‘India’s heart with US…’: Piyush Goyal puts tough questions to Chinese minister over RCEP
In a message on social media network X (formerly called Twitter), Piyush Goyal said he held a bilateral meeting with the US counterpart Tai. “Discussed key bilateral issues of mutual interest and explored ways to give further impetus to the growing India-US partnership through enhanced trade and investments,” he said.
India and the European Union have made good progress in the ongoing three negotiations- India-EU Free Trade Agreement; a standalone Investment Protection Agreement; and a Geographical Indications Agreement, the government said Saturday. The commerce and industry ministry said in a statement that the two sides discussed their market access issues and review the progress made […]
Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal and US Trade Representative Katherine Tai have discussed ways to enhance trade and investments between India and the US. They are working towards resolving their last trade dispute related to poultry in the World Trade Organisation and exploring opportunities for companies from both countries to participate in each others’ […]
The European Union (EU) is waiting for India’s response to its proposal for a dispute settlement mechanism under the bilateral investment protection pact being negotiated alongside a free trade agreement (FTA). The EU Commissioner for Trade, Valdis Dombrovskis, stated that progress has been made in the FTA negotiations but there is still much work to […]
Apeejay Shipping Ltd (ASL) on Friday announced the acquisition of a Japanese-built vessel with a deadweight capacity of 76,812 MT. The vessel adds significant strength to the Kolkata-based company’s fleet, now totalling 10 vessels and boasting of a combined deadweight tonnage (dwt) of 671,332 MT.
DP World has signed an agreement to develop a new mega-container terminal at Kandla in Gujarat. The terminal, which will have an annual capacity of 2.19 million TEUs, will be developed on a Build-Operate-Transfer basis for 30 years with an option to extend for a further 20 years.
Kazakhstan has ranked 25th in the World Bank’s Ease of Doing Business Report. The country aims to enter the top 10 countries within 5 years. Kazakhstan is India’s main trading partner in Central Asia, with bilateral turnover exceeding that of all other countries in the region. Kazakhstan offers over 200 project packages in various sectors, […]
‘India, China trade on fast track’
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Chinese vice trade minister Wang Shouwen stated that India and China’s trade relationship has been growing rapidly, and India is welcome to join the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP). India had previously walked out of RCEP due to concerns about the trade imbalance with China.