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German Chancellor Olaf Scholz looking to fast-track FTA between India, EU

Germany is one of India's top trading partners within the EU, with exports to Germany reaching $10 billion and imports from Germany at $16.7 billion in the FY24

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz looking to fast-track FTA between India, EU
Updated On : 25 Oct 2024 | 9:40 PM IST

India-EU next round of talks for trade, investment agreement likely in Sep

Senior officials of India and the 27-nation European Union (EU) are expected to hold the next round of talks for the proposed free trade agreement, which aims at boosting commerce and investments, in September, an official said. Joint Secretary in the Department of Commerce Darpan Jain said that the eighth round of talks was concluded on June 28. He said that discussions were held on all 21 chapters in the meeting and progress was made in number of areas such as government procurement, digital trade, technical barriers to trade, goods, and market access. "We plan to hold more inter-sessional meetings in July and August and we intend to have another round (of talks) in the last week of September," Jain told reporters here. On June 17, 2022, India and the EU formally resumed negotiations on the proposed agreement, after a gap of over eight years. They are negotiating Trade and Investment Agreement, and a pact on Geographical Indications (GI). India had started negotiations for a tra

India-EU next round of talks for trade, investment agreement likely in Sep
Updated On : 15 Jul 2024 | 8:23 PM IST

EFTA: Trade deficit, Swiss blanket removal of import duties to hurt India

Large trade deficit with Switzerland and its decision to remove import duties on almost all industrial goods for all countries starting January 1 would limit gains for India under the proposed trade agreement with EFTA bloc, a report said on Monday. The report by economic think tank GTRI said the trade agreement in the current format will not help Indian exports and will result in higher imports and wider trade deficit. India and the European Free Trade Association (EFTA) are negotiating a free trade agreement, officially dubbed as Trade and Economic Partnership Agreement (TEPA) with a view to boosting economic ties. FTA (free trade agreement) negotiations were initiated in January 2008. EFTA members are Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway, and Switzerland. "The Indian side faces challenges in achieving a balanced outcome in the agreement with EFTA. There are concerns due to the large trade deficit in favour of EFTA, Switzerland's new policy of allowing tariff-free entry for all indust

EFTA: Trade deficit, Swiss blanket removal of import duties to hurt India
Updated On : 08 Jan 2024 | 12:47 PM IST

India looks for greater mkt access for alcoholic beverages in FTA: Official

India looks for greater market access on a reciprocal basis for its alcoholic beverages while negotiating free trade agreements (FTAs), a senior government official said on Thursday. Additional Secretary in the Commerce Ministry, Rajesh Agrawal, said that demand for Indian spirits is growing in the world. "On the market access point of view, it is on a reciprocal basis. If we are opening up our market in any way...we also try to look for market access in other countries," he told reporters here. The remarks assume significance as India is negotiating a free trade agreement with the UK and the European Union (EU). Cutting customs duties in the sector is one of the key demands of these countries. "This is one of the areas (where) we are trying to negotiate upon and...we are trying to see that the duty concessions that are required in various destinations, we get (that)," he said. He added that the condition that for a product to qualify as a whisky, it must be matured for a period n

India looks for greater mkt access for alcoholic beverages in FTA: Official
Updated On : 21 Dec 2023 | 7:02 PM IST

Rules of origin delay FTA tariff discussions with European Union

India for conservative norms, but EU wants more liberal criteria

Rules of origin delay FTA tariff discussions with European Union
Updated On : 02 Jul 2023 | 11:14 PM IST

EU wants India to prohibit 'discriminatory buy national practices': Report

India's Make in India and Atmanirbhar initiatives aim to favour domestic manufacturing and discourage imports, the European Union said

EU wants India to prohibit 'discriminatory buy national practices': Report
Updated On : 18 Aug 2022 | 11:35 AM IST

India, EU trade pact to help unleash significant untapped potential: Goyal

Goyal said they were here to relaunch the negotiations for a fair, equitable and balanced free trade agreement (FTA) between the EU and India

India, EU trade pact to help unleash significant untapped potential: Goyal
Updated On : 18 Jun 2022 | 1:50 PM IST

India, EU resume talks for free trade agreement after more than 8 years

India and the European Union (EU) finally restarted the negotiations for the long-pending trade and investment agreement on Friday after a gap of over eight years

India, EU resume talks for free trade agreement after more than 8 years
Updated On : 18 Jun 2022 | 7:38 AM IST

EU to resume talks with India on free trade agreement, discuss strategic co

They hope that the 14th EU-India Summit will get economic dialogue to relaunch talks on FTA

EU to resume talks with India on free trade agreement, discuss strategic co
Updated On : 13 Sep 2017 | 2:59 PM IST