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Address by the Minister for Commerce and Industry, Shri Suresh Prabhu at Plenary Session of the 11th Ministerial Conference of the WTO in Buenos Aires, Argentina

Following is the text of the address of the Minister for Commerce and Industry, Shri Suresh Prabhu at the Plenary Session of the 11th Ministerial Conference of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) in Buenos Aires, Argentina today:-

Release of Mid-Tem Review of Foreign Trade Policy 2015-2020 – Annual Incentives Increased by 2 percent amounting to over Rs. 8,000 crore for labour intensive/MSME sectors

December 5, 2017

The Minister of Commerce and Industry, Shri Suresh Prabhu released the much awaited Mid-term Review of the Foreign Trade Policy (FTP) 2015-20 today in New Delhi.

Minister For Commerce And Industry, Shri Suresh Prabhu Meets President Of Argentina And Holds Bilateral Meetings During World Trade Organisation Ministerial In Buenos Aires, Argentina

The Minister for Commerce and Industry, Shri Suresh Prabhu held a number of bilateral meetings today in Buenos Aires, Argentina during the ongoing World Trade Organisation (WTO) Ministerial Conference.

Statement by India at conclusion of WTO Ministerial Conference

The World Trade Organisation (WTO) Ministerial Conference (MC) ended today in Buenos Aires. Although it ended without a Ministerial Declaration or any substantive outcome, the unanimous view was that it was extremely well-conducted with complete openness and transparency and the process afforded everyone ample opportunity to express their views.

Index Numbers of Wholesale Price in India (Base: 2011-12=100)

New Delhi November 14th, 2017

The official Wholesale Price Index for ‘All Commodities’ (Base: 2011-12=100) for the month of October, 2017 rose by 1.0 percent to 115.5 (provisional) from 114.3 (provisional) for the previous month.

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Index of Eight Core Industries (Base: 2011-12=100) August, 2017

New Delhi, 3rd October, 2017
The summary of the Index of Eight Core Industries (base: 2011-12) is given at the Annexure.

The Eight Core Industries comprise 40.27 % of the weight of items included in the Index of Industrial Production (IIP). The combined Index of Eight Core Industries stands at 123.6 in August, 2017, which was 4.9 % higher compared to the index of August, 2016. Its cumulative growth during April to August, 2017-18 was 3.0 %.

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