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Piyush Goyal, Minister of Commerce and Industry. With Türkiye dropping its opposition to investment facilitation agreement, India is left alone to keep the China-backed proposal out of the ambit of WTO as talks at the ministerial meeting in Cameroon enter the final 24 hours, reports Sidhartha. Govt has steadfastly opposed the entry of investment facilitation…
Commerce and industry minister Piyush Goyal on Friday met US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer and reviewed the next steps in negotiations for the proposed India-US bilateral trade agreement (BTA).The meeting took place on the sidelines of the 14th ministerial conference (MC14) of the World Trade Organisation in Yaounde, Cameroon, where both sides also exchanged views…
The upcoming World Trade Organisation (WTO) ministerial conference will discuss key issues such as agriculture, the 28-year moratorium on e-commerce transmissions, fisheries subsidies, and a China-led Investment Facilitation for Development (IFD) proposal. Trade ministers from 166 economies will meet in Yaoundé, Cameroon, from March 26 to 29 for the fourteenth ministerial (MC14), with limited outcomes…
NEW DELHI: As India and Bangladesh look to work towards a pragmatic reset in ties, Bangladesh high commissioner Riaz Hamidullah Friday called on external affairs minister S Jaishankar and also commerce and industry minister Piyush Goyal.Jaishankar said that the conversation with Hamidullah was focused on advancing bilateral ties. In a social media post about the…
File photo: Union minister Piyush Goyal Union minister Piyush Goyal on Saturday said India is well placed to handle any disruption in crude oil and fuel supplies despite the worsening Middle East crisis, asserting that there has been “absolutely no disturbance” in petrol, diesel or aviation fuel availability, while also indicating that the government will…
Union minister of commerce and industry Piyush Goyal on Friday held talks with Yeo Han-Koo, trade minister of South Korea, to explore ways to strengthen economic ties, boost bilateral investments and deepen supply-chain collaboration between the two countries. The meeting focused on expanding trade engagement and reinforcing the broader economic partnership between India and South…
Union minister Piyush Goyal. (ANI photo) NEW DELHI: Union Minister Piyush Goyal on Wednesday assured that India is not facing any fuel shortage despite growing volatility in global energy markets triggered by the ongoing conflict in West Asia.Addressing reporters in Tiruchirappalli, Goyal said the government is closely monitoring developments and taking proactive measures to ensure…
NEW DELHI: Government will use “every policy tool and the export promotion mission” to support exporters in the ongoing crisis in West Asia, commerce and industry minister Piyush Goyal said on Friday. “We are in complete engagement with exporters. Every day, the inter-ministerial group talks to exporters and takes feedback. We will not be found…
Image used for representative purposes NEW DELHI: Amid the escalating tensions in the West Asia region, the Indian govt has set up an inter-ministerial group that’s monitoring the situation particulary to assess any hurdles in India’s trade and shipping.“We have set up an inter-ministerial group that meets on a daily basis and is closely monitoring…
India and Canada took a step towards strengthening their economic ties on Monday, as Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Canadian PM Mark J Carney agreed to pursue a trade-led partnership to boost bilateral trade to $50 billion by 2030 and speed up negotiations on a Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA). The two leaders held bilateral…
