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NEW DELHI: India and the UK free trade agreement is expected to be implemented from mid-April this year, commerce and industry minister Piyush Goyal said on Friday. The pact needs approval from the UK parliament before it is implemented. Goyal said that it will be the fastest agreement to be approved by the UK parliament….
As EU-India ties enter a watershed moment on the back of a free trade agreement (FTA) that’s still being negotiated, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen told TOI’s Sachin Parashar in an exclusive interview that while the last mile is always the hardest, it will be more than worth it. The conclusion of the…
NEW DELHI: India will soon start discussing terms of reference (ToR) for a proposed free trade agreement (FTA) with Canada, commerce and industry minister Piyush Goyal said on Monday. The ToR will define the scope and structure of the negotiations and is first formal step towards reviving talks that were paused by Canada in 2023….
The trade deal aims to expand cooperation in services, mobility, goods, investment and trade facilitation. (AI image) India-New Zealand trade deal: Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his New Zealand counterpart Christopher Luxon on Monday had a telephonic conversation and announced finalising the India-New Zealand Free Trade Agreement (FTA). Both leaders stressed that this FTA would…
Piyush Goyal to visit Brussels to boost negotiations Union commerce and industry minister Piyush Goyal will visit Brussels on October 27-28 to hold high-level talks with Maros Sefcovic, executive vice-president and European commissioner for trade of the European Union, as both sides intensify efforts to finalise the India-EU Free Trade Agreement (FTA).The visit comes at…
NEW DELHI: While alcoholic liquor for human consumption remains outside the ambit of GST, recent reforms in this taxation have benefitted the industry indirectly. Campari Group (India) MD Shivam Misra has told TOI that several upstream and allied services in the value chain now carry clarified and, in many cases, concessional, rates. “For route-to-market, this…
How has your visit helped to carry forward the reset in the relationship?I use the word elevate. We’re moving our relationship to a stronger base. We’re elevating the areas in which we are cooperating. We are making sure that we work together on law enforcement and security. In addition, in the joint statement, we’re not…
AI image used for representative purposes The potential free trade agreement (FTA) and investment protection pact between India and the EU could be a “game changer” amid rising tariffs and market access restrictions in other regions, said EU Ambassador Herve Delphin. Speaking ahead of the 14th round of FTA negotiations in Brussels, Delphin acknowledged that…
