June 27

According to survey conducted by United Nations Conference on Trade And Develop

ment (UNCTAD). India has retained its position as the world's third most attract
ive destination for investment by Transnational Corporations (TNCs) during 2013-
15.
The survey based on responses of 159 companies. India has ranked after China an
d United States.
June 28
India, China hold border talks in Beijing.
* The special Representatives of India and China held the 16th round of border t
alks today in Beijing to find a solution to the vexed border issue.
INTERNATIONAL - 2013 JULY
July 1
Russian President Vladimir Putin signed Anti - gay measures into Law.
Croatia became the 28th member of the European Union on 1stJuly.
* EU Commission President: Jose Manuel Barroso.
* Croatia is the first country to join the EU since 2007.
July 3
Ministry of Tourism of India on 2ndJuly 2013 agreed to a proposal from the visi
ting tourism and travel delegation from Nepal for joint publicity of India and N
epal as tourist destinations in other countries.
July 4
Egyptian Chief Justice Adil Mansour was sworn in Thursday the countrys interim P
resident, hours after the Army ousted incumbent Mohammed Morsi and put him under
house arrest.
July 5
London will host the 9th World Islamic Economic Forum in October.
* The first time that the event will be held outside a Muslim country as the Bri
tish capital looks to become a global hub for Sharia finance.
* The ninth edition will be held at London Excel Centre between 29th and 31st Oc
tober.
* Organized by the Kualalampur based WIEF foundation a non - profit organization
.
July 6
According to UN report, India is on track to meet the United Nations Millenium
Development Goal (MDG) of poverty reduction by 2015.
July 8
Chinas former Railway Minister Liu Zhijun was given a suspended death sentence on
Monday by a court here for corruption and abuse of power.
On July 8th India and Albania signed an agreement for Avoidance of Double Taxati
on and prevention of fiscal evasion with effects to taxes on income and capital.
* The agreement signed by Ms. Sudha Sharma chairperson of CBDT - Central Board o
f Direct Taxes and Mr. Fatos Karciku, Ambassador Republic of Albania.
On July 8th India and Iraq signed an agreement to enhance co - operation in ene
rgy security, bilateral trade of commerce, infrastructure development among othe
rs.
* The agreement was signed between the union petroleum minister Veerappa Moily a
nd his counter part from Iraq. Abdul Karim Luaibi at the end of the India - Iraq
Joint Commission on technical co - operation in Baghdad.
On 8thJuly India, Sri Lanka and Maldives have entered into a tripartite agreemen
t on maritime co - operation to secure sea routes in the Indian Ocean region at
the end of the meeting on trilateral co - operation on maritime security.
July 9