survey by Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry said.
Leading business groups of the country like Reliance and the Tatas have shown interest in entering the Sudanese market, Ambassador of Sudan in India Abdal Mahmood Adbal Haleem Mohammad said on Monday.
Highlighting India Inc's drive for fresh investments, FICCI on Thursday called for the revival of development finance institutions by allowing agencies like IFC and ADB to play strategic roles in DFIs.
"Earlier, India was a land of snake charmers. Now, Americans perceive Indians to be very smart. The infotech revolution changed it all," says FICCI Secretary-General Amit Mitra.
They were recognised for their contribution to Hindi cinema.
Larsen and Toubro, I-flex and Hindustan Petroleum Corporation were presented PHD Chamber of Commerce and Industry Awards for Excellence 2004 on Friday.
Non-resident Indians have offered to invest $2.7 billion for developing a city within a city, Minister for Non-Resident Affairs Jagdish Tytler said on Thursday.
Chairman of the US Federal Reserve Alan Greenspan has strongly defended free trade in goods and services, now under attack by John Kerry and John Edwards
Public Provident Fund should be phased out over a period of time after the introduction of the new pension scheme proposed by the government, the interim Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority chairman D Swarup said on Saturday.
Lack of corporate governance is a long-term health hazard for the corporate world and adoption of ethical standards along with governance could reflect in the bottomlines of companies, according to the Securities and Exchange Board of India.
Internet, tech, infra, realty in India might gain
Despite domestic shortages, Pakistan is unlikely to import wheat from India owing to political reasons and different agri-trade regimes in the two countries, a Pakistani legislator and industry representative said in New Delhi.
The growth of the gross domestic product during the current financial year will exceed 6.9 per cent, which was achieved in the last fiscal, Union Finance Minister P Chidambaram said on Saturday.
As many as eight nations are participating in Gujarat government's flagship biennial event
India's economic reforms and its efforts to attract foreign investment put it in the "limelight", but it must do more to attract foreign investors, John Peters, the minister counsellor for commercial affairs, embassy of the United States of America,
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