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New Delhi: Port Wings News Network: Commerce and Industry Minister Suresh Prabhu led the Indian delegation for the G-20 Trade Ministers Meeting (TMM) held at Mar del Plata, Argentina on 14 September 2018. The G-20 TMM was represented by Ministers/Vice Ministers of G20 countries, 8 guest countries and 7 Heads/Deputy …

Chennai: Port Wings News Network: Opening this year’s International Union of Marine Insurance (IUMI) annual conference on 17 September 2018 in Cape Town, South Africa, IUMI President Dieter Berg impressed on delegates the need to manage “unthinkable” risks. He highlighted a series of losses that, until recently, would have been …

Chennai: Port Wings News Network: Hindi Diwas (Hindi Day) was celebrated in Chennai Port Trust on 14 September 2018 in a grand manner jointly by Chennai Port Trust and Kamarajar Port Limited. Various Hindi Competitions were held from 1.9.2018 to 14.9.2018 to the Officers/Employees of Chennai Port Trust and Kamarajar …

New Delhi: Port Wings News Network: The countdown for FIATA World Congress 2018 has started with delegate registration reaching at its peak that expected to be more than 1000 from across the world. Being hosted by the Federation of Freight Forwarders Associations in India (FFFAI) from September 26-29 at Pullman-Novotel …

New Delhi: Port Wings News Network: Reacting to August, 2018 trade data, FIEO President, Mr Ganesh Kumar Gupta said that consecutively for fourth month in a row exports have shown a higher double-digit growth of 19.21 percent, however the rate of growth during the month has shown an upward trend …

New Delhi: Port Wings News Network: Union Minister of Commerce & Industry and Civil Aviation, Suresh Prabhu, recently visited the Eastern Economic Forum in Vladivostok in Russia. The visit began with a tour of the diamond cutting and polishing factory set up by the KGK Group of India in Vladivostok. …

New Delhi: Port Wings News Network: Leading the biggest delegation of Indian entrepreneurs to Syria, consisting of 84 members, Mr Ganesh Kumar Gupta, President, FIEO said that the two countries should endeavour to take bilateral trade from USD 175 million in 2017 to USD 500 million in 2020. Indian Exports …

Mumbai: Port Wings News Network: The Union Minister for Commerce & Industry and Civil Aviation Shri Suresh Prabhu has said that today’s India is a growing India and that phenomenal changes have been brought about in both social and economic sector reforms at the same time, under the leadership of …

New Delhi: Port Wings Network: Indian Naval Ships Kirch, Sumitra and Cora Divh entered Trincomalee, Sri Lanka to participate in the sixth edition of SLINEX 2018, a bi-lateral Naval Exercise between India and Sri Lanka, from 07 to 13 September 2018. The inaugural ceremony of the exercise held onboard SLNS …

Chennai: Port Wings News Network: Federation of Indian Export Organisations (FIEO) on 6 September signed an MOU with the National Stock Exchange of India Limited (NSE) to impart knowledge to FIEO members on price risk management, hedging on NSE’s platform for products like Currency, Debt, Commodity and to assist FIEO …

New Delhi: Port Wings News Network: World’s leading Logistics Conference, FIATA World Congress (FWC), which is being hosted by the Federation of Freight Forwarders’ Associations in India (FFFAI) for the first time in India from September 26-29, 2018 at Pullman Hotel, Aerocity, New Delhi, will be inaugurated by Mr Nitin …

New Delhi: Port Wings News Network: Trade ministers of 16 nations including India and Japan have instructed their negotiators to “exert utmost efforts” for early conclusion of the talks for the proposed mega trade deal Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP), according to a news report in business website Money Control …

Chennai: Port Wings News Network: From 29 to 30 August, the OceansTrends 2018 Scientific Seminar brought together over 150 participants from more than 60 countries. The Seminar focused on “Conservation and Sustainable Use of the Ocean – Supportive Technologies and Future Trends” and was offered in cooperation with the University …

Chennai: Port Wings News Network: In recognition of its achievement of ‘GEM 5 level’ sustainability standards, which is the highest achievable rating level, Sri City SEZ was awarded the prestigious ‘GEM Sustainability Certification’, hosted by the Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry of India (ASSOCHAM). In a colourful ceremony organised …

Chennai: Port Wings News Network: The Chennai based Repco Home Finance Ltd., (RHFL) inaugurated its Satellite Centre in Sri City on 24 August 2018. In a ceremony held at the Trade Centre, Mr. T.S. Krishna Murthy, Chairman, RHFL and former Chief Election Commissioner inaugurated it in the presence of Mr. …