Pallab Bhattacharyaa

Rice traders in Bangladesh are less interested in importing the grain despite the recent slash in related tariffs as they do not believe there is enough of a profit margin because of high prices on the international market.

E-commerce has the potential to stimulate economic growth across South Asia and boost trade between the countries of the region but its potential remains largely untapped, says a new World Bank report.

The cross-border power trading arm of India's state-owned National Thermal Power Corporation has won a contract for supplying 300