New Delhi, Feb. 13 (ANI): Expressing concern over the huge surge in the import of petroleum and crude oil, Commerce Secretary S.R. Rao on Wednesday said that the widening trade deficit is a worrying aspect for the Indian economy.

New Delhi, Feb 1 (ANI): Commerce Secretary S R Rao today inaugurated 'India's Trade Portal', which has been developed to facilitate country's exporters in trading which may result in the expansion of trade.

New Delhi, Nov. 12 (ANI): Commerce Secretary S.R. Rao on Monday said that the country's export ratio has slightly improved despite the latest IIP (Index of Industrial Production) data suggesting exports falling by 1.6 percent for the sixth month in a row.

Washington, Nov. 12 (ANI): Former Commerce Secretary Carlos Gutierrez, an adviser to former Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney on Latino outreach, said that the candidate's failure with those voters was due to hardliners in his party who were 'scaring the heck out of them'.

New York, Oct. 15 (Xinhua-ANI): The relationship between China and the United States is the most important bilateral ties in the world and corporation between the two countries is paramount, former U.S. Commerce Secretary Carlos Gutierrez said on Sunday.

Islamabad, Sept. 14 (ANI): Pakistan and India will ink three crucial agreements in the upcoming commerce secretary-level talks scheduled to be held on September 20-21 in Islamabad, Federal Commerce Secretary Muneer Qureshi has said.

New Delhi, May 10 (ANI): Commerce Secretary Rahul Khullar on Thursday said India's exports for the months of April 2012 have registered a growth of 3.2 per cent or 24.50 billion dollars.

Lahore, May 8 (ANI): Pakistan's Commerce Secretary Zafar Mahmood has said the country has made the removal of non-tariff bearers (NTBs) by the Indian side a condition to phase out its negative list of trade items by December.

New Delhi, Mar.26 (ANI): U.S. Commerce Secretary, John Bryson, on Monday said that high Indian tariffs on the goods manufactured in the United States could cause "meaningful harm" to long-term trade ties.

New Delhi, Mar.26 (ANI): Visiting United States Commerce Secretary John Bryson on Monday told captains of Indian industry that there were four key reasons for Washington and New Delhi to take their bilateral trade and commercial partnership to the next level, especially in the infrastructure sector.

New Delhi, Mar 9 (ANI): India's exports registered a growth of 21.4 percent between April 2011 and February 2012 said Rahul Khullar, the Commerce Secretary here on Friday. The growth amounted to US 267.4 billion dollars.

New Delhi, Nov.14 (ANI): Commerce secretaries of India and Pakistan today led their respective delegations in talks that will focus on arriving at an agreement for opening up trade between the two countries.

New Delhi, Nov 14 (ANI): India and Pakistan is all set to hold two-day Commerce Secretary level talks, starting from today in New Delhi with a special focus on boosting trade between the two countries.

New Delhi, Nov 12(ANI): The crucial 6th round of talks on commercial and economic co-operation between the Commerce Secretaries of India and Pakistan will commence on November 14 in New Delhi.

New Delhi, Aug 1 (ANI): Commerce Secretary Rahul Khullar on Monday said that India and Japan Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) is a major step in the direction of larger vision of an East Asia partnership.