Global Trade

The path forward hinges on recognising the interdependence that trade fosters. As India and China navigate an increasingly complex geopolitical landscape, it's the microchips and the LEDs that will light up the negotiating tables.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi today said this is the right time to join India's growth story, as German Chancellor Olaf Scholz met the Prime Minister in the national capital with a business delegation.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday hailed the strengthening ties between India and Germany, citing recent collaborations as evidence of their deepening friendship.

For eight years now, the global economy has been weathering a succession of shocks - from trade conflicts and a pandemic to bloody wars in Ukraine and the Middle East.

Trade minister Piyush Goyal today said that India has sought a critical mineral partnership agreement with the United States as he hopes for talks on a broader trade pact between the two nations.

Chainalysis released its ‘2024 Global Crypto Adoption Index’ this week, with India ranking first among 151 nations. India leads in overall crypto adoption, centralized service value, and retail centralised service value.

A 41-year-old secretary at Coca-Cola's global headquarters was arrested for attempting to sell highly confidential trade secrets of a new product to Pepsi.

Three cryptocurrency companies and 15 people have been charged with engaging in widespread fraud and market manipulation in the US. Federal prosecutors in Boston charged the firms Gotbit, ZM Quant, CLS Global and the leaders and employees of those and other companies in a takedown.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday underlined New Delhi's position as a "close friend" of the Maldives and emphasised his government's readiness to respond to medical and economic emergencies as part of its 'neighbourhood first' foreign policy.

Oil prices inched up in early Asian trading hours on Friday, holding on to their strong weekly gains, as investors weighed the Middle East conflict and the potential disruption in crude flows against an amply-supplied global market.

SWIFT will trial live transactions of tokenised assets and digital currencies next year. Banks and asset managers hope that by using digital units - usually blockchain-based tokens that represent a share of the underlying asset - trading can be quicker, cheaper and more efficient, including by cutting out middlemen involved in many transactions.

As the conflict in the Middle East escalates with Israel vowing to retaliate after the missile attacks by Iran, India Inc is bracing for a wider trade disruption across the key Red Sea route.

India has removed most of the export curbs it imposed on rice shipments in 2023 with immediate effect, as above-average monsoon rains are expected to boost crop yields amid overflowing stocks in state granaries.

Since 1949, China has strategically loaned giant pandas to foreign zoos to foster trade ties, strengthen diplomatic relations, and enhance its global image.

India led the way in global adoption of cryptocurrencies for the second straight year, a Chainalysis report has said. It showed India ranked high on usage of centralised exchange and decentralised finance assets from June 2023 to July 2024.

The path forward hinges on recognising the interdependence that trade fosters. As India and China navigate an increasingly complex geopolitical landscape, it's the microchips and the LEDs that will light up the negotiating tables.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi today said this is the right time to join India's growth story, as German Chancellor Olaf Scholz met the Prime Minister in the national capital with a business delegation.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday hailed the strengthening ties between India and Germany, citing recent collaborations as evidence of their deepening friendship.

For eight years now, the global economy has been weathering a succession of shocks - from trade conflicts and a pandemic to bloody wars in Ukraine and the Middle East.

Trade minister Piyush Goyal today said that India has sought a critical mineral partnership agreement with the United States as he hopes for talks on a broader trade pact between the two nations.

Chainalysis released its ‘2024 Global Crypto Adoption Index’ this week, with India ranking first among 151 nations. India leads in overall crypto adoption, centralized service value, and retail centralised service value.

A 41-year-old secretary at Coca-Cola's global headquarters was arrested for attempting to sell highly confidential trade secrets of a new product to Pepsi.

Three cryptocurrency companies and 15 people have been charged with engaging in widespread fraud and market manipulation in the US. Federal prosecutors in Boston charged the firms Gotbit, ZM Quant, CLS Global and the leaders and employees of those and other companies in a takedown.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday underlined New Delhi's position as a "close friend" of the Maldives and emphasised his government's readiness to respond to medical and economic emergencies as part of its 'neighbourhood first' foreign policy.

Oil prices inched up in early Asian trading hours on Friday, holding on to their strong weekly gains, as investors weighed the Middle East conflict and the potential disruption in crude flows against an amply-supplied global market.

SWIFT will trial live transactions of tokenised assets and digital currencies next year. Banks and asset managers hope that by using digital units - usually blockchain-based tokens that represent a share of the underlying asset - trading can be quicker, cheaper and more efficient, including by cutting out middlemen involved in many transactions.

As the conflict in the Middle East escalates with Israel vowing to retaliate after the missile attacks by Iran, India Inc is bracing for a wider trade disruption across the key Red Sea route.

India has removed most of the export curbs it imposed on rice shipments in 2023 with immediate effect, as above-average monsoon rains are expected to boost crop yields amid overflowing stocks in state granaries.

Since 1949, China has strategically loaned giant pandas to foreign zoos to foster trade ties, strengthen diplomatic relations, and enhance its global image.

India led the way in global adoption of cryptocurrencies for the second straight year, a Chainalysis report has said. It showed India ranked high on usage of centralised exchange and decentralised finance assets from June 2023 to July 2024.