Mint Explainer: Why Is the India-Oman Trade Deal Significant?

Mint Explainer: Why is the India-Oman trade deal significant?

Bilateral trade between India and Oman stands at just $10 billion. Yet the Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) signed last week during Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit marks a significant shift. Mint explains why.

“A Historic Step Forward in India–Oman Relations,” Says PM Modi as CEPA Is Signed - Goemkarponn

New Delhi: India and Oman have entered a new phase of economic cooperation with the signing of a Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement, a landmark pact designed to significantly deepen bilateral trade and investment ties. Prime Minister Narendra Modi described the agreement as a historic step that will energise relations between the two countries for decades and open fresh opportunities across multiple sectors. The agreement reflects a sh…

India–Oman CEPA to Roll Out in Three Months, Says Piyush Goyal

The India-Oman trade agreement is expected to go into effect within the next three months, Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