SME Times is powered by    Search News

Home        India Industry        Editorials        World        In Depth        Nation        Global Business        India Economy        SME Glossary

Just in:   • Gulf oil earnings to touch record $562 bn in 2008  • Ban on rice, wheat exports extended till next April  • Markets crash ahead of inflation data; Sensex 434 points down  • Abu Dhabi energy firm starts work on German plant  • FCI gets nod to sell rice, wheat in domestic market  Last updated: 06 Aug, 2008    Europe Berlin draws up rules to control foreign state funds DPA | 21 Aug, 2008 German Chancellor Angela Merkel's ruling coalition unveiled Wednesday new far-reaching rules to head off powerful foreign-owned state-controlled funds going on a shopping spree for companies in Europe's biggest economy..    Read more.... Zimbabwe inflation rate hits 11.2 million percent DPA | 19 Aug, 2008 Zimbabwe's inflation rate reached a new high of 11.2 million percent in June, state media reported, quoting figures from the central statistics office..    Read more.... OPEC weekly price slides below $110 a barrel Xinhua | 19 Aug, 2008 The weekly average oil prices of the Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) dropped to $109.73 per barrel last week, the Vienna-based cartel said Monday..    Read more.... Mining giant Billiton posts $15 bn profit DPA | 18 Aug, 2008 The world's biggest miner, BHP Billiton, Monday posted a record annual profit for the seventh year in a row..    Read more.... Global postal union adopts new strategy Xinhua | 13 Aug, 2008 The 24th congress of the Universal Postal Union (UPU) has adopted a new world postal strategy. .    Read more.... OPEC crude oil price slides to $111.27 DPA | 12 Aug, 2008 The price for crude oil produced by the Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) fell by more than one dollar Monday, OPEC said in a statement Tuesday..    Read more.... Chicken tikka flavour now for Britain's favourite chips Venkata Vemuri | 12 Aug, 2008 Chicken tikka and Walkers' crisps. Britain's most popular ethnic food now has a chance of flavouring the country's equally popular brand of potato chips..    Read more.... RIM launches new smart model to take on iPhone IANS | 09 Aug, 2008 Global telecom major Research in Motion (RIM), makers of mobile handset BlackBerry, has finally unveiled its much touted BlackBerry Bold smartphone..    Read more.... India to benefit as EU extends preferential duty regime IANS | 29 Jul, 2008 Merchandise exports from India and 175 other developing countries under a preferential duty regime stand to benefit longer, with the European Union extending the popular scheme by two years..    Read more.... Time is running out: Lamy on WTO talks PTI | 26 Jul, 2008 With member countries sticking to their positions, the ongoing crucial WTO talks are hanging in balance even as its Director General Pascal Lamy warned that the time is running out to finalise the deal..    Read more....   Top Stories » Decline in manufacture exports a matter of concern: FIEO » Textile exporters eye Asian markets » All ministries must have legal draftsmen: Chidambaram » Buyer-seller meet from October 17 » Industrial city Kanpur at its deathbed   Commented Stories » MSME Ministry proposes new scheme(12) » Are Indian SMEs getting their basics wrong?(7) » Central Sales Tax (CST) not brought down to 2 percent: report(4) » Working overtime - do companies really benefit?(3) » FM asks banks to lend more to MSMEs(1)   Customs Exchange Rates Currency Import Export US Dollar 42.55 41.95 UK Pound 84.60 83.20 Euro 66.95 65.70 Japanese Yen 39.90 39.15 As on 22 Aug, 2008   Daily Poll Do you agree that SMEs are losing out to big corporates because they are ill-informed about the market realities?  Yes  No  Can't say

About Us  |  Contact Us  |  Feedback |  Success Stories |  Tradeindia in News  |  Get Listed |  Sitemap  |  Terms of Use |  Useful Links |  Trade Bodies