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TREND | 10 Jan 2026, 05:11PM

Banks clear 3,362 cr loans under export credit guarantee scheme in a month

Business Standard

Lenders have sanctioned Rs 3,361.83 crore to 774 applicants under the Rs 20,000-crore Credit Guarantee Scheme for Exporters (CGSE) in one month to help promote exports facing the heat of the steep US tariffs. The scheme approved by the Union Cabinet on November 12 provides 100 per cent credit guarantee coverage by the National Credit Guarantee Trustee Company Ltd (NCGTC) to Member Lending Institutions (MLIs) for extending additional credit facilities up to Rs 20,000 crore to eligible exporters, including MSMEs. CGSE was made operational on December 1, 2025. It enables banks and financial institutions to extend additional financial assistance to Indian exporters during a period of certain headwinds, which shall diversify their markets and enhance their global competitiveness. "Applications worth Rs 8,764.81 crore (1,840 applications) received, out of which Rs 3,361.83 crore (774 applications) sanctioned by the lenders" till January 2, 2026, Department of Financial Services (DFS) unde

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TREND | 09 Jan 2026

Worried Indian exporters reduce shipments to Bangladesh through Petrapole amid rising political turmoil

Business Line

The land port Petrapole is currently witnessing a lesser number of trucks entering Bangladesh each day compared to December last year

Indian exporters have Plan B to offset US tariff pain, but will it work?

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TREND | 09 Jan 2026

FTA: India, EU should find convergence on sustainability chapter, NTBs

Business Standard

The two sides need to move little beyond their defined negotiating stance on investment treaty, subjects like agriculture, digital trade, IPR and ensure conclusion of the much awaited trade agreement

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TREND | 07 Jan 2026

China announces another new trade measure against Japan as tensions rise

Business Standard

China escalated its trade tensions with Japan on Wednesday by launching an investigation into imported dichlorosilane, a chemical gas used in making semiconductors, a day after it imposed curbs on the export of so-called dual-use goods that could be used by Japan's military. The Chinese Commerce Ministry said in a statement that it had launched the investigation following an application from the domestic industry showing the price of dichlorosilane imported from Japan had decreased 31% between 2022 and 2024. The dumping of imported products from Japan has damaged the production and operation of our domestic industry, the ministry said. The measure comes a day after Beijing banned exports to Japan of dual-use goods that can have military applications. Beijing has been showing mounting displeasure with Tokyo after new Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi suggested late last year that her nation's military could intervene if China were to take action against Taiwan an island democr

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TREND | 07 Jan 2026

India seeks flexibility in CBAM, steel quotas as FTA talks with EU enter final lap

Business Line

Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal's meeting with EU Trade Commissioner Maros Sefcovic in Brussels expected to provide political momentum

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TREND | 07 Jan 2026

Indian Exporters Risk Losing US Orders As Trade Talks Dither

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The punitive 50% US tariffs since August already hurt the exporters' order volumes in the typically busy winter and Christmas season in 2025.

Indian exporters risk losing US orders without January trade deal

Business Standard | 07 Jan 2026

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TREND | 07 Jan 2026

IndiaNew Zealand FTA: Opening doors for jobs and talent

Business Line

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TREND | 06 Jan 2026

India imported 144 billion worth of Russian oil since Ukraine war: CREA

Business Standard

India imported about 144 billion euros' worth of crude oil from Russia since the start of the Ukraine war, a European think tank said on Tuesday, estimating the Kremlin's cumulative earnings from global oil sales since February 2022 at around 1 trillion euros. India has been the second-largest buyer of Russian oil behind China, according to the Centre for Research on Energy and Clean Air (CREA). China bought Euro 210.3 billion worth of Russian oil since the start of the Ukraine war in February 2022, and another Euro 42.7 billion worth of coal and Euro 40.6 billion worth of gas. China's total buy from the beginning of the war until January 3, 2026, was Euro 293.7 billion. India, on the other hand, bought Euro 162.5 billion worth of fossil fuels - Euro 143.88 billion worth of oil and Euro 18.18 billion worth of coal - from Russia, CREA said. The European Union spent Euro 218.1 billion on buying Russian fossil fuels - Euro 106.3 billion in oil, Euro 3.5 billion on coal and Euro 108.2

India Imported Euro 144 Billion Worth Of Russian Oil Since Ukraine War

NDTV Profit | 06 Jan 2026

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TREND | 06 Jan 2026

Tech transfer for trade: India wants issue in focus at WTO Ministerial in Cameroon

Business Line

In a draft declaration, Delhi urged developed members for measures to transfer environmentally sound tech

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TREND | 06 Jan 2026

IndiaNew Zealand FTA a landmark deal for jobs and growth: PM Luxon

Business Line

In a social media post, Luxon said the agreement strengthens ties with the world's largest country and fastest-growing major economy. T