By THÉRÈSE MARGOLIS The Diplomatic Wives Association (ACD) hosted a charity bazaar of artisan handicrafts and international foods at the Indian Embassy Residence on Thursday, April 29. More than 30 stands, selling everything from handcrafted jewelry and Panama hats to Thai curry and artisan beer produced by French monks in Mexico, participated in the one-day fair. There was also a
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By THÉRÈSE MARGOLIS As part of an ongoing bilateral effort to promote greater two-way trade and investment, the India-Mexico Business Chamber (IMBC) was launched on Thursday, May 2. The event, which was attended by Mexican Economy Secretary Graciela Márquez Colin and Energy Secretary Rocío Nahle García, as well as Indian Ambassador to Mexico Muktesh K. Pardeshi, was officially inaugurated by
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By THÉRÈSE MARGOLIS India is now Mexico’s eighth-largest trade partner, with a combined commercial exchange of more than $10 billion in 2018, according to that country’s diplomatic envoy to Mexico. “Last year marked a significant growth in both our trade and investment ties with Mexico,” said Indian Ambassador to Mexico Muktesh Kumar Pardeshi during his official welcome speech at his
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By THÉRÈSE MARGOLIS With a projected growth rate for 2018 of 7.4 percent – after a slowdown in 2017 to 6.75 percent, due, in part, to a drop in exports and a downtick in private investment – India is back on an economic roll. Set to soon regain its status as the fastest-growing major economy, the world’s largest democracy and
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