India-EU Free Trade Agreement Could Be Concluded Before Year End: Piyush Goyal

India-EU Free Trade Agreement Could Be Concluded Before Year End: Piyush Goyal

Piyush Goyal said that India will raise its concerns over certain EU's regulations such as carbon tax and deforestation rules in the trade talks.

India, Russia-Backed Economic Bloc To Begin Free Trade Talks

India and the Moscow-backed Eurasian Economic Union will begin trade talks this year, a Russian official said, at a time when the South Asian nation is also pursuing ambitious trade deals with the US and the European Union.“Negotiations on the free trade agreement should start this year,” said Russian Trade Commissioner to India Andrey Sobolev at an event in New Delhi on Monday.The Eurasian Economic Union comprises Russia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, K…

"Will negotiate a fair balance," Piyush Goyal optimistic of wrapping up FTA with EU by year end

By Shailesh Yadav Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal expressed optimism that India could finalise its Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with the European Union (EU) ahead of the year-end deadline, citing minimal divergences between the two economic blocs. Goyal emphasised the complementary nature of the Indian and European economies. “There are not too many issues where we have divergence of opinion. We have both complementary economies,” he s…