India hosts global trade & finance conference
11 Jan 2013 5:57 AM IST
A two-day conference on Empirical Issues in International Trade & Finance was started in Kolkata on Thursday. It was inaugurated by Prime Minister’s Economic Advisory Council Chairman C Rangarajan and Indian Institute of Foreign Trade (IIFT) Director Surajit Mitra.
The meet is one the programmes organised by IIFT, a deemed university, to celebrate its Golden Jubilee Year. Leading academicians and trade experts from all over the world are participating in the meet.
The conference has provided a platform to researchers to communicate their views on their intellectual standing of theoretical and empirical research in international economics.
This is the third time that IIFT is hosting one of the largest conferences in trade and finance. It was previously held in 2008 and 2010 at IIFT’s Kolkata and New Delhi campuses respectively.
A wide array of topics, including services trade and policy, foreign direct investment, stock market returns in the international context, performance of banks and global financial crisis, is being covered at the conference.
The meet is one the programmes organised by IIFT, a deemed university, to celebrate its Golden Jubilee Year. Leading academicians and trade experts from all over the world are participating in the meet.
The conference has provided a platform to researchers to communicate their views on their intellectual standing of theoretical and empirical research in international economics.
This is the third time that IIFT is hosting one of the largest conferences in trade and finance. It was previously held in 2008 and 2010 at IIFT’s Kolkata and New Delhi campuses respectively.
A wide array of topics, including services trade and policy, foreign direct investment, stock market returns in the international context, performance of banks and global financial crisis, is being covered at the conference.
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