Importance of International Investment and Finance

 

International trade is business dealings between two or more countries through import or export of various products. It is very important for the economical growth of the country, as it involves foreign currencies. Some of the products and services that are exchanged internationally are iron, steel, food items, cotton, customer support and many more.

International trade and policies are important for increasing the fiscal balance, which in turn boost the national income of the country. In order to motivate foreign trade and investment, Indian Government has relaxed many of its Trade policies and has provided tax redemption on many products and services.

This creates an opportunities for self-employers and increases the per capita income of many non-corporate sectors. These sectors have the highest percentage of skilled and unskilled employees. Various benefits in Trade policies are now attracting Foreign Investors to explore the resources of the country.

New trade and finance policy has increased selling and buying of agricultural and other industrial products between India and other EU nations. In order to meet the International standards, farmers were motivated to adopt new technologies to increase their yields, which include organic farming, quality pesticides, and special packaging.

Researches show that International market has great demand for various Indian products and services like industrial and engineered goods. Trade policies have been drafted with an intention of increasing the merchandize trade and expanding it to have 100% employment and continuous flow of foreign currency.

Both, private and government sectors are making huge investments in order to improve the infrastructures that can be used for import and export of Indian products. This helps in reducing the cost related to transportation, offers best storage facilities, low freight and handling cost, and many others.

Excise duties, and Direct and Indirect taxes are now refunded fully or partially, which in turn reduces the cost of the products imported and is made easily available for people to access it. Government has given a list of various goods and services that are offered at subsidized rates or are tax-free.

India has Trade agreements with some of the developed countries, which allows them to access and import various goods from the Indian market. It includes rubber, leather materials, textiles, computer components and many others. Other products, which are high demand in the International markets, are spices, technical services, woolen apparels, and many more. This helps in creating job opportunities for many rural sectors.

New trade and foreign trade policy has encouraged many manufacturing units to compete in International market. Private manufacturing units and government are conducting exhibitions in the International markets, showcasing various products and services offered by India. It is to attract international customers to buy products from the India market.

A number of ports and harbors have increased in last 10 years, which facilitates import and exports of various products and services. Today, private institutions are collaborating with many foreign companies for manufacturing eco-friendly machineries to encourage green technology like wind mills, wind turbines, electric operated vehicles, and many more. Such products can either be used at home or could be exported to other countries.

Special tax benefits are available to upgrade technology in order to meet the International standards, which will motivate exporting of various Indian products.

Ms. Sowmya Somaiah is a Company Secretary and Founder of “Sunshine Corporate Solutions Pvt Ltd” at Bangalore, India. For more information visit  http://www.sunshinecorp.biz