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New banking data reveals ’huge’ leap within India business corridor
6 days, 16 hours ago

New banking data reveals ’huge’ leap within India business corridor

Live Mint  

London, Dec 17 Business activity between the UK and India has flourished in 2024 as the value of payments received by clients in Britain from India rose by 121 per cent, according to the latest data released by HSBC UK. In the nine months to October 2024, the value of payments made by HSBC UK business clients to India reportedly …

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India should not shy away from Chinese investment: Arvind Panagariya explains why
1 week, 4 days ago

India should not shy away from Chinese investment: Arvind Panagariya explains why

Live Mint  

India should remain open to investments from China like other developed countries like the United States and Germany, with an expectation from a handful of sectors, reported the news agency PTI on Thursday, December 12. The activities from which you want to exclude are relatively few because I don't see other countries restricting Chinese investment in large number of sectors,” …

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India flags concern over trade lines, potential Chinese product dumping in Oman FTA talks
2 weeks, 1 day ago

India flags concern over trade lines, potential Chinese product dumping in Oman FTA talks

Live Mint  

New Delhi: India has raised concerns that China could use Oman to dump goods into the Indian market, even as talks on a free trade agreement with the West Asian nation have resulted in an agreement on over 200 trade lines, two people aware of the matter said. Third export destination While Oman is India’s third-largest export destination among Gulf …

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Work-visa focus in FTA talks doesn’t help India
1 month ago

Work-visa focus in FTA talks doesn’t help India

Hindustan Times  

For decades, India has been obsessively focused on securing commitments for work visas in its trade negotiations, particularly when negotiating Free Trade Agreements. The negotiating leverage and political capital spent on securing such commitments could be better utilised in negotiating for lower tariffs and meaningful market access There are several reasons why the whole approach is outdated. The current strategy …

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India-Europe's 16-year journey to historic FTA: Key things to know about pact
9 months, 1 week ago

India-Europe's 16-year journey to historic FTA: Key things to know about pact

Hindustan Times  

India signed a free trade agreement with a group of four European nations - Switzerland, Norway, Iceland and Liechtenstein - on Sunday, which will see a major investment of around $100 billion for New Delhi over the next 15 years. India signed the FTA with Europe's four nation trade bloc on Sunday The free trade pact between the countries is …

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FTAs spur China's trade, partners' economies
11 months, 3 weeks ago

FTAs spur China's trade, partners' economies

China Daily  

The expansion of China's free trade agreements with multiple countries will enhance the competitiveness of its products globally and facilitate its companies' entry into more markets this year, said analysts and exporters on Tuesday. With the China-Nicaragua FTA — China's 21st free trade deal with another country — taking effect on Monday, they said multilateral and bilateral FTAs can be …

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FTAs spur China's trade, partners' economies
11 months, 3 weeks ago

FTAs spur China's trade, partners' economies

China Daily  

The expansion of China's free trade agreements with multiple countries will enhance the competitiveness of its products globally and facilitate its companies' entry into more markets this year, said analysts and exporters on Tuesday. With the China-Nicaragua FTA — China's 21st free trade deal with another country — taking effect on Monday, they said multilateral and bilateral FTAs can be …

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Indian Exports To Receive Limited Benefit From FTA With UK: GTRI
1 year, 2 months ago

Indian Exports To Receive Limited Benefit From FTA With UK: GTRI

ABP News  

India’s high-quality labour-intensive goods would be at an advantage from the removal of import duties by the UK, as per the proposed free trade agreement between the two countries, think tank GTRI said. GTRI co-founder, Ajay Srivastava said, that the average duty on goods imported from India into the UK is 4.2 per cent. India’s merchandise imports from the UK …

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India’s FTA negotiations with UK may hit a roadblock
1 year, 2 months ago

India’s FTA negotiations with UK may hit a roadblock

Hindustan Times  

New Delhi India’s negotiations with the UK for a trade deal could hit a roadblock as Indian industries are unwilling to offer import duty concessions to British manufacturers without London allowing easier mobility for Indian professionals, people with direct knowledge of the talks said on Monday. If business mobility – or easier temporary movement of Indian professionals to the UK …

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Taiwan gets first Hindu temple I Know all about 'Sabka Mandir'
1 year, 3 months ago

Taiwan gets first Hindu temple I Know all about 'Sabka Mandir'

India TV News  

Taiwan-- an island nation, that has been facing threats from China regularly-- has opened the first Hindu temple in the country, thus exhibiting an example of the country's strong cultural ties with New Delhi. Recently, Taiwan's Foreign Minister Jaushieh Joseph Wu expressed willingness to expand ties with India and underscored that the proposed free trade agreement between the two sides …

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India, Asean Agree To Conclude Negotiation For FTA Review In 2025
1 year, 4 months ago

India, Asean Agree To Conclude Negotiation For FTA Review In 2025

ABP News  

India and the ten-bloc Asean have agreed to fast track the negotiations for the review of the existing free trade agreement in goods between the two regions and conclude the talks in 2025, stated an official statement on Monday. The main agenda of this year’s meeting was a timely review of the ASEAN-India Trade in Goods Agreement which was signed …

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India, ASEAN agree to review FTA by 2025
1 year, 4 months ago

India, ASEAN agree to review FTA by 2025

The Hindu  

India and the ASEAN countries reached an agreement on Monday to review their free trade pact for goods and set a 2025 goalpost for concluding the review aimed at addressing the “asymmetry” in bilateral trade, the Commerce Ministry said. A Joint Committee of the ASEAN-India Trade in Goods Agreement, signed in 2009, deliberated on the roadmap for the review of …

