Vol. LXI No. 78 th TUESDAY 4 MAY 2021
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Exports grow exponentially by 197% during April 2021 (YoY) at $ 30.21 billion NEW DELHI: India’s merchandise exports in April 2021 was USD 30.21 billion, an increase of 197.03% over USD 10.17 billion in April 2020 and an increase of 16.03% over USD 26.04 billion in April 2019. India’s merchandise imports in April 2021 was USD 45.45 billion, with an increase of 165.99% over USD 17.09 billion in
April 2020 and an increase of 7.22% over USD 42.39 billion in April 2019. India is thus a net importer in April 2021 with a trade deficit of USD 15.24 billion, which increased by 120.34% over trade deficit of USD 6.92 billion in April 2020 and declined by 6.81% over trade deficit of USD 16.35 billion in April 2019. Cont’d. Pg. 2
CMA CGM Group supports India in fight against COVID 19 Pandemic
ONE reports exponential 2020 profits
MARSEILLE/NEW DELHI: In the first phase of this mission, a special cargo flight delivered 28 tonnes of medical equipment worth more than 17 crore rupees on 2nd May 2021. This delivery includes 8 worldclass, high capacity oxygen generator plants manufactured by the French company Novair. These plants produce medical oxygen from ambient air to supply a hospital’s oxygen system and/or fill cylinders Cont’d. Pg. 6 with a flow rate of 20 000 litres per hour.
SINGAPORE: Japanese container line ONE reported a $3.5bn profit for 2020 – an astonishing leap from the $105m profit declared for 2019. The earnings surge came on the back of a 21% increase in annual revenue, to $14.4bn, as the container shipping market rebounded in the second half of last year. ONE said: “During Q4, global container volumes continued to increase due to a strong demand for consumer goods. Asia-North America trade volume increased by 40% Cont’d. Pg. 6 year on year.