In it latest interim forecast released today, the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development, OECD, a group of 37 countries headquartered in Paris, put India at the top of its economic growth list (albeit via a defective graphic, see below) with a projection of 12.6 percent GDP growth. For this...
UNCTAD: India Is a Leading Exporter of Creative Products
According to the second edition of the periodic Creative Economy Outlook: Trends in International Trade in Creative Industries report released by the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), India’s creative goods exports increased nearly threefold from $7.4 billion in 2005 to $20.2 billion in 2014, making it one...
U.S. Almond Farmers Face Drop in Demand
The U.S. dominates the global almond market, accounting for just under 80 percent of production and 70 percent of the export market. However, after U.S. almonds were targeted by leading importers China and Turkey as retaliation against Washington’s steel and aluminum import duties, the price of almonds fell 14 percent...
Stanadyne to Set Up Center of Excellence in India
Based in Windsor, Connecticut, Stanadyne LLC is setting up a Center of Excellence for engineering at India's southern city of Chennai where its first plant is located. "We are in the process of shifting all diesel-related engineering activities to India from U.S.A., so the American center will only concentrate on...
India Ranks 3rd among Top 10 Countries for LEED Green Buildings
With more than 752 LEED-certified projects totaling over 20 million square meters of space, India ranks third on the US Green Building Councils (USGBC) annual ranking of the top 10 countries for Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) certified buildings. Rank Nation Number of Projects Gross Square Meters 1....
OECD: India at the Top of Governmental Confidence League
According to the latest edition of the Paris-based Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development's Government at a Glance 2017 report, India, with a citizen support of 73%, is at the very top of the governmental confidence league. Canada ranks second with 62%. Forbes says: Trust in government is vitally important....