Pursuits
India to Review Cotton-Export Ban as China Seeks Withdrawal
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A panel of Indian ministers will review a ban on cotton exports today amid speculation that the suspension may be eased after protests from farmers, traders and China, the country’s biggest customer.
Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee is scheduled to head the meeting this evening in New Delhi that will also be attended by Commerce and Textiles Minister Anand Sharma and Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar. Prime Minister Manmohan Singh ordered an “urgent” review of the curbs imposed on March 5, his office said in a statement two days later.