periodical issue
FAR EAST TRADE
Laurence French Publications, Ltd. · London, N.W.3 · 1961
8 pages
Summary
The rendered pages from FAR EAST TRADE, Volume 16, Number 1 (January 1961), combine commentary on the Commonwealth in Asia, reporting on international development finance, an extended examination of India’s foreign-exchange difficulties, and analysis of the expansion of East-West trade. Across these pages, the issue links economic development to external finance, export performance, industrial planning, and the political conditions of cooperation between Western, Commonwealth, and Communist countries.
The coverage is especially concerned with India’s balance-of-payments crisis as the Third Five-Year Plan approaches. It reports weak tea and textile exports alongside stronger iron-ore and engineering exports, surveys proposed foreign-financed industrial projects and joint ventures, and presents statistical tables on India’s trade. The issue also argues that Western Europe’s trade with the Sino-Soviet bloc was rising rapidly, while its commentary on the Commonwealth stresses East-West cooperation, Asian development, and recognition of China’s place in international affairs.
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