Minister of Commerce and Industry Piyush Goyal, during the India-Brazil Business Dialogue, in New Delhi on October 16, 2025 | Photo Credit: PTI India has implemented a number of free trade agreements with developed nations and is in active dialogue for such pacts with nations including the U.S., Oman, and the EU, Commerce and Industry…
In this image posted on October 12, 2025, Commerce Secretary Rajesh Agrawal during a meeting. | Photo Credit: PTI Negotiations on the free trade agreement (FTA) between India and the European Union are facing issues relating to market access, regulatory cooperation and agricultural sensitivities, The Hindu has learnt. Separately, Commerce Secretary Rajesh Agrawal said that…
U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent looks on during a press conference with U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer on the sidelines of the IMF/World Bank annual meetings in Washington, D.C., U.S., on October 15, 2025. | Photo Credit: Reuters The U.S. deficit-to-gross domestic product ratio has room to come down to the 3% range, Treasury Secretary…
SEBI banned eight individuals, alleging them of insider trading in the scrips of India Energy Exchange. File | Photo Credit: Reuters Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) banned eight individuals, alleging them of insider trading in the scrips of India Energy Exchange amounting to a ₹173.14 crore, according to an interim order released October…
Image used for representational purposes. | Photo Credit: Reuters shows that for the first half of the financial year (April to September 2025), the trade deficit shrank by 2.3%. Data released by the Ministry of Commerce and Industry on Wednesday showed that India’s total exports stood at $67.2 billion in September 2025, up 0.8% over…
Commerce Secretary Rajesh Agrawal holds a bilateral meeting with U.S. Ambassador-designate to India Sergio Gor, in New Delhi on October 13, 2025. Photo: X/@USAmbIndia via ANI A team from India is currently in the U.S. to discuss issues relating to tariffs, according to Commerce Secretary Rajesh Agrawal. However, due to the ongoing shutdown in the…
Attacking the Modi government over the change in Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) rules, the opposition on Wednesday (October 15, 2025) alleged that salaried people are being punished for the Modi government’s “mishandling of the economy” and urged Labour and Employment Minister Mansukh Mandaviya to scrap the “draconian” provisions. The opposition hit out at the…
Image used for representational purposes. | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto Benchmark Sensex spurted by 575 points while Nifty closed above 25,300 on Wednesday (October 15, 2025) on buying in banking and financial shares, driven by a rally in Asian and European markets amid hopes of a rate cut by the U.S. Federal Reserve later this…
The September 2025 retail inflation data, at a 99-month low of 1.54%, has important policy implications for the RBI in particular. Except for August, retail inflation has slowed in every month this financial year. The average rate of inflation for the first half of the fiscal is 2.2%, just within the RBI’s comfort band of…
International Monetary Fund chief economist Pierre-Olivier Gourinchas speaks during the “World Economic Outlook” press briefing at the IMF/World Bank 2025 Annual Meetings in Washington, D.C., U.S., on October 14, 2025. | Photo Credit: Reuters The International Monetary Fund (IMF) in the October outlook increased India’s growth projections by 20 basis points to 6.6% for 2025…
