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Beijing: China Saturday announced retaliatory tariffs on some Canadian farm and food imports, after Canada imposed duties in October on Chinese-made electric vehicles and steel and aluminum products. The new duties become effective March 20, according to a statement by the Customs Tariff Commission of...

New Delhi: The US on Friday pitched for a macro, large and grand trade agreement with India, and not 'product-by-product' arrangement to boost bilateral ties between the two countries. US Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick said India needs to open its agriculture market, emphasising that it...

New Delhi: Days after President Donald Trump announced reciprocal tariffs on its trading partners, India on Friday said it is looking at deepening trade ties with the US including by reducing tariff and non-tariff barriers through a bilateral trade deal. In line with his "America...

Mumbai: Equity benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty surrendered early gains to close almost flat in a highly volatile trade Friday as uncertainties over the global trade war sapped investors' risk appetite. Snapping its two-day winning streak, the 30-share BSE Sensex slipped 7.51 points to settle...

Washington: US President Donald Trump has signed executive actions that delay for nearly one month tariffs on all products from Mexico and Canada that are covered by the USMCA free trade treaty, a significant walk back of the administration's signature economic plan that has rattled...

New Delhi: India's engineering goods exports have recorded robust growth in January this year despite uncertainties in the global markets, with the United States being the top destination. The country’s engineering goods exports to the US recorded an 18 per cent year-on-year growth in January...

Mumbai: The RBI’s move to inject Rs 1.9 lakh crore has come as a big positive for banks, which is reflected in the rise in the stock prices of both private and public sector banks, as well as Non-Banking Financial Companies (NBFCs) Thursday. The Nifty...

Colombo: The Sri Lankan government has requested India to prevent its fishermen from illegally entering the country's waters for fishing. Minister of Transport, Highways, Ports and Civil Aviation Bimal Rathnayaka said the Indian action would be deeply appreciated by the people in northern Sri Lanka...

New Delhi:  India's GDP growth is expected to accelerate in the Q4 (January- March) quarter of the current financial year based on the high-frequency indicators of the economy, according to a Bank of Baroda report released Wednesday. The positive indicators which are showing an improvement...

New Delhi: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said Wednesday that the government is committed to encouraging global economic partnerships, leveraging technology to strengthen traditional sectors and to significantly enhance the export potential of India. Addressing a post-budget webinar on the theme ‘Regulatory, Investment, And Ease Of...