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2012 India Trade Conference – June 28, 2012 in Los Angeles
Mar 24th
5th Annual India Trade Conference. June 28, 2012 in Los Angeles.
Innovation, Infrastructure, and Social Impact.
Presented by the Port of Los Angeles, US Commercial Service, and Quanta Consulting, Inc.
www.IndiaTradeConference.org
World Bank: India to be largest receiver of remittances in 2011
Nov 30th
NEW DELHI: India is likely to be the largest recipient of remittance inflows this year, a World Bank report has said, easing pressure on the country’s balance of payments at a time when foreign investors have pulled out in large numbers.
Depreciation of the rupee and rising incomes in the Middle East account for the rise in remittances from Indian migrants, the latest World Bank migration and development brief said. The report noted that the inflows could have been much higher but for the weak employment in the US and the debt crisis in Europe.
According to the report, India is set More >
Thank you for a successful India Trade Conference
Jul 1st
CERRITOS, Calif. — About 200 trade experts and business executives convened at the Cerritos Center for the Performing Arts here June 23 to discuss India’s burgeoning import-export market. Presented by the Port of Los Angeles, Network of Indian Professionals, the U.S. Commercial Service, and Quanta Consulting, the 4th Annual India Trade Conference had the theme of “Trade and Humanity,” focusing on new opportunities and trends in India as well as global risk mitigation, financing, Green Tech, social entrepreneurship and the finer nuances of logistics and trade. The full-day conference featured 23 speakers spread out over six panel sessions and a More >
2011 India Trade Conference – June 23, 2011 – Los Angeles
Jun 9th
You are cordially invited to the essential annual Los Angeles event on Doing Business with India. Interactive sessions provide valuable insights on India markets and the global perspective for our community.
4th Annual India Trade ConferencePresented by the Port of Los Angeles, U.S. Commercial Service, NetIP, USC Marshall, and Quanta Consulting, Inc. Date: 8 AM – 8 PM. Thursday, June 23, 2011 Location: Cerritos Center for the Performing Arts Address: 12700 Center Court Drive, Cerritos, CA 90703 Registration: $99 – $129; Students $49 www.IndiaTradeConference.org itc@QuantaCo.com - 949.480.9466 x300
Topics:
v New India Opportunities, Markets & Trends
v Green Tech and Social Entrepreneurship
v Global Risk Mitigation and More >
India-US Trade up by 29.6% at $48.75 Billion
Mar 3rd
The total two-way trade between India and the US between January to December 2010 was over $48.75 billion. This is in comparison to $37.61 billion achieved during the same period in 2009, showing an increase of 29.64 %, according to Indo-American Chamber of Commerce (IACC).
The total bilateral trade in calendar year 2009 was $37.61 billion, which was a significant drop from $43.39 billion in 2008 mainly because of the downturn in global economy. Between January and December 2010, the country’s exports to the US stood at $29.53 billion as against $21.17 billion for same period in 2009 thus showing an More >
Govt of India – Budget 2011-2012
Mar 3rd
Greetings!
This past week, the Government of India released the 2011-2012 Union Budget. Some good initiatives in the Green Tech, Infrastructure, Defense and Welfare areas. Select highlights below…
- Allocation of Rs 2,14,000 crore for infrastructure in 2011-12. This is an increase of 23.3 per cent over 2010-11. This also amounts to 48.5 per cent of total plan allocation.
- National Mission for hybrid and electric vehicle to be launched.
- Financial Assistance to be made available for metro projects in Delhi, Mumbai, Bengaluru, Kolkata and Chennai.
- Plan to provide Rural Broadband Connectivity to all 2,50,000 Panchayats in the country in three years.
- Target of providing banking facilities to More >
Brookings: Boosting Exports, Delivering Jobs and Economic Growth
Feb 24th
Bruce Katz, Vice President and Director, Metropolitan Policy Program Emilia Istrate, Senior Research Analyst, Metropolitan Policy Program
The Brookings Institution. January 26, 2011 —
An export strategy is a critical element of job growth in the immediate term. American exports grew 12.7 percent from the third quarter of 2009 to the third quarter of 2010, outperforming the 3.2 percent growth of the economy. Exports are just as critical to state economies, but state export promotion efforts often suffer from several shortcomings, although not across all states and not to the same degree.States do not have the data to understand their own export strengths, More >
2011 India Trade Conference, Los Angeles
Jan 10th
Greetings! Plans are under way for the 4th Annual India Trade Conference to be held June 2011 in Greater Los Angeles. The India Trade Conference is being presented by the Port of Los Angeles, NetIP, U.S. Commercial Service, USC Marshall, and Quanta Consulting, Inc.
Our theme for 2011 is Trade and Humanity and includes focus on renewable energy, green tech, and social entrepreneurship. Interactive sessions provide valuable insights on India markets and the essential global perspective for our community. Get a sense of the energy through the videos and reviews at www.IndiaTradeConference.com.
Stradling Yocca: Official Business Law Firm of the India Trade Conference More >
What Price the Environment?
Dec 11th
A very compelling article appropriately titled Wealth of Nations in Seed Magazine brings up some essential issues. Indeed, how do you balance the environmental common good with the more mundane matters of economic survival and growth.
Excerpt in italics below:
Ecosystem services have passed beneath the financial radar in part because they are accessible to almost anyone—in economic parlance, they are non-excludable. Also, demand does not affect supply, since one person’s enjoyment of the services doesn’t diminish that of the next user, a characteristic economists dub non-rival. These two basic properties place things like clean water and carbon sequestration in the economic category More >
The US-India Partnership: Fact Sheets
Nov 18th
The White House
Office of the Press Secretary
For Immediate Release November 08, 2010The U.S.-India partnership is indispensable to addressing the challenges of our times. This strategic relationship encompasses a range of issues, activities, and programs that reflect the vision of President Obama and Prime Minister Singh that benefits not only the people of the United States and India but the world as a whole. Attached are a series of fact sheets on these issues, with summaries below.
Prime Minister Singh and President Obama committed to work together to strengthen the global non-proliferation and export control framework and further transform our More >
