Bangladesh exported leather goods and footwear worth US$195.24 million in 2008, registering a 20 per cent growth over the exports in 2007, according to the Leathergoods and Footwear Manufacturers and Exporters’ Association of Bangladesh.
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The Indian Government is to import 585,000 mt of fertiliser this year under the programme to provide fertiliser to farmers at a subsidised rate.
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A Chinese company will set up a shoe accessories manufacturing industry in the Karnaphuli Export Processing Zone (extension area) with an investment of US$24.21million.
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Posted on: Saturday, February 14, 2009 ; 03:51 IST
India, the second-largest wheat producer in the world, has decided to export 29,177 tonnes of wheat flour to Maldives, relaxing the ban on wheat products exports imposed 16 months back.
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India’s largest private power utility,Tata Power Company Ltd, which holds 30 per cent stake in a group of coal mines in Indonesia, is now looking for other sources to import about seven million tonnes of coal for its proposed power plants in India.
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Ashok Leyland, one of India’s leading manufacturers of commercial vehicles, is expecting to register a 15-17 per cent increase in its commercial vehicles exports this financial year as it enters new markets like Saudi Arabia, Nigeria and East Africa.
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The Sri Lankan apparel industry has set an export target of US$ 5 billion by 2010 with aggressive growth in the industry despite the current global economic slowdown.
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RPTL signs power pact with western region power utilities
Reliance Power Transmission (RPTL), subsidiary of Reliance Infrastructure, India’s largest private sector enterprise in power utility, has signed power transmission agreement with eight entities from western India for two inter-state power transmission projects.
RPTL signed the agreement through its two Special Purpose Vehicles (SPVs) for the projects under the Western Region System Strengthening Scheme-II (WRSSS-II), entailing an investment of INR18 billion, for establishing 400 KV double circuit transmission lines of around 1,500 kms, mainly in Maharashtra Continue
