In a bid to boost trade, Indian exporters urged government to take some measures including providing sops, bringing down transaction costs and implementing flexible labour laws. In a recent time, the exports have been hampered on account of weakness in Indian rupee and demand in key western markets like the US and Europe was already hit badly.
The association has appealed to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to intervene in the on-going rupee volatility, in order to re-motivate Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) business particularly the export related segment, especially, at a time when the rupee has been falling. Further, if India has to compete with the rest of the world, the government must amend the labour laws according to today’s economic scenario.
Exports declined by 1.41 percent to $72.45 billion in Q1FY14 as against the same period last year. However, imports during the period were up by 5.99 percent at $122.6 billion for the same period. Meanwhile, the country’s exports in 2012-13 declined 1.76 percent to $300.6 billion mainly on account of slowdown in the global economy. In 2012-13, India’s trade deficit had touched an all time high of $190.91 billion compared to $183.4 in the previous fiscal.
The rupee is continuously losing its sheen, declining 33 paise to 59.67 against dollar for the second day, after Fed’s comments strengthened the US currency and RBI could drain only a fifth of its Rs 12,000-crore target in an auction to curb liquidity.
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