MUMBAI: A need for more labour reforms, further ease of doing business, the need to ensure faster environmental clearances both in the state and at the Centre along with the lack of good infrastructure in Mumbai were some of the issues raised during a two-hour long discussion that Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray had with some of the top industrialists and businessmen in Mumbai on Tuesday.
Surat: A 47-year-old businessman dealing in sarees ended his life by consuming food grain preservatives at his home in Althan Canal road.
DHAKA - The Bangladeshi government has ordered apparel trade bodies to prevent garment factories which have failed to improve safety to protect workers from exporting their products.
The Bangladesh Bank (BB) has relaxed one per cent cash incentive provision for apparel and textile export.
NEW DELHI: The government is looking at linking the refund of goods and services tax (GST) to "risky and new" exporters with remittance of foreign exchange apart from accessing bank transaction details as part of an exercise to plug revenue leakage.
Bangladesh has set a target of $50 billion for its readymade garment (RMG) exports in 2020-21 in line with its commitment to enhance earnings from the sector in the election manifesto of the ruling Awami League.