What type of trade impact is encouraged when nations of a regional trading bloc try to harmonize economic policies and standards within member nations and reducing prices as trade restrictions are removed?
Consider the following statements. Statement I: TRIMs agreement refers to conditions or restrictions imposed on foreign investors. Statement II: TRIMs agreement specifically forbids imposing restrictions on operations of an enterprise which result in protecting domestic products and making imports disadvantageous.
Which of the following statements are true in context of fiscal policy?
(i) Fiscal policy plays a key role in elevating the rate of capital formation both in the public and private sectors.
(ii) Fiscal policy helps mobilize considerable amount of resources for financing its numerous projects through taxation.
(iii) Fiscal policy helps in providing stimulus to elevate the savings rate.
(iv) Fiscal policy gives adequate incentives to the private sector to expand its activities.
(v) Fiscal policy aims to minimize the imbalance in the dispersal of income and wealth.
Consider the following statements about the Foreign Trade Policy 2015-20 are correct?
(1) This policy focuses on boosting exports and create jobs while supporting the Centre's 'Make in India and Digital India' programs.
(2) The new policy is to create architecture for the Indian economy so that it can gain global competitiveness and promote the diversification of Indian export.
(3) The policy is to move towards paperless working in 24 × 7 environments.
(4) The policy comes at a time when export growth contracted 15% in February 2014-15, reporting a negative growth for the third consecutive month.
Consider the following statements. Assertion (A): Industrialization of an economy is considered synonymous with growth. Reason (R): The transfer of resources from agrarian to industrial may be capital or labour or both.