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Remove non-tariff barriers to facilitate Indo-Pak trade: CUTS

India and Pakistan should work together in eliminating barriers such as lack of transport infrastructure and procedural problems to boost bilateral trade, economic think-tank CUTS International (Consumer Utility and Trust Society) today said. “While recent tariff liberalisation is giving a boost to trade between India and Pakistan, non-tariff barriers, especially deficiency in transport infrastructure and procedural opacity, are contributing significantly to the cost of doing cross-border trade,” it said.

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'NE can be organic food hub'

The northeast, where very little amount of fertilizers and pesticides are used for agriculture, has immense potential for organic farming, agricultural experts and scientists have long pointed out. The region has the potential to carve a niche in the organic foods market once the production, certification and marketing of the produce are institutionalized.

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SME exporters enjoy high operating margins

Exporters in the small and medium enterprise (SME) space earn higher operating profit margins (OPMs) compared to their peers, which cater only to the domestic market. This was revealed by a CRISIL SME Rating analysis. The key findings of this study indicated that a larger proportion of SME exporters have OPMs of more than 10 per cent than their counterparts selling in the domestic market.

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Anand Sharma to inaugurate India Show

As many as 105 top companies of India will be represented at the “India Show- Land of Limitless Opportunities” to be held here from August 2 to 5. Key sectors represented at the exhibition are Infrastructure, Power, Mineral Fuels, Oil and Products, Electrical Machinery and Parts, Agriculture (Tea, Rubber, Coconut, Paddy, Cereals etc.), Agri Processing (Tea, Rubber etc.)