Monday, November 30, 2015

Indian pharma companies face payment issues in Venezuela

Pharmaceuticals Export Promotion Council of India (Pharmexcil)  has urged the central government to work out a medicines for oil barter arrangement with Venezuela. The proposal has been made as foreign exchange (forex) controls in Venezuela  have made repatriation of funds difficult for Indian companies operating there. Dr Reddy's, Glenmark, Sun Pharmaceutical and Claris Life Sciences are the top exporters to that market. Stiff forex regulations have been imposed in Venezuela, following a drop in the price of its main export item, crude oil. These are hurting  companies, finding it difficult to receive payments (for sales made in the country) from their subsidiaries in Venezuela. More…


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