At last, India intends to adopt a national policy to give preference to domestic goods in public procurement. Last week, it was reported that there have been meetings in this regard at the PMO level. There are several estimates for the market size of government procurement, but an important aspec…
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Tapping opportunities in capital goods sector can add up to ₹50k cr to GDP: Report
Mumbai: A new report, “Accelerating growth in the Indian capital goods sector”, by FICCI and McKinsey & Company was released by Subhash Rajaram Desai, Minister for Industries & Mining, Government of Maharashtra along with Girish Shankar, Secretary, Department of Heavy Industry, Government…
India’s factory output remains subdued in August
India’s factory output remained subdued for the second consecutive month – decelerating by (-) 0.7 per cent in August from a decline of (-) 2.49 per cent in July and a 6.3 per cent rise in the same month last year, official data showed on Monday, while India Inc called for efforts to …
FICCI calls for FTAs with EU and UK
The Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) has called for restarting of negotiations for India’s Free Trade Agreements (FTA) with the UK and the European Union (EU), citing the growing importance of the Indian economy to the world. “India today is a very strong and i…
Over 50 Indian pharma machinery & equipment manufacturers to participate in INTERPHEX 2016
Over 50 companies from India, ranging from equipment manufacturing to packaging in the pharmaceutical sector will participate in the ‘India Pavilion’ at the International Pharmaceutical Expo (INTERPHEX) in New York (USA) from 26-28 April 2016. The “India Pavilion” is being…
Exclusive | Key to SME growth is ease of doing business | A Didar Singh, Secretary General, FICCI
Big business chambers have traditionally focused on serving interests of big business. But at India’s leading apex chamber, the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI), the small enterprises are no less important given their mammoth contribution to the national income. Cham…
Budget 2016 should facilitate business friendly Tax Admin | Dr A. Didar Singh, Secretary General, FICCI
In a candid conversation with SMEpost.com Editor K R Sudhaman, FICCI Secretary General Dr A. Didar Singh expressed that the forthcoming budget should strive to create an eco system wherein tax administration is more structured and conducive to business. This actually impacts SMEs more than anybod…
New startup policy to boost entrepreneurs
Addressing a ‘Startup Leaders Meet’ organized by FICCI in association with TiE Silicon Valley, United States, there was a need to create an ecosystem for startups where knowledge workers could be converted to knowledge entrepreneurs. The business delegation from TiE Silicon Valley was visiting In…
U.P. Pravasi Diwas woos NRI investors
Exalting UP Government ‘s initiative to engage the Indian Diaspora for development, State Minister Balwant Singh Ramoowalia said, that there are over 25 million Indians staying in foreign land and many of them hold high posts in government and industries. It is important to engage the NRIs to bri…