Trump’s 50% EU tariff bombshell: are we heading back to brutal trade wars or a high-stakes economic showdown that could shake global markets to their core?Trump 50% tariff on EU goods has shaken up global markets and reignited fears of a U.S.-EU trade war. President Donald Trump announced the ...
24 May, 2025, 06.57 AM IST
Did Trump punish EU over Greenland minerals deal?Donald Trump announced a 50% tariff on all goods imported from the EU, effective June 1, 2025, citing unfair trade practices and a signific...
23 May, 2025, 07.07 PM IST
Midnight shock: India’s export sectors brace for onslaught of Trump tariffs on tradeAs Trump’s tariff escalation unfolds with unexpected twists and turns, Indian exporters are confronted with increasing uncertainty in the t...
03 Apr, 2025, 07.06 PM IST
Tit-for-tat tariffs looming, EU mulls concessions for USEuropean Union officials were told at meetings this week in Washington that there was no way to avoid new auto and so-called reciprocal tar...
29 Mar, 2025, 12.27 AM IST
Why Trump has thrown VAT into the trade stand-offPresident Donald Trump argues that value-added taxes (VAT) in other countries contribute to the U.S. trade deficit, particularly against na...
21 Feb, 2025, 05.52 PM IST
Trump widens trade fight to include global taxes and regulationUS President Donald Trump aims to impose new tariffs on countries based on their tariffs, taxes, and regulations affecting American exports...
15 Feb, 2025, 02.32 PM IST
Donald Trump’s tariffs target European carmakers amid intensifying US-EU trade warAny tariffs imposed by Donald Trump would primarily impact German carmakers, with the top three manufacturers accounting for 73% of the 820...
11 Feb, 2025, 07.32 PM IST
Duty refund claims touch Rs 4,800 cr; impacting exports: FIEORaising concerns over raising duty refund claims, exporters said that this is impacting shipments and the government must clear the arrears...
16 Dec, 2013, 03.54 PM IST
- Government to roll out another export package soon
The govt will soon announce a package to encourage exports, which have dipped sharply this fiscal due to shrinking demand from Western coun...
28 Sep, 2012, 08.23 AM IST
- Meeting the challenges of a commom goods & services tax
The prospect of a common goods and services tax (GST) being implemented from April 1, 2008, turns tax-reformers, businesses and governments...
12 Mar, 2008, 12.11 AM IST
- India-EU trade has potential to touch $572 bn by 2015: FICCI
The India-EU FTA is likely to be fully implemented by 2015 by when India's trade in goods with the bloc could be around $251 billion. Shapi...
03 Feb, 2008, 12.00 PM IST
- DEPB may stay as MoF refuses to reimburse states
Duty entitlement pass book (DEPB) scheme-the popular duty reimbursement scheme for exporters-may not be replaced with the duty drawback sch...
10 Dec, 2007, 03.40 AM IST
- Weaving Success! Small sops won’t do; textiles need more
The recently announced sops - marginal increase in DEPB and drawback rates - can hardly reverse the declining trend in textile and garment ...
12 Nov, 2007, 05.55 AM IST
- States drink to wine, spirit imports
States tax imported spirit and wines as licence fee, import privilege fee etc. They could squeeze more.
11 Jun, 2007, 03.02 AM IST
- Will wine and spirit imports enrich states?
WTO norms, over maintaining a CVD at the federal level that is higher than the lowest sub-federal level tax on these products, the Centre i...
11 Jun, 2007, 02.27 AM IST
- Uneven VAT hitting Indian business, exporters hard
Vat system, which India borrowed from the EU, is failing badly. The EU introduced VAT to overcome all tax-related day-to-day problems.
24 May, 2007, 03.22 AM IST
- US trade deficit in Sept shows biggest fall in 5 years
Helped by falling oil prices, America’s trade deficit showed a sharp improvement in September, narrowing by the largest amount in more than...
10 Nov, 2006, 02.17 AM IST