Industry minister

The industry minister is a cabinet position in a government.

The title may refer to the head of the governmental department that specializes in industry. This position may also be responsible for trade and employment, areas that fall under the ministries of commerce and labour in some governments. Depending on the country, the industry minister may have a wide range of responsibilities that could include making decisions regarding utilities and electricity production, presiding over business mergers, and lobbying corporations to build facilities in his or her respective country.

In the United States, industry is the responsibility of the Secretary of Commerce, with an Under Secretary of Commerce for Industry and Security specifically tasked with executing policy regarding industry. In the United Kingdom, the minister of industry is called the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, and bears the secondary title President of the Board of Trade.

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Sindh gets CNG supply after six-day suspension

The News International 16 Dec 2018

The Federal Petroleum Minister, Ghulam Sarwar Khan, has said the crisis of natural gas supply didn’t surface in the country on its own rather the crisis was artificially created. The petroleum minister stated this while addressing a press conference jointly with Sindh Governor Imran Ismail here on Saturday....

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Local vendors decry move to import used tractors

Dawn 16 Dec 2018

In a letter to Adviser to Prime Minister on Commerce, Industries and Finance, Abdul Razzak Dawood, vendors said tractor sales have already been on the decline for the last five months due to low demand ... The local industry has already achieved 90pc localisation, he claimed....

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Gadkari urges private sector to invest in expressways, waterways, clean Ganga projects

The Siasat Daily 16 Dec 2018

Inviting industry to consider building industrial corridors along the expressways in view of the reduced land acquisition and labour cost, the minister added that the land can even be made available for Indian Railways for bullet trains routes ... The minister said that his ministry will be starting the cleaning work in Yamuna shortly....

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Weavers not ready to invest in silk parks, says minister

The Times of India 16 Dec 2018

The Union and state governments are ready to extend financial aid to establish silk parks for the handloom industries, but the weavers are not forthcoming to invest their share for the projects, said minister for handloom and textiles O S Manian ... industrial estate for the sector....

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‘Major surgery’ planned in Punjab’s governance structure

Dawn 16 Dec 2018

The provincial ministers for agriculture, education, health, livestock, forests, tourism, finance, industries, women development, labour, social welfare etc expressed their views and discussed different proposals. The senior minister said changes would be brought in the governance structure to ensure long-term betterment in the province....

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Irony of victory: Amid pink flood, no cheer for Harish Rao

The Times of India 16 Dec 2018

On Saturday, scores of fans of the Siddipet legislator made a beeline for Ministers’ Quarters in the city to express solidarity with their leader ... In the last government, Harish was irrigation minister while KTR held the key IT and industries portfolios....

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Amid pink flood, no cheer for Harish Rao

The Times of India 16 Dec 2018

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If Delhi can reduce cost of medicines, why not Mumbai, asks AAP minister

Indian Express 16 Dec 2018

Hailing the success of mohalla clinics in Delhi, the health, power, public works, home, industries and urban development minister said that Rs 250 crore has been pumped into the programme this year, and plans are underway to expand 189 clinics into 1,000 in Delhi ... AAP minister....

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Calls to close Auckland and BOP crayfishing areas due to collapse in numbers

TVNZ 16 Dec 2018

"While the Minister of Fisheries ... "The Minister and New Zealand First need to stand up to the commercial fishing industry, and get serious about whether New Zealanders will have a healthy Hauraki Gulf ecosystem with crayfish in future years," Ms Goodard said....

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The Daily: Japan Calls All Coins ‘Crypto Assets’, Russia Defines Cryptocurrency as Property

A Bit of News 16 Dec 2018

... minister Alexander Konovalov ... Members of the crypto community and industry organizations have called for its inclusion but according to a recent statement by the country’s deputy prime minister Maxim Akimov, authorities do not plan to make any significant amendments to the texts....

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A crude shift of power

Dawn 16 Dec 2018

In early 2017, the Saudi Oil Minister Khalid Al-Falih had said at an industry forum that Riyadh has learned the lesson that cutting production “in response to structural shifts is largely ineffective.” Nearly two years later, by opting to restrain output, Falih has seemingly taken a U-turn....

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China launches food safety campaign in rural areas

Xinhua 16 Dec 2018

"We will leave no stones unturned in tracking useful tips to bust as many illegal factories and workshops as possible," said Han Changfu, Minister of Agriculture and Rural Affairs....

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KFC's $200-m investment creates over 50 jobs in Trelawny

Jamaica Observer 16 Dec 2018

“We are not slowing down,” ROJ Managing Director Mark Myers said at the official opening of the restaurant in Champion Plaza, Falmouth ... “Now, there is no longer a need to do so,” he said ... Minister of Industry, Agriculture, Commerce and Fisheries Audley Shaw lauded ROJ for its sterling contribution to the island ... ....