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27.01 / 14:23

markets COST UPS wellness Trade patient Pharmaceuticals India-EU FTA may lower costs of novel drugs for Indian patients, medical equipment

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. India’s landmark free trade deal with the European Union, finalised on Tuesday, includes significant tariff cuts on exports of pharmaceutical products as well as optical, medical and surgical equipment from Europe to India. Tariffs on pharmaceutical exports from Europe to India will drop to zero from 11% for almost all products.

27.01 / 13:47

markets UPS Food Trade War International EU-India FTA to make premium food ingredients more accessible but turn up competitive heat

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. BENGALURU: From specialty dairy and cocoa derivatives to gourmet cheese, olive oil and condiments, India’s free trade agreement with the European Union announced on Tuesday is expected to make high-quality ingredients more accessible to domestic manufacturers that have historically faced high import costs, industry executives told Mint. “Specialized ingredients like olive oil, condiments like balsamic vinegar and mustard, dried fruits and tomatoes are certainly going to become cheaper.

27.01 / 13:47

markets Research Trade Experts band reports International Indian winemakers will remain largely unaffected by India–EU free trade deal

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Indian winemakers are likely to remain unaffected by lower tariffs on premium European wines under the India–EU free trade agreement, as the duty cuts will largely bypass the price segment in which domestic producers operate, experts said. At present, imported wines are subject to a steep 150% import duty in India.

27.01 / 13:47

markets UPS Waters Extreme Trade poverty sanitizer Postcard from Panna: Where debt and desperation force thousands to dig for sweat diamonds

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Panna, Madhya Pradesh: This place is a magnet for troubled souls," said Ram Kumar Gupta. “You wouldn’t be here if life was smooth." Gupta spoke on the condition that no photos or videos would be shot.

27.01 / 13:47

markets UPS Trade Experts show EU-India FTA: India's finished jewellery set for a big win in Europe

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. MUMBAI : The European Union’s (EU) decision to scrap import duties on Indian gems and jewellery could partly offset the impact of steep US tariffs, according to experts. The EU currently levies import duties of 2.5-4% on finished jewellery—studded, plain, and imitation—from India, which will be eliminated under the India-EU free trade agreement (FTA) announced on Tuesday.

27.01 / 11:43

markets UPS Manufacturing Volkswagen Hyundai Trade testing India-EU FTA opens import route for European carmakers even as near-term price cuts unlikely

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Chennai: India’s free trade agreement (FTA) with the European Union, announced on Tuesday, will allow European carmakers such as BMW, Mercedes-Benz India and Volkswagen Group to use imports more strategically to introduce newer models and test demand in India, without committing to local manufacturing. The deal, however, is unlikely to trigger immediate price cuts for most vehicles already sold in the country.

27.01 / 11:11

COST UPS Booking Trade testing Axis Bank Q3 profit beat has investors cheering. Margin recovery next test

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Axis Bank’s investors heaved a sigh of relief after the lender delivered a strong profit beat for the December quarter (Q3FY26), following several quarters weighed down by one-offs and disappointments. Net profit rose 3% year-on-year to ₹6,490 crore, sharply surpassing estimates that had anticipated a decline.

27.01 / 11:11

markets UPS Trade President War country travelers Stung by Trump, America’s top trading partners cozy up to China

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. U.S. trading partners, feeling burned by an unpredictable and transactional White House, are reassessing China in a drive to lessen their longstanding reliance on America.

27.01 / 11:11

markets UPS CEO Remark Trade President country Rahul Jacob: Great power rivalry between the US and China is putting the developing world at risk

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. More than three decades ago, the legendary Warren Buffett returned a call to a fact-checker, explaining what he meant when he used the term “elephant-bumping affairs." Buffett was gently deriding talkathons such as the World Economic Forum (WEF) and CEO summits hosted by business magazines. I was then working for Fortune magazine in New York and was the fact-checker Buffett called.

27.01 / 02:41

Yellow Trade President Experts War country International Gold’s dazzling new peak of $5,000-plus demands clarity on the financial world’s insecurity

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. The price of gold has scaled yet another historic peak, leaping above the mark of $5,000 per ounce to reach $5,100 on Monday. About a year ago, it was at $2,770, but experts now expect the yellow metal to go past $6,000 by the end of 2026.

