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Amazon India’s SMB Exports Reach $2B
International // July 20, 2020

Online giant Amazon is increasing its drive to build its business in India. The company said that total exports from small to medium-sized businesses (SMBs) in that country has hit the $2 billion level, Reuters reported. “It took us three years-plus to hit the first...

Clothing Brands Want Steep Vendor Discounts To Keep Orders
B2B Payments // April 19, 2020

Big-name clothing brands are either canceling orders or demanding big discounts from manufacturers in Bangladesh, a South Asian country that is already deeply suffering because of the economic fallout from the coronavirus, according to a Reuters report. Western brands that agreed not to cancel orders...

India’s Exports Drop 34.6 Pct In March From Lack Of Demand
Economy // April 15, 2020

One day after India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi extended the nationwide lockdown to May 3 due to the coronavirus pandemic, the country’s Commerce & Industry Department reported in a press release that merchandise exports fell by a record 34.6 percent in March while imports declined...

China Exports Tank 17 Pct
Coronavirus // March 08, 2020

Chinese exports have fallen by 17.2 percent in the first few months of this year due to the heavy toll of the coronavirus. The outbreak has disrupted global supply chains, hampered business activity and hindered transport between countries as it has spread across the world...

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Amazon India’s SMB Exports Reach $2B

July 20, 2020
Online giant Amazon is increasing its drive to build its business in India. The company said that total exports from small to medium-sized businesses (SMBs) in that country has hit the $2 billion level, Reuters reported. “It took us three years-plus to hit the first billion dollars, [and] today we are able to hit the […]

India’s Exports Drop 34.6 Pct In March From Lack Of Demand

April 15, 2020
One day after India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi extended the nationwide lockdown to May 3 due to the coronavirus pandemic, the country’s Commerce & Industry Department reported in a press...

China Exports Tank 17 Pct

March 08, 2020
Chinese exports have fallen by 17.2 percent in the first few months of this year due to the heavy toll of the coronavirus. The outbreak has disrupted global supply chains,...

Trump Administration Requires License For Certain AI Software Exports

January 06, 2020
New rules from the Trump administration will make it more difficult to export artificial intelligence data, with an eye toward keeping sensitive tech out of the hands of rivals like...