Archive for 2016
South Korea to be the next entrant in India’s Smart Cities Mission

South Korea to be the next entrant in India’s Smart Cities Mission  “Gyeonggi Province is known for its information technology (IT), Biotechnology, semi conductors and other industries. With cutting edge technologies we are planning to create Smart Cities for the future generation by implementing the concept of ‘zero[…]

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May 9, 2016
18th Global Foundry Sourcing Conference 2016 Was Successfully Held in Shanghai

18th Global Foundry Sourcing Conference 2016 Was Successfully Held in Shanghai 18th Global Foundry Sourcing Conference 2016, China Casting Exporting Conference and China Foundry Conference were successfully held at Shanghai Everbright Int’l Hotel during April 20-21. It was organized by Suppliers China Co., Ltd., co-sponsored by National Technical[…]

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Cost of microcredit set to decline in next five years

Cost of microcredit set to decline in next five years  “The Past models of microfinance companies were all brick and mortar based on branches and self help groups. The future could be disruptive with past success being no guarantee of future survival. Interest rate (for microcredit) is expected to[…]

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Creating and protecting trademarks can transform MSMEs into MNCs

Creating and protecting trademarks can transform MSMEs into MNCs   “Maharashtra is the leading industrial state in the country and the MSMEs in the state are highly innovative and enterprising. The MSMEs must take advantage of the Madrid Protocol and protect trademarks of their products and services in 97[…]

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April 27, 2016
Plea to withdraw duty on export of Bauxite Ore

Plea to withdraw duty on export of Bauxite Ore Bauxite exporters for long have been persistently demanding the removal of custom duty on export of the ore. Yet in the last budget custom duty on export of Bauxite Ore was marginally reduced from 20% to 15%.   This reduction[…]

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Russia’s Ugra region keen to partner with IT leader of the world

Russia’s Ugra region keen to partner with IT leader of the world  “Khanty-Mansiysk Autonomous Okrug–Ugra is the fourth leading region in Russia in the information technology (IT) sector. The overriding priority of the regional government of Khanty-Mansiysk is to develop its IT sector by forging sustainable partnership with[…]

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April 10, 2016
Celebrating the True Spirit of Womanhood at World Trade Centre Mumbai

Celebrating the True Spirit of Womanhood at World Trade Centre Mumbai “Against all odds, women have risen up and come to the mainstream and have contributed immensely to society. Fifty per cent of India’s population comprises women and if India is to be a superpower, it is only[…]

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AIAI Welcomes NIIF Fund

AIAI Welcomes NIIF Fund The important announcement by UAE Government to infuse $75 billion into National Investment Infra Fund (NIIF) will be a big boost to the infra projects in various sectors. As this is an addition to the infrastructure allocation made in the Union budget, said Mr. […]

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AIAI feels Budget should lay more emphasis on Infrastructure spending

AIAI feels Budget should lay more emphasis on Infrastructure spending  Various initiative taken by the State Government to boost the Agro sector   is keeping in line with the Centre’s budget, there is a need to give a thrust on more expenditure on the Infrastructure sector said Mr. Vijay Kalantri[…]

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Investors in social enterprises must wait for seed to grow

Investors in social enterprises must wait for seed to grow  “There is tremendous opportunity to make profitable business venture in social sectors like healthcare, education, livelihood, affordable housing, renewable energy etc. Various kinds of investors like venture capital funds, private equity funds, development organizations like World Bank, philanthrophic[…]

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