27.01 / 01:49

markets COST Sustainability wellness trends Trade United Spirits’ premium brands soothe volume pain amid regulatory challenges

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. For United Spirits Ltd, the next few quarters will be shaped by how well it navigates a structural reset in Maharashtra, one of its crucial markets, without sacrificing profitability. Higher excise duties and the rollout of Maharashtra-made liquor (MML) have altered consumption patterns in the state, weakening demand for Indian-made foreign liquor (IMFL).

27.01 / 01:49

markets COST Citi Trade country Sporting Gold boom spurs miners to dig for the mother lode

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. JOHANNESBURG—For years, hundreds of illegal miners known locally as zama zamas prospected for gold on this patch of land on the outskirts of the city with hammers and chisels in hand-dug tunnels. Now, the site has been transformed into South Africa’s first new underground gold mine in more than 15 years, part of a global rush to boost production of a metal trading at record prices.

27.01 / 01:49

Trade President War show country Relationships Europe is aiming to sign a long-awaited free-trade deal with India

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. NARENDRA MODI’S guests of honour at Indian Republic Day on January 26th will not just be there to witness the pomp and parades. India’s prime minister has invited the European Union’s two top officials, Ursula von der Leyen, president of the European Commission, and António Costa, president of the European Council, which represents the EU’s member states.

27.01 / 01:13

markets Manufacturing Volkswagen Strategy Trade reports Sporting European automakers accelerate India localisation ahead of EU trade deal

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. European carmakers in India have stayed a step ahead of the landmark India-EU free trade treaty, which is expected to slash tariffs on imported fully-made cars.

27.01 / 01:13

markets COST Citi economy Enterprise Trade innovations Capital, cities and competitiveness: A growth agenda for India

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. India’s economic challenge today is to sustain a growth of 8-9% over the next two decades to achieve its vision of a Viksit Bharat by 2047. The upcoming Union Budget must focus on reforms that raise India’s long-term growth potential.

27.01 / 01:13

markets Analysis Sustainability Trade track recommendations Stock recommendations for 27 January from MarketSmith India

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Stock market update: Indian equity benchmarks extended their corrective phase on Friday, with the Nifty 50 ending the week on a negative note, declining 2.51% or 645.70 points.

26.01 / 13:37

markets UPS Apple Trade students 2020 reports Berkshire Hathaway once had a big silver investment. Too bad it was sold.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Berkshire Hathaway Chairman Warren Buffett is a longtime student of the silver market. The company made a sizable investment in silver in 1997 and 1998 when the metal was around $5 an ounce.

26.01 / 13:37

markets UPS Provident Manufacturing Trade reports Tariff wall: Indian internet gear, cable makers risk missing out on US data centre boom

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. US tariffs have either crimped margins or disrupted exports for Indian cable and telecom equipment makers, even as the data centre boom drives demand in the American market.

26.01 / 11:33

Action Align Trade President War Relationships International Thucydides in Greece to Carney in Davos: What does India make of insights from ancient times?

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Recently, Prime Minister Mark Carney of Canada delivered a talk on rupture to rapturous applause. At Davos, Carney’s attention-getting point was about the end of the international “rules-based order" and its replacement by “might is right." In his view, this rupture is real and irrevocable and demands both individual and collective action by “middle powers." Deservingly, he has been praised for his courage and clear-headed reading of realpolitik.

26.01 / 09:31

markets economy Align Sustainability Trade innovations information Our pitch at Davos this year: Why reliable India is a solid bet amid global uncertainty

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. At a time when the world appears increasingly fragmented, anxious and unsure of its economic direction, India’s presence at the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2026 in Davos carried a significance far beyond symbolism.

26.01 / 09:31

markets COST Action Trade country International Iran is selling more oil but making less money

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Iran exported more oil in 2025 than it had done in years, smuggling crude in defiance of sanctions, mainly to China. At the same time, the regime’s profits from the commodity collapsed.

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