Tag: free trade agreements
MSMEs need to focus on quality, cost to gain from new FTAs: Secy
New Delhi: India’s expanding network of free trade agreements (FTAs) and economic partnerships is opening new opportunities for micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) to…
Piyush Goyal sees India becoming global car hub as Europe’s regulations hurt competitiveness
India’s Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal said on Monday that all automakers in Europe would prefer to manufacture cars in India, as the continent’s…
India needs open trade, a stronger WTO and a more proactive global role: Experts
India’s expanding network of Free Trade Agreements (FTAs) can strengthen, rather than substitute for, its engagement with the World Trade Organisation (WTO), experts said at…
Capital limited but confidence in rules of trade, fiscal path of large economies: DEA secretary
New Delhi: Economic affairs secretary Anuradha Thakur Sunday said that surpluses and deficit become sources of friction and the price of capital further rises when…
GVC integration, supply chain resilience, FTAs key to boost exports, high-end manufacturing: Deloitte India
New Delhi: Deepening integration into global value chains (GVCs), strengthening supply chain resilience and enhancing utilisation of free trade agreements (FTAs) are key to boosting…
A ‘Prisoner’s Dilemma’ is driving the trade war & the costs could be huge
The world is caught in a “Prisoner’s Dilemma” over trade, according to the WTO’s World Trade Report 2026. Governments have a clear incentive to protect…
India’s exports under free trade pacts grew faster than imports in April-July: Piyush Goyal
New Delhi [India]: Exports under free trade agreements (FTAs) are now growing faster than imports, signaling an improvement in the utilisation of trade pacts, according…
New FTAs open big export gains across key sectors
New Delhi: Eight new free trade agreements (FTAs) signed in the last five years have opened up duty-free market access of $982 billion in electronics,…
India-US trade deal hinges on preferential tariff advantage over rivals, says Goyal
New Delhi: India will finalise its proposed trade deal with the US once Washington gives New Delhi a preferential tariff advantage over competing economies, commerce…
US tariffs, supply chain disruptions have opened new markets: Gujarat CM
New Delhi: Gujarat chief minister Bhupendra Patel views the slew of free trade agreements (FTAs) signed by India with the UK, European Union and several…