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India’s Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced the 2019 budget of the newly elected government. A large number of items including marble slabs will become more expensive due to hike in taxes, as proposed in an attempt to boost growth and provide domestic industry a level playing field. India is among the big players of […]

Brazil closed 2018 among the largest countries in the production and export of natural stones and their products and maintained a prominent global position. The strength of the Brazilian natural stone sector continues to be high in the international market. Data from the Brazilian Association of Ornamental Rocks (Abirochas) indicate that Brazil occupies the 4th

Recently, a working session on mining potentials of Pakistan was held with the participation of both the state and the company dedicated to stone development in the country. It is true that Pakistan has good marble and granite deposits that are not fully exploited, out of which marble is the one that is mainly exported.

The Spanish stone sector is highly competitive in international markets. What was the export trend of the country’s natural stone products in 2018? Spain is one of the largest producers of natural stone in the world. Approximately 70% of the value of Spain’s exports corresponds to finished natural stone products with high added value. Stonenews.eu,

How Portugal’s exports of marble blocks and slabs were affected by the strengthening of its economic relations with China? Stonenews.eu, after studying the statistical results of Eurostat, the International Trade Centre and the UN Comtrade is presenting Portugal’s marble blocks and slabs exports in 2018. During the financial crisis in Portugal, China offered tremendous support