By Ritu, Capital Sands India has suspended 39 licences to import 452,303 tonnes of refined palm oil after a surge in duty-free purchases from neighbors such as Nepal and Bangladesh which are not key producers, government and trade sources. The […]
By Ritu, Capital Sands Samik Sarkar was managing to eke a profit out of his online apparel store before the coronavirus crisis hit India, forcing the 36-year old to reinvent his business overnight. The rapid global economic slowdown, India’s coronavirus […]
By Ritu, Capital Sands India’s fuel demand growth could return to normal levels by mid-May as the nation takes steps to end a lockdown aimed at stemming the spread of COVID-19, oil minister Dharmendra Pradhan said, helping refiners hit by […]
By Ritu, Capital Sands India will supply Europe with about 1,000 tonnes of the active pharmaceutical ingredient for common pain reliever paracetamol, a top exports body said, easing export controls on over-the counter medicines used to cope with COVID-19 symptoms. […]
By Ritu, Capital Sands Britain has overtaken Italy to report the highest official death toll from coronavirus in Europe with more than 32,000 deaths, figures released on Tuesday showed. The high death toll could increase political pressure on Prime Minister […]
By Ritu, Capital Sands Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison, who has angered Beijing by calling for a global inquiry into the coronavirus outbreak, said he had no evidence to suggest the disease originated in a laboratory in the Chinese city […]
By Ritu, Capital Sands Scrap gold supplies in India are likely to hit an all-time high in 2020 as consumers sell jewellery to reap record high prices and cope with the financial crunch from the coronavirus lockdown, the World Gold […]
By Ritu, Capital Sands Indian shares rose more than 1% on Wednesday to their highest in over six weeks, tracking an improved global mood due to the easing of some coronavirus lockdowns, while a surge in HDFC pulled financial stocks […]
By Ritu, Capital Sands At least three Indian refiners have curbed oil imports from Middle East producers, including Saudi Arabia, for May because of storage constraints as local fuel demand slumped following the coronavirus outbreak, company officials said. This […]
By Ritu, Capital Sands Oil producers in the OPEC+ group, led by Saudi Arabia and Russia, were expected to pressure Mexico on Friday to seal an accord for a collective cut in output of 10 million barrels per day, before […]
