The Core visited Cargo Service Centre India’s facility at the Mumbai airport to understand how inbound and outbound pharmaceutical and perishable products are handled. 

For The Core Report: Weekend Edition, financial journalist Govindraj Ethiraj spoke to Sahai about the composition of exports in India today, why some of these sectors are not doing so well today and what could counterbalance it.

Over the weekend, stocks fell around the world, while bonds climbed with gold on the continued concern that the Israel-Hamas war will escalate into a wider conflict in the Middle East, Bloomberg reported. 

US President Joe Biden’s arrival in Israel early Wednesday and meeting with Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu did little to calm the markets, particularly oil which shot up after a missile strike tore apart a hospital in Gaza and killed hundreds

The Core’s Govindraj Ethiraj spoke to Sanjeev Bisht, chairman of the All India Spices Spices Export Forum of India (Guntur) and also a vice president in ITC to find out more on the rising spice prices.

Bimal Kothari, chairman of the Mumbai-based India Pulses and Grains Association (IPGA), spoke to The Core’s Govindraj Ethiraj on rising inflation, import of pulses, and what long-term policies we need in place

Bimal Kothari, chairman of the Mumbai-based India Pulses and Grains Association (IPGA), spoke to The Core’s Govindraj Ethiraj on rising inflation, import of pulses, and what long-term policies we need in place

European officials were quoted saying China shot itself in the foot by staying away from the summit, allowing India to cement its leadership of the Global South and providing the US and Europe a clear path to strengthen ties with emerging markets.

Atul Chaturvedi, executive chairman of Shree Renuka Sugars Limited and chairman of the Asian Palm Oil Alliance told The Core that India could face potential problems in sugar production this year, owing to a rainfall deficit in key areas

On the eve of the G20 summit that kicks off this week in Delhi, Prime Minister Modi said inflation is a key issue that the world faces even as he highlighted India’s efforts in the space of renewables, fighting disasters and debt management.