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Explained: ‘Invisible hand’ in India's foreign trade

July 07, 2025 3:50 pm

India’s foreign exchange earnings from services and private remittance transfers today exceed that from the ‘visible’ goods exports. These ‘invisibles’ have also remained safe from geopolitics and tariff wars

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After industry flags concerns, DGFT steps in with exemptions on quality control orders

March 13, 2024 5:12 am

The notification came almost two months after the Ministry of Commerce and Industry decided against a blanket exemption from QCOs for import of input goods under advance authorization in a meeting with industry representatives on January 10, as per documents accessed by The Indian Express through the RTI

Trade officials hold meeting at ICP

April 09, 2014 3:13 pm

The Director General of Foreign Trade A K Arora and Joint Director (foreign trade) Darshan Singh held a meeting with traders and officials at Attari Integrated Check Post,including BSF and Customs personnel,on Wednesday

Exim Bank chief cautions against equity dilution

July 08, 2013 2:20 am

Export-Import Bank of India,the body set up by the government for the purpose of financing,facilitating and

DGFT for incentivising Re exports to Iran

February 28, 2012 1:14 am

The Directorate General of Foreign Trade has assured makers of electronics and software that their rupee-denominated exports to Iran would receive the same incentives as those to other countries in dollars or other major currencies

HC orders release of 3 Hanoverian horses put in quarantine for a year

December 09, 2011 3:59 am

After struggling to get possession of three Hanoverian horses he had imported from Austria for advanced training,a junior national equestrian champion,Arjun Sahlot,can finally get them for his home consumption.

Rice exports stayed

July 30, 2011 1:50 am

Rice-exports,banned since 2008,was allowed by this month in the wake of record food procurement.

Govt tightens deemed export benefit scheme,likely to save R1,800 crore

May 07, 2011 12:37 am

Generally,supply of goods to projects financed by multi-lateral or bilateral agencies qualify for these benefits

Govt extends sops,confident of $200 bn exports in 2011

August 23, 2010 1:02 pm

Commerce Minister Anand Sharma says we are 'not yet out of the woods'.

Foreign delegates look to strengthen trade ties

January 14, 2010 4:15 am

The Indonesian Ambassador to India,Lt Gen (retired) Andi Mohammed Ghalib,and the Vietnam minister councillor and deputy chief of Mission,Guang Hua Sun attended a meeting organised by the Southern Gujarat Chamber of Commerce and Industry here on Wednesday.