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India and China take a step ahead in bilateral trade

The Union minister of commerce and industry minister Anand Sharma had a bilateral exchange of views with the Chinese minister of commerce Gao Hucheng during his visit to Brunei at the several ministerial meetings on Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement, East Asian Economic Ministers Meeting and the ASEAN-India ministerial meeting. This was the first meeting of the two ministers after the visit of the Chinese prime minister to India in June.

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Time ripe to scale up bilateral economic ties with India: Latin American envoys

Latin American envoys to India have strongly advocated the need for enhanced commercial engagements between the two regional economic power-houses, while addressing Aspen Institute India's special session on "India-Latin America: A Growing Partnership" in New Delhi. In an engaging discussion, Brazilian Ambassador Carlos Sergio Sobral Duarte, his Mexican counterpart Jaime Virgilio Nualart Sanchez and the Ambassador of Chile, Cristian Barros Melet, unequivocally asserted that the time was ripe for India and Latin America to build on the fast-expanding canvas of opportunities in the two emerging economies.

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India one of Arizona's top 25 trade partners: Janice Brewer

Arizona Governor Janice Brewer today said the purpose of her visit here is to foster opportunities to strengthen bilateral relationship with the country, one of Arizona's top 25 trade partners. "India is one of Arizona's top 25 trade partners, we export 81 million dollars in products here, and import 167 million dollars in goods from India," she said at a Federation of Karnataka Chamber of Commerce and Industry event here.

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Sugar exports from India get boost from record plunge in rupee

Sugar exports by India, the world’s second-biggest producer, may jump more than threefold next year as Asia’s worst performing currency spurs demand from importers in the Middle East and Asia. “Shipments may exceed 1 million metric tonnes in the year beginning October 1,” said Narendra Murkumbi, managing director of Shree Renuka Sugars Ltd. Exports from the local crop may total 300,000 tonnes this season, according to the National Federation of Cooperative Sugar Factories Ltd.