India and Pakistan have never shared decent trade relations because of political uncertainty. However, intermittently, there have been efforts aimed at improvement. For example, in 1996, India granted the Most Favoured Nation (MFN) status to Pakistan. But Pakistan did not do the same for India.From ...
The Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) sector is one of the highest employment generating sectors in India. Yet, it is facing a number of challenges. In India, the total number of registered and unregistered MSMEs is about 42.50 million and constitutes around 40% of the country’s workforc...
South African Tourism started 2019 with its annual roadshow. It hopes to capitalise on the strong demand in India in order to exceed the target of 1,00,000 Indian visitors to South Africa in the current year. Recognising the evolving demands of the Indian traveller and in continued efforts to enable...
The Indian real estate sector is expected to touch around $180 billion by 2020. Just the housing sector contributes around 5-6% to the country’s GDP. The sector is being greatly benefited by services provided by committed online platforms like 99acres.com, makaan.com, housing.com, commonfloor.com,...
The Indian government is focusing on the steel sector. Bolstering infrastructure and industries will augur well for the sector. However, the steel industry is being impeded by scarcity of good quality coking coal- a key ingredient in steel making. Indian coking coal demand to rise for steel in...
India is one of the top five markets of the luggage industry. Consumers are now seeing luggage as a status enhancer and a lifestyle product. Additionally, progress in the standard of living, rise in income, expanding travelling expenditure for both business and leisure, and the recent trend of gifti...
Bangladeshi leader Sheikh Hasina has swept back to power in the recently held general elections in the country. Hasina’s Awami League led alliance has won 288 on seats out of 298 seats in the Bangladeshi Jatiya Sangsad (parliament). Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), the main opposition party, ha...
Coal is the largest and one of the most widespread fossil fuel resources, which provides 23% of the world’s energy. Thermal coals or steaming coals and metallurgical coals or coking coals, the two main types of coal, have different commercial markets and industrial uses. Thermal coal is burned for...
The men’s fashion-wear market is booming globally and India is no exception. Several Indian fashion designers are exclusively designing for the male clientele in respect to wedding wear. Indian men are increasingly looking to break stereotypes and experiment with their wedding attire. Celebr...
Trade war and its possible consequences did not start with Trump's imposition of higher tariffs on Chinese imports. Rather, its inception can be linked to the inherent nature of global capitalism. As powerful national economies expand beyond their boundaries and vie for shares in the global market, ...