Page 5 - Trade Deals

Need 100 mn jobs in next 10 yrs to gain from demographic dividend: Experts

Tertiary sector is not going to generate most of these 100 million jobs; focus should be on manufacturing and formal sector

India must tread with caution on early-harvest deals, say experts

While signing early-harvest agreements can be a good strategy since it signals commitment from both nations and kicks off trade in a small way, some experts believe targets are too grandiose

UK, New Zealand approve trade deal; hope it opens more doors

Britain agreed to a trade deal with New Zealand on Wednesday, eliminating tariffs on a wide range of goods as the UK seeks to expand economic links around the world following its exit from the European Union.

India, UAE plan to lift bilateral trade to $100 bn in 5 years via new pact

India and UAE plan to conclude CEPA by the end of the year with the aim to lift trade between the two countries by 70% in five years, trade ministers of both countries said

Govt-industry talks on proposed FTAs with EU-Australia at premature stage

Consultations with India Inc on trade pacts with UK, UAE on

India must negotiate well on free trade agreements, say experts

'Reduction in tariff equally crucial while working towards any agreement'

India will fast track trade deals with six nations: Commerce Secretary

The earliest one may be inked with the UAE

UK kick-starts preparations ahead of talks on trade deal with India

Launches 14-week consultation to seek views of the public and businesses

India, US agree to work towards resolving key bilateral trade issues

Katherine Tai, who was confirmed as a top US trade negotiator last week, discussed crucial issues with Goyal over a phone call on Thursday

Back to the future

Mixed outlook for India as US returns to multilateralism

UK signs free trade agreement with Vietnam: Trade Secretary Truss

The United Kingdom and Vietnam signed an agreement on free trade, Trade Secretary Elizabeth Truss said Tuesday

Trade isolation

India might lose yet another growth opportunity

China won't engage in decoupling or form small circle, says Xi Jinping

Xi's speech made no mention of the U.S. and offered passing allusions to mounting protectionism and unilateralism

People dress up as Trump, chickens and cows to protest US-UK trade pact

Demonstrators dressed as chickens, a cow and President Donald Trump gathered on Saturday in London to protest a proposed US-UK trade deal that activists say will lower food safety standards

With China relationship on the rocks, Australia eyes India for trade

India has overtaken China as the largest source of net migration to Australia, and its diaspora is the third largest Down Under, just behind China and the UK

Apparel Export Council wants skewed trade pacts with EU, UK and US reviewed

Says country's apparel exports can double in three years if disadvantages in trade pacts are removed and positive sentiment leveraged

Waiting for a fair deal proposal to restore India's GSP status: US official

The top trade official from the Trump Administration says the US is currently in a big trade negotiations with India

India, US could strike a 'smaller' trade deal in coming weeks: Indian envoy

The two countries have been negotiating a trade package to iron out certain issues and further boost two-way commerce

The art of winning trade deals post the pandemic

India can gain global trade share after the pandemic, but only if it acts quickly

India to go slow on trade deal with US, both sides to work on wider FTA

Trump had said a comprehensive trade agreement with India would take much longer to finalise than earlier expected