http://smetimes.tradeindia.com/smetimes/news/indian-economy-news/ SME News in In Depth at http://smetimes.tradeindia.com en Copyright 2006 tradeindia.com. All Rights Reserved. Sun, 07 Jun 2026 Thu, 04 Jun 2026 helpdesk@tradeindia.com helpdesk@tradeindia.com perl XML::RSS version 1.59 https://tiimg.tistatic.com/tradeindia.com/2008/images/logo_white_bg.gif http://www.tradeindia.com/ 110 39 Tradeindia.com, India's larget B2B eMarketPlace http://smetimes.tradeindia.com/smetimes/in-depth/2026/Jun/04/India-US-ties-in-stabilisation-phase.html India-US relations are undergoing a period of "tactical stabilisation" but remain constrained by lingering strategic mistrust despite recent progress on trade and civil nuclear cooperation, former White House and State Department India expert Basant Sanghera has said. IANS story_id-284970 Thu, 04 Jun 2026 http://smetimes.tradeindia.com/smetimes/in-depth/2026/May/30/port-performance-index.html The ‘Logistics Port Performance Index’ (LPPI) is a major step towards improving the efficiency, transparency and global competitiveness of Indian ports, the government has said. <br> IANS story_id-284825 Sat, 30 May 2026 http://smetimes.tradeindia.com/smetimes/in-depth/2026/May/21/india-italy-bilateral-trade.html Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Italian counterpart Giorgia Meloni on Wednesday agreed to leverage the India-EU Free Trade Agreement to expand bilateral trade to 20 billion euros by 2029, according to a joint statement after their talks. <br> IANS story_id-284499 Thu, 21 May 2026 http://smetimes.tradeindia.com/smetimes/in-depth/2026/May/18/India-EU-FTA-trade.html As Prime Minister Modi concluded his successful visit to the third leg of his five-nation tour to Sweden on Sunday, Confederation of Swedish Enterprise Director General Jan-Olof Jacke said that the "Free Trade Agreement between the European Union (EU) and India sends a signal to the world that 'trade is a part of the future, not of the past'", adding that the trade pact between EU and India is a "fantastic foundation, but it will take more to make it come to full fruition". IANS story_id-284424 Mon, 18 May 2026 http://smetimes.tradeindia.com/smetimes/in-depth/2026/May/11/madhya-pradesh-package-pmgsy-pmay-g-schemes.html Union Minister for Agriculture and Farmers Welfare and Rural Development Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Sunday announced approvals worth Rs 3,818 crore for Madhya Pradesh under the Centre’s flagship Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY) and Pradhan Mantri Awaas Yojana-Gramin (PMAY-G) schemes for the development of rural roads and housing for the poor. IANS story_id-284187 Mon, 11 May 2026 http://smetimes.tradeindia.com/smetimes/in-depth/2026/May/06/India-pitches-Bharat-Innovates-2026.html India pitched its deep-tech startup programme ‘Bharat Innovates 2026’ to global investors and stakeholders at a roadshow in Paris, building momentum ahead of the conclave scheduled to be held in Nice next month. IANS story_id-284071 Wed, 06 May 2026 http://smetimes.tradeindia.com/smetimes/in-depth/2026/May/05/india-japan-healthcare.html The third Joint Committee Meeting (JCM) on Healthcare between India and Japan was held here on Tuesday, with both sides committing to deepen cooperation for stronger healthcare systems, resilient medical supply chains and enhanced collaboration in digital health, medical innovation and workforce development. IANS story_id-284036 Tue, 05 May 2026 http://smetimes.tradeindia.com/smetimes/in-depth/2026/Apr/30/wto-global-trade-shifts.html Former World Trade Organisation (WTO) Director-General Pascal Lamy has highlighted structural shifts reshaping global trade, underscoring that many of today’s trade issues extend beyond the WTO’s traditional mandate and require reform of both its rulebook and governance structures. IANS story_id-283904 Thu, 30 Apr 2026 http://smetimes.tradeindia.com/smetimes/in-depth/2026/Apr/27/goldman-sachs-raises-crude-oil-forecast.html Analysts at Goldman Sachs have raised their forecast for Brent crude -- the international oil benchmark -- to $90 per barrel for the fourth quarter, while US West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude pegged at $83 per barrel, as the prolonged closure of the Strait of Hormuz continues to tighten global supply, according to multiple reports. IANS story_id-283827 Mon, 27 Apr 2026 http://smetimes.tradeindia.com/smetimes/in-depth/2026/Apr/21/india-us-begin-trade-talks.html India and the United States began a fresh round of trade negotiations here on Monday aimed at giving a final shape to the much-awaited trade deal between the two countries. IANS story_id-283661 Tue, 21 Apr 2026