The Visakhapatnam Port Authority (VPA) has retained its central position in India’s marine trade, contributing 48.89 per cent of the country’s overall seafood exports in 2025-26, according to details placed before Parliament by the Union Ministry of Commerce and Industry. Responding to a Lok Sabha query raised by MPs Prabhakar Reddy Vemireddy and CM Ramesh...Read More

Global LPG markets began July with a sense of cautious optimism. Seaborne LPG imports were moving back toward seasonal norms, fueled by record export volumes from the US, which helped counter months of disruptions caused by conflicts in the Middle East Gulf. This recovery was short-lived, however; on July 7th, the failure of the US-Iran...Read More

Union Minister of Commerce and Industry Piyush Goyal speaks during the 22nd JRD Tata Memorial Lecture organised by Assocham, in New Delhi, on Wednesday | Photo Credit: – Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal has said India’s goods exports were growing robustly and shipments in April-July 2026 were expected to post a growth of about 15 per...Read More

The initiative is expected to ensure uninterrupted domestic fuel supplies amid continued volatility in global energy markets, sources said. A proposal prepared by the Energy and Mineral Resources Division (EMRD) is scheduled to be placed before the Cabinet Committee on Government Purchase (CCGP) for approval today (Wednesday), they added. Under the proposal, the Bangladesh Petroleum...Read More

Last Updated on July 29, 2026 12:23 am by INDIAN AWAAZ Merchandise exports cross US$441 billion, services exports exceed US$421 billion; UAE, ASEAN among top destinations ADITYA RAJ DAS /New Delhi India’s total exports climbed to an all-time high of US$863.1 billion in 2025-26, driven by robust growth in both merchandise and services exports and...Read More

KUALA LUMPUR, July 28 — The development of the local defence industry must continue to be strengthened to reduce the country’s dependence on imports while enhancing domestic manufacturing capabilities, says Defence Minister Datuk Seri Mohamed Khaled Nordin. He said local companies had the potential to meet the country’s ammunition requirements, including those of the Malaysian Armed...Read More

Clothes are displayed at an exhibition in Pyongyang showcasing North Korea’s most competitive export items May 3, 2024, in this image from the Korean Central News Agency. Yonhap North Korea’s exports rose sharply to an eight-year high in 2025 as the country’s trade continued to recover from the COVID-19 pandemic, data showed Tuesday. North Korea...Read More

Japan is taking steps that could lead to it fully opening its market to fresh US potatoes, following a request from Washington. Japan bans imports of raw potatoes due to concerns over pests and disease, except for some sourced from the United States to be used exclusively for potato chips. The agriculture ministry is currently...Read More

China’s tightening control over critical minerals and export restrictions on rare earth elements could put around $6.5 trillion a year of downstream production outside China at risk, as industries from automobiles and defence to clean energy and high-tech manufacturing remain exposed to concentrated supply chains, the International Energy Agency (IEA) said. The warning comes as...Read More

A double-digit drop in capital machinery imports and falling export revenues have driven Bangladesh’s trade deficit up by nearly 24 percent to $23.98 billion in FY 2025-26, leaving a historic $35.5 billion remittance surge to single-handedly cushion the external economy from severe distress. The external trade is presenting a stark, two-way picture. On one hand,...Read More