Kerala to Host Round-Table on U.S. Tariff Impacts This Friday

Rapid Summary:

• A round-table discussion is being organized in Kerala by teh State Planning board and Gulati Institute of Finance and Taxation (GIFT) to address sector-specific risks from U.S.tariffs on India.
• The event, titled ‘The impact of U.S.penal tariffs with a special focus on Kerala,’ will take place at Hotel Mascot in the capital on Friday and be inaugurated by Finance Minister K.N.Balagopal.
• Key discussions will include the direct impacts on Kerala’s export sectors, notably agriculture, marine products, spices, coir, textiles, tea, and coffee industries and also weakened remittance inflows due to global trade alignments such as changes in U.S immigration policies (H1B).
• The round table seeks actionable ideas for strengthening economic resilience through trade diversification strategies like value addition and digital market access for MSME-dominated export clusters.
• Representatives from academia, industry groups including commodity boards/export councils/policy think tanks participate per it’s nature

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