SME Lead Fueling Global Economic Growth

Small, medium and micro enterprises (SMEs) have always been the backbone of the Indian economy. Role of SMEs in the economic development of India like SMEs act as a cure for numerous economic woes such as poverty, regional imbalances, unemployment, and income inequalities. SMEs are also considered to be the growth engines of developing countries like India. With the emergence ...

Date: February, 2020 Venue: Bangalore Information: Small Business Awards is India’s most prestigious honor that recognizes and celebrates the BEST Small to Mid-Sized Business Brands and Visionaries. With over fifty notable “Small Business Awards” categories to choose from, Small Business Awards is the most premier Annual Small Business Recognition Program in India. The Small Business Awards is presented by Entrepreneur ...

Date: December 18, 2019 Venue: Hotel Sahara Star, Mumbai Information: The 3rd edition of INDIA SME INSURANCE SUMMIT will focus on the importance and benefits of various insurance products and services for SMEs and other industries related to general, liability, property and engineering, marine, credit, cyber, life, home, corporate, health and travel. The conference will also deliberate on various issues ...

Date: December 5, 2019 Venue: Hotel Sahara Star, Mumbai Information: SME Business Growth Summit will focus on banking finance, investment, private equity, venture capital, advance, affordable and patented technology, export promotion, import facilitation, integration of manufacturing and service sector for enhancement of business contacts and growth. This will also highlight on strengthening manufacturing Industries and SMEs for sustainable growth, enhancement ...

Date: January 23, 2020 Venue: Holiday Inn, Mumbai Information: Aspire Media will be organizing Small Enterprise SME Banking, Insurance & Logistics 2020 to provide a platform for SMEs to understand the fundamental importance of cost effective risk management and the role banking and insurance can play to help manage the unpredictable risks faced. Small Enterprise SME Banking, Insurance & Logistics ...

Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), the apex body in India for health research signed a Declaration of Intent (DoI) with the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAD) of the National Institutes of Health, USA and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF). This Declaration of Intent builds on an ongoing collaborative research and training program between India ...

India is experiencing 22-25 per cent growth in medical tourism and the industry is expected to reach US$ 9 billion by 2020. There is a significant scope for enhancing healthcare services considering that healthcare spending as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) is rising. The government’s expenditure on the health sector has grown to 1.4 per cent in FY18E ...

All India Institute of Ayurveda (AIIA) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Western Sydney University, Australia at New Delhi. The MoU will promote the collaboration in research and developing guidelines for integrating Ayurveda principles with modern medicine. Professor Barney Glover, Vice Chancellor, Western Sydney University, Australia and Prof. Tanuja Nesari, Director, All India Institute of Ayurveda (AIIA) signed the ...

New Zealand became the first developed country to sign FTA with China in the year 2008. The upgrade to this agreement that was pending since the last few years was recently concluded. The updated deal now makes exports easy to China apart from decrease in compliance costs for New Zealand exports by millions of dollars yearly. Another advantage of the ...

Exporters in China and US have experienced adverse impact owing to tariff hike but New Zealand is one country that somehow remained unaffected by non-tariff barriers. Despite disruptions in value chains, trade tensions between China and US appear to have left New Zealand exporters unharmed for now. The country managed an overall growth of 4.7% in merchandise exports over the ...