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British official bats for early rollout of India-UK FTA
1 year, 5 months ago

British official bats for early rollout of India-UK FTA

The Hindu  

At a time when Free Trade Agreement negotiations are ongoing between India and the United Kingdom, a visiting representative of London’s financial and professional services segment has batted for an expeditious conclusion to the talks and an early implementation of the deal this year. We believe that there will be a financial services chapter which will be very beneficial because …

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India-Australia FTA to help increase apparel exports: AEPC
1 year, 11 months ago

India-Australia FTA to help increase apparel exports: AEPC

The Hindu  

Customs duty advantage under the India-Australia free trade agreement will help Indian apparel exporters get greater market access in that country as compared to their competitors, AEPC said on Tuesday. Apparel Export Promotion Council Vice Chairman Sudhir Sekhri said Australia is the largest importer of garments in the southern hemisphere. "With the India-Australia ECTA getting operationalised, India will have a …

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Free Trade Agreement with U.K. will benefit textile sector: Commerce and Textiles Minister Piyush Goyal
2 years ago

Free Trade Agreement with U.K. will benefit textile sector: Commerce and Textiles Minister Piyush Goyal

The Hindu  

As India and the United Kingdom are engaged in negotiations to finalise a free trade agreement, Union Minister for Commerce and Textiles Piyush Goyal said in Varanasi on Wednesday that the deal will help the textiles sector. The textile sector assures me that there are opportunities for both,” Mr. Goyal said. The Minister said the textile industry is clear that …

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India and European Union discuss Free Trade Agreement, price cap on Russian oil
2 years, 3 months ago

India and European Union discuss Free Trade Agreement, price cap on Russian oil

The Hindu  

India and the European Commission are eager to "expedite" the dialogue for the Free Trade Agreement for "mutually beneficial results", said Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal after he met the Executive Vice-President of the European Commission Valdis Dombrovskis in Bali on the sidelines of the G20 Ministerial Meeting on Wednesday. Also discussed EU/G7 initiative to price cap Russian oil …

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India would be happy to discuss trade pact with US: Piyush Goyal
2 years, 3 months ago

India would be happy to discuss trade pact with US: Piyush Goyal

India TV News  

Highlights During the Trump administration India and US had discussed a mini-trade deal to boost economic ties. Piyush Goyal said talks for a trade deal are progressing with Canada and European Union as well. India would be "happy and willing" to negotiate a trade pact with the US, provided America decides to look for a new free trade partner, Commerce …

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How a trade deal with the EU could shape up
2 years, 7 months ago

How a trade deal with the EU could shape up

Live Mint  

After signing comprehensive economic and trade agreements with the United Arab Emirates and Australia, India has stepped up efforts to negotiate a free trade agreement with the European Union. The EU is India’s third largest trading partner, accounting for 11.8% of India’s total trade in 2020-21, after the US and China. India is the EU’s tenth largest trading partner, accounting …

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Cohesion and co-operation: The Hindui Editorial on power imbalances in BIMSTEC
2 years, 8 months ago

Cohesion and co-operation: The Hindui Editorial on power imbalances in BIMSTEC

The Hindu  

The adoption of the Charter at the Fifth Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation summit promises to re-energise the 25-year-old grouping at a time of growing global uncertainties. The Charter, and India’s decision to lead the ‘security pillar’ out of the seven designated pillars of the revived BIMSTEC, has given India’s regional aspirations a new orientation, …

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UK trade minister to launch FTA talks in Delhi next week
2 years, 11 months ago

UK trade minister to launch FTA talks in Delhi next week

Live Mint  

Britain's Secretary of State for International Trade Anne-Marie Trevelyan will launch free trade agreement negotiations during a visit to New Delhi starting on Wednesday, the UK government said on Sunday. The Department for International Trade said the schedule for the two-day visit to India will include bilateral talks between Trevelyan and Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal on Thursday, when …

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Yantai firm benefits from China-Cambodia FTA
2 years, 11 months ago

Yantai firm benefits from China-Cambodia FTA

China Daily  

The free trade agreement signed between China and Cambodia took effect Jan 1, and Yantai Jiyuan Fruit Products Company is among the first batch of companies in Yantai, East China's Shandong province that received China-Cambodia FTA certificates of origin from Yantai Customs. The company exports apples worth more than 4 million yuan to Cambodia every year, and the China-Cambodia FTA …

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U.S. not interested in trade pact: Piyush Goyal
3 years, 4 months ago

U.S. not interested in trade pact: Piyush Goyal

The Hindu  

Hopes of an India-U.S. trade pact are off the table for now, with the Joe Biden administration conveying to India that it is not interested in a free trade agreement, Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal said on Thursday. The minister also said that India has begun working on an FTA with Bangladesh, and is close to sealing an early …

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Govt Frames Norms for Enforcement of 'Rules of Origin' for Imports Under FTAs
4 years, 4 months ago

Govt Frames Norms for Enforcement of 'Rules of Origin' for Imports Under FTAs

News 18  

The government has come out with norms for the enforcement of 'rules of origin' provisions for allowing preferential rate of customs duties on products imported under free trade agreements. These rules "shall apply to import of goods into India where the importer makes a claim of preferential rate of duty in terms of a trade agreement," it said. The ''rules …

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