The Maharashtra State Agricultural Marketing Board has successfully exported 3,397 tonnes of mangoes, worth Rs 55.89 crore, to various countries this season. The mangoes were shipped from three export facility centres in Vashi, Mumbai, and one in Baramati.
Belgium's Ambassador to India, Didier Vanderhasselt, recently announced an increase in exports from India to Belgium during the inauguration of Colruyt Group's Global Capability Centre (GCC) in Coimbatore.
India and Qatar are set to hold their first joint working group (JWG) meeting on trade issues this week to further push bilateral trade by identifying and removing tariff and non-tariff barriers, including regulatory hurdles, sources have said.
The Kempegowda International Airport (KIA) in Bengaluru has reaffirmed its status as India's leading hub for perishable exports, marking its fourth consecutive year at the top.
Indian Ambassador to Iran Rudra Gaurav Shresth says that if the Iranian economy was not under the pressure of sanctions, the volume of trade between the two countries could reach $16 billion while it is now as low as $2 billion.
Egypt has decided to formally open an office in India to ensure that meat exported from the South Asian country conforms to Halal standards set by it. The certifying agency will initially deal with meat while more products in other categories will be included later.
With the new government taking charge in Britain, senior officials of India and the UK will hold the next round of talks this month for the proposed free trade agreement to resolve the pending issues and close the negotiations, an official said.