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South African investment platform Satrix praises Indian equity market amidst emerging market challenges

Highlighting their Satrix MSCI India ETF, invested in 131 major Indian companies, they underlined India’s robustness and diversification in one of the world’s fastest-growing emerging economies. South African investment platform Satrix on Tuesday lauded the Indian equity market for exceptional growth while other emerging economies have been struggling. “It has been four stellar years of […]

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Africa-India Cooperation Sets Benchmark for Partnership

India’s first prime minister, Jawaharlal Nehru, termed Africa as India’s “sister continent,” in recognition of the long ties of affinity. Since the 1960s, India’s prime ministers have visited Africa 76 times, a level of engagement unmatched by Africa’s other external partners. Between 2015 and 2022, New Delhi received over 100 African leaders, while each African country

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Commerce ministry working to remove trade barriers, boost exports in sub-Saharan Africa, Gulf nations

The commerce ministry is working to address issues related to non-tariff barriers and market access for domestic products in sub-Saharan African countries like Nigeria, Ethiopia, Ghana and Gulf nations to boost India’s exports, an official said. The official said meetings have been held with Indian missions of the sub-Saharan African countries with which India has

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India, Africa to be major contribution 112 million barrel/day of peak global crude oil demand in ..

A report by S&P Global Commodity Insights suggests that India and Africa will be the primary drivers behind a peak global crude oil demand of 112 million barrels per day in 2030. This represents an 8.73% increase from the current daily demand of 103 million barrels. The anticipated surge in demand is attributed to projected

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India-Africa trade gains momentum, projected to cross $100 billion in 2024

Trade between India and Africa increased by 9.3% between fiscal year 2021/2022 and 2022/2023, reaching $98 billion, according to India’s external affairs minister, as more than 30 African countries have benefited from India’s duty-free tariff preference (DFTP) scheme for least-developed countries. Speaking at the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) and Exim Bank of India conclave

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India’s G20 Presidency opens up trade opportunities to African Union as a permanent member

India’s G20 Presidency on Saturday witnessed a transformative change with the induction of the African Union as a permanent member of the grouping, a move which will strengthen the G20 and also strengthen the voice of the Global South, of which India has been a staunch advocate. “The African Union has been made a permanent

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India expands Defence diplomacy: Strengthening ties with Africa and beyond

In an effort to boost India-Africa bilateral defence relationship and to expand its export basket, the government is firming up plans to post more Defence Attaches (DA) to the continent. The move comes close on the heels of the recently concluded G-20 Summit under India’s presidency where the African Union (AU) which has 55 member states

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G20 India moment will be remembered for a very-very long time: Sunil Bharti Mittal

It is history in making in India. G20, India’s presidency, Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam, everything seems to be coming together. So, do you expect any breakthroughs and what kind of symbolic impact do you think this G20 summit will have on brand India?Well, I know at the outset I would say this has been an absolutely outstanding

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Nigeria gets $14 billion investment pledges from India, seeks economic pact

NEW DELHI, Sept 6 (Reuters) – Nigeria has secured nearly $14 billion of pledges from Indian investors and seeks an economic cooperation pact with the South Asian nation, a presidential spokesperson said on Wednesday. India’s Jindal Steel and Power (JNSP.NS), opens new tab has committed to pump $3 billion into Nigeria’s steel sector and Indorama Corp plans

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