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Forced Localization - A Growing Threat to U.S. Solar Exports By John Smirnow, Vice President of Trade and Competitiveness for the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) President Obama’s recent decision to install solar panels atop the White House is just the latest example of his strong commitment to U.S. leadership in solar energy and ...

New York Times: India in Reverse September 8, 2013 India’s once booming economy is sliding into a deep slump. The country grew just 4.4 percent this summer, a far cry from the 7.7 percent average for the past decade. Its currency, the rupee, has tumbled 16 percent against the dollar in the last three months. And analysts expect things to ...

The Wall Street Journal: India, Indonesia Currencies Continue to Fall September 4, 2013 Indian and Indonesian currencies were battered Wednesday, with both the rupee and the rupiah continuing a recent downtrend, reflecting investors' concerns over growing trade imbalances and slowing emerging-market economies. India's currency slumped ...

The Telegraph: Europe fears 'uncontrolled protectionism' as emerging markets turn against free trade September 2, 2013 By: Ambrose Evans-Pritchard The EU trade’s body said 154 new tariffs and restrictive measures have been pushed through over the past year while “virtually none” has been abolished. This violates a promise by the G20 ...

Khaleej Times: India’s rupee hits fresh lifetime low August 27, 2013 India’s rupee fell to a new low on Tuesday on fears over the country’s slowing economy and the impact of a new food programme for the poor on already strained finances. Asian shares and currencies were also hit on concerns over possible US military intervention ...

Reuters: Indian rupee, bonds weaken at open; further falls expected August 26, 2013 The Indian rupee weakened in opening trade on Monday, tracking a lower rupee in the non-deliverable forward markets, while bond yields also edged up on back of the currency's fall, traders said. Traders expect the rupee to drop further due to month-end ...

RTN: FDI in India at $5.4 billion in Q1 August 26, 2013 By: Deepti Rajan Foreign Direct Investment (FDI), or investment by foreign companies to start or expand their operations in India, remained lackuster in the first quarter of the current financial year, according to data from the trade ministry. A total of $5.4 billion was received by ...

Live Mint: Dictionary words in software patent guidelines puzzle industry August 26, 2013 By: C.H. Unnikrishan & Leslie D'Monte Could the simple Latin phrase, per se, which translates as “in itself”, lead to confusion in verifying whether a computer-related invention deserves a patent or not? Some members of the $108 billion Indian ...

Hindu Business Line: Move up value chain to gain, exporters told August 24, 2013 By: Revathy Lakshminarasimhan The Government is committed to revitalising the domestic manufacturing sector and taking it to the next level, Union Commerce Secretary S. R. Rao said here on Saturday. Speaking to reporters on the sidelines of an interactive ...

Wall Street Journal: Will Nokia Abandon India? August 23, 2013 By: R. Jai Krishna and Sven Grundberg According to a report in the Indian Express newspaper, the Finnish handset maker has told New Delhi that India has become “the least favorable market” and it would rather exit and export its handsets from China. Nokia couldn’t confirm ...