He acknowledged that the trade talks with the US for a Bilateral Trade Agreement (BTA) would be challenging since the US is very ambitious and the global landscape is very different from what it was a year ago.
India and the European Union are scheduled to begin the next round of talks for a proposed free trade agreement (FTA) from Monday in Brussels with the aim of concluding the talks by the end of this year, a senior official said.
With India and the European Union (EU) decided to conclude a bilateral Free Trade Agreement (FTA) by year-end, high-level ministerial delegations from the two sides met here last night for a meeting of the second India-EU Trade and Technology Council (TTC).
India and Myanmar held a bilateral meeting during which both the countries acknowledged the importance of resuming border trade through roads and agreed to take steps on this issue.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and US President Donald Trump have launched “Mission-500” in the trade and investment sector. The initiative aims to more than double two-way trade to USD 500 billion by 2030.
In another step to release pressures on dwindling foreign exchange reserves, Pakistan has opened up barter trade with Afghanistan, Iran and Russia for certain items including petroleum, LNG, coal, wheat, pulses, minerals, metals, and several food items.
Key indices of the domestic equities market opened flat on Tuesday morning, tracking mixed global cues. Auto and IT stocks were up in the morning trade. Heavyweight Reliance was up 0.26 per cent as well.
Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel on Wednesday met a delegation of UK MPs who are part of the All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on trade and investment.
To further the trade relationship between India and Myanmar around pulses, the industry body India Pulses and Grains Association (IPGA) has made a pitch for import and export between the two neighbouring countries in the Indian currency Rupee.
Pakistan suspended trade with India in August 2019 after New Delhi decided to abrogate Article 370 removing the special status of Jammu and Kashmir.
