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posted on Wednesday, 9 Jun 2010 by Ruben Anton No Comments

June 9, 2010. The multi-product special economic zone at Dahej in Bharuch district of Gujarat has been rated as one of the 25 best economic zones in the world.

A global survey of 700-odd ‘free economic zones of the future’ by …

posted on Monday, 7 Jun 2010 by Ruben Anton No Comments

June 7, 2010. The prime minister has urged the Agriculture and Agricultural Cooperatives Ministry to come up with plans to tackle the ongoing drought, which is considered the worst in two decades.

Financial markets have so far been accommodative of the government’s …

posted on Friday, 4 Jun 2010 by Ruben Anton No Comments

June 4, 2010. The signing of the Bilateral Investment Promotion and Protection Agreement with India today will give a strong fillip to investment from India in a range of sectors in the Seychelles economy, Mr. James Alix Michel, President of Seychelles told Indian and Seychelles business leaders at interactive meeting organized …

posted on Monday, 31 May 2010 by Ruben Anton No Comments

May 31, 2010. Indians have emerged the fastest growing expatriate community in Amsterdam because Indian companies are making a beeline for the Netherlands to take advantage of the favourable tax regime.

An estimated 50 Indian companies, mainly IT firms, have …

posted on Tuesday, 18 May 2010 by Ruben Anton No Comments

May 18, 2010 – Prime Minister Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani Tuesday said the government is committed to creating an investor friendly climate in the country and policies are being formulated to move from comparative advantage to competitive advantage in the …

posted on Monday, 17 May 2010 by Ruben Anton No Comments

May 17, 2010. The historic capital city port of Phnom Penh is being reborn after years of neglect, reports Michael King.

The port of Phnom Penh is not the usual subject of a major port focus by Port Strategy. It’s not …

posted on Saturday, 15 May 2010 by Ruben Anton No Comments

May 15, 2010. JAIPUR: The State Government has dissolved the Rajasthan Investment Promotion Board, set up about a year back as successor to the infamous Bureau for Industrial Development and Infrastructure (BIDI) which got into controversies during the previous regime. Both RIPB and BIDI, chaired by the Chief Minister, were …

posted on Friday, 14 May 2010 by Ruben Anton No Comments

May 14, 2010. The Indian government may ask companies that have less than 50% foreign equity to request approval from Foreign Investment Promotion Board before making any downstream investment. This new proposed regulation policy on foreign investments in India has been agreed on by the major stakeholders in India’s FDI …

posted on Wednesday, 12 May 2010 by Ruben Anton No Comments

May 12, 2010. The Indian government on Monday notified the ban on Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in cigarette manufacturing.

The cabinet committee on economic affairs made the decision in the last month.

“Manufacturing …

posted on Sunday, 9 May 2010 by Ruben Anton No Comments

May 9, 2010 – Corus has hired Citigroup, the American investment bank, to sell its mothballed steel mill on Teesside, raising hopes that more than 2,000 jobs can be saved.

The steelmaker, which is owned by Tata of India and includes what was British Steel, is understood to be in negotiations …