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Government working on FTA utilisation plan to maximise benefits for businesses

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Government working on FTA utilisation plan to maximise benefits for businesses

Union Minister Piyush Goyal. File | Photo Credit: ANI With India signing a series of free trade agreements with developed countries, the government is working on an FTA utilisation plan to help maximise benefits from these pacts, an official said. Since 2021, India has finalised free trade agreements (FTAs) with Mauritius, Australia, the UAE, Oman,…

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Exporters highlight compliance costs, testing requirements, MSME issues in meeting with Piyush Goyal

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Exporters highlight compliance costs, testing requirements, MSME issues in meeting with Piyush Goyal

Piyush Goyal. File | Photo Credit: The Hindu “Industry representatives have raised issues relating to compliance costs, testing requirements, and challenges faced by Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) in entering export markets, during a meeting with Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal in New Delhi on April 27, 2026,” an official statement said on Tuesday (April…

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IND-NZ FTA: India, New Zealand ink free trade agreement

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IND-NZ FTA: India, New Zealand ink free trade agreement

Union Minister of Commerce and Industry Piyush Goyal and New Zealand’s Trade and Investment Minister Todd McClay sign the India-New Zealand Free Trade Agreement, in New Delhi on April 27, 2026. Picture: X/@PiyushGoyal India and New Zealand on Monday (April 27, 2026) signed a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) that the Prime Ministers of both countries…

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India, New Zealand to sign FTA on April 27; deal provides Indian exporters 100% duty-free access

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India, New Zealand to sign FTA on April 27; deal provides Indian exporters 100% duty-free access

Union Minister Piyush Goyal welcomes Todd McClay, New Zealand’s Minister for Trade & Investment on April 24, 2026. Picture: X/@PiyushGoyal India and New Zealand will on Monday (April 27, 2026) sign a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) that will remove tariffs on 100% of India’s exports to New Zealand, and either sharply reduce or remove tariffs…

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Jan Vishwas Bill: Commerce Ministry wants departments to consider withdrawing cases involving minor offences

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Jan Vishwas Bill: Commerce Ministry wants departments to consider withdrawing cases involving minor offences

Union Minister of Commerce & Industry Piyush Goyal addresses during a press briefing on Jan Vishwas (Amendment of Provisions) Bill 2026, at Vanijya Bhawan, in New Delhi on Friday (April 3, 2026). | Photo Credit: ANI The Commerce and Industry Ministry wants all the departments to consider withdrawing pending court cases involving minor offences in…

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India well-placed to deal with any situation on crude oil, fuel amid West Asia supply shock: Piyush Goyal

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India well-placed to deal with any situation on crude oil, fuel amid West Asia supply shock: Piyush Goyal

Union Minister of Commerce and Industries Piyush Goyal. | Photo Credit: ANI Union Minister Piyush Goyal on Saturday (March 14, 2026) said India is well-placed to deal with any situation on crude oil and fuel, as the West Asia crisis disrupts gas shipments and shipping routes, and highlighted that the government has ramped up kerosene…

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India and EU to give each other Most Favoured Nation status for 5 years, draft trade deal shows

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India and EU to give each other Most Favoured Nation status for 5 years, draft trade deal shows

Union Minister of Commerce and Industry Piyush Goyal greets during India-EU FTA joint press conference, in New Delhi. File | Photo Credit: ANI Feb 27 (Reuters) – The ​European ‌Union and India ​have agreed ⁠to grant each ‌other Most ‌Favoured ‌Nation ⁠status for ⁠a period of five ​years ‌starting from the date of ‌a trade…

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How is U.S.-India trade deal being tweaked? | Explained

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How is U.S.-India trade deal being tweaked? | Explained

The story so far: The Interim Agreement between India and the U.S. on trade has buoyed investor sentiment in India, especially because of the prospect of tariffs on Indian exports to the U.S. reducing to 18%. However, since the deal was announced through a joint statement on February 7, the contours of what it could include have…

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How is U.S.-India trade deal being tweaked? | Explained

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How is U.S.-India trade deal being tweaked? | Explained

The story so far: The Interim Agreement between India and the U.S. on trade has buoyed investor sentiment in India, especially because of the prospect of tariffs on Indian exports to the U.S. reducing to 18%. However, since the deal was announced through a joint statement on February 7, the contours of what it could include have…

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