A Strong Macro Story, a Weak Rupee, and the Quiet Squeeze on India’s SMEs
India’s macroeconomic dashboard looks reassuring. GDP growth projections hover between 6 and 7 percent. Inflation is at multi-year lows. Crude…
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India-New Zealand FTA Concluded: What the Landmark Trade Deal Means for Indian SMEs, Talent and Exports
India and New Zealand have successfully concluded a comprehensive Free Trade Agreement (FTA), marking one of India’s fastest negotiated deals…
India Wants Its SMEs to Grow. Infrastructure Execution Is the Binding Constraint
India’s policy intent toward SMEs is unequivocal. Over the past five years, successive Union Budgets, industrial strategies and regulatory reforms…
Oman-India Economic Ties Strengthen: Strategic Windows for Indian SMEs and Investors
The India-Oman economic partnership is moving decisively beyond formal agreements into execution-led cooperation, marking a strategic inflection point for trade,…
The Invisible Risk Layer: Data, Cyber and Compliance Threats Inside India’s Supply Chains
For decades, supply-chain risk was understood largely in physical terms. Ports closed, factories shut down, shipments were delayed, inventories ran…
SME Survival Playbook 2025: What Actually Worked When Growth Was Not Guaranteed
As 2025 draws to a close, one reality stands out across India’s SME landscape. The enterprises that survived, and in…
India’s Trade Rebound in November 2025 Signals Resilience Amid Global Headwinds
India’s external trade performance showed a marked improvement in November 2025 as merchandise exports rebounded strongly and the trade deficit…
ADB Extends $100 Million Loan to Five-Star Business Finance to Boost Women-Led MSMEs in India
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has signed a USD 100 million loan agreement with Five-Star Business Finance Limited (FBFL) to…
India’s Expanding Trade Corridors: Strategic Opportunities for MSMEs in Jordan, Ethiopia, and Oman
Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s three-nation visit to Jordan, Ethiopia and Oman underscores India’s strategic push to deepen economic engagement and…
Unwrapping Growth: What the Packaging-Smart SME of Tomorrow Looks Like
Packaging, long treated by Indian SMEs as an operational afterthought, is fast becoming a strategic variable that determines both competitiveness…