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বাণিজ্য ক্ষেত্রে এত দিন  যুক্তরাষ্ট্র থেকে ভারত একটি বিশেষ সুবিধা (জেনারালাইজড সিস্টেম অব প্রেফারেন্স বা জিএসপি) পেত। এবার সে সুবিধা বন্ধ করে দিচ্ছে ট্রাম্প প্রশাসন। যুক্তরাষ্ট্রের পক্ষ থেকে গতকাল বৃহস্পতিবার জানিয়ে দেওয়া হয়েছে, ‘সিদ্ধান্ত পাকা।’ মোদি সরকারের সঙ্গে মার্কিন প্রশাসনের সুসম্পর্কের কথা সবার জানা।...

India’s No 2 software services exporter, Infosys Ltd, is probing whistleblower complaints that its top two executives engaged in ‘unethical practices’ to boost short-term revenue and profit, sending its shares down 16 per cent on Tuesday. Chief executive Salil Parekh, who took charge in 2018, had bypassed...

The Government of India has imposed anti-dumping duty in the range of $125.21 per tonne and $138.97 per tonne on the import of jute sacking cloths from Bangladesh. The duty will be applicable for five years effective from June 18, 2019. The decision has been taken in...

India's ambitious plan to provide some 3 trillion rupees ($39.5 billion) in loans to small businesses to boost an economy ravaged by the coronavirus pandemic has got off to a slow start with banks disbursing only a tiny fraction of the available funds. Lenders have paid out...

India’s unemployment rate rose to 6.1pc in the 2017/18 fiscal year, the statistics ministry said on Friday, presenting a challenge for Prime Minister Narendra Modi to kick-start job creation in his second term in office. The data, that has been repeatedly delayed, was released a day after...

India’s new cabinet on May 31 approved a scheme offering pension coverage to traders. All shopkeepers, retail traders and self-employed persons are assured a minimum monthly pension of ₹3,000 after turning 60. The scheme, expected to benefit more than 3 crore, is based on self-declaration as no...

The fourth edition of Garment Show of India (GSI), a one of a kind b2b trade show to promote apparel retail business from north India by connecting suppliers and buyers looking for quality and reasonable pricing for garments, will be held from July 8-10 in New Delhi....

ruppur The 46th India International Knit Fair was recently organised in Tamil Nadu’s Tiruppur by the Apparel Export Promotion Council (AEPC) and India Knit Fair Association (IKFA) in the backdrop of the ongoing US-China trade war, according to IKFA chairman A Sakthivel. Exhibitors from...

Washington is reportedly not rolling back its decision to terminate India's designation as a beneficiary developing nation under the generalised system of preferences (GSP) scheme, terming the suspension a ‘done deal’. President Donald Trump on March 4 announced US intention for the same. The 60-day notice period...

India’s chemical industry is poised for strong growth in the future, says a report by Crisil Research. Going forward, with India’s GDP projected to grow at 7.5 per cent in the medium term, demand for specialty chemicals from various end-use industries – textiles, automobiles, construction and consumer...