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WTO talks deadlocked; no progress on farm subsidies
Neither the developed nations nor the developing countries relented on agriculture issues. There was no consensus on fisheries too.
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India thwarts Chinese bid to push investment agenda at WTO meet
India and South Africa called this proposal against the WTO system where trade is discussed and not investment
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Development first, asserts India at WTO Meet
India highlighted that historically, on the issue of development, there has been no dearth of promises made by developed countries, with each Ministerial churning lofty ideas. There have been many promises, but very little action.
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US yet to name judges to dispute resolution panel at WTO
India says if disputes are not resolved then WTO will lose trust among member nations
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WTO Diary: Should countries be allowed to leave trade body?
Indians have not said anything openly about this, but has shown aggression in the ongoing talks on investment
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Poverty down sharply from what it was 10 years ago: SBI Research report
In January this year, the Centre’s think tank NITI Aayog had published a report and claimed that as many as 24.82 crore Indians were lifted out of poverty in the past nine years
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Banks use tech teeth to bite into NBFC pie in consumer credit space
Riding the technology wave, banks are marshalling the power of fintech firms to gain bigger market share of “consumption credit” from NBFC companies and home finance companies.
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Success of WTO meeting depends on India’s stance
Goyal's absence on the first day of the meeting raised quite a few eyebrows leading to a lot of speculation
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India wants permanent protection for grain procurement programme in WTO
India does not want any restrictions in purchasing grains from farmers for food security. About 80 countries are with India's stand.
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Countries agree to ease trade in services
A new era of new rules is now beginning in the services business. Seventy-one members of the world will be part of this new agreement.
