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Negotiations between senior officials of India and the UK are on to bridge differences on issues such as rules of origin and services sector, with an aim to conclude the talks for the proposed FTA at the earliest.Both ministers are in Japan…

Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal. (Photo: Twitter/ Piyush Goyal)Out of the total 26 chapters in the proposed FTA, 19 have been closedCommerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal on Friday said the negotiations between India and…

Fearing an influx of foreign liquor, domestic players makers have sought a higher minimum import price of $5, instead of $4 in the ongoing India-UK FTA talks. A TOI report on Monday showed that this $1 difference could lead to a significant…

India and Britain could sign a free trade agreement (FTA) this year as both countries have reached consensus on the broad contours of the proposed deal aiming to boost economic growth and jobs, a top Indian trade ministry official said.…

India and Britain may sign a free-trade agreement (FTA) this year since both nations have reached a consensus on broader structure of the deal, said Reuters citing a top trade ministry official."We want to finalise the deal at the…

Several MSME textile mills in Coimbatore downed shutters on Saturday on account of lack of demand for yarn. | Photo Credit: Siva SaravananS Textile and apparel exports shrank 11.3% in June compared with the year-earlier period even as…

NEW DELHI: A surge in duty free solar imports from southeast Asian countries that have free trade agreements (FTAs) with India, have raised suspicion of China re-routing supplies to escape customs duty, but the government is unlikely to…

Christopher M Hayward, Policy Chairman, City of London At a time when Free Trade Agreement (FTA) negotiations are ongoing between India and the United Kingdom (UK), a visiting representative of London’s financial and professional services…

Union Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal (R) with his  U.K. counterpart, Business and Trade Secretary Kemi Badenoch in London. Photo: Twitter/@PiyushGoyal The eleventh round of trade negotiations between India and the U.K. kicked…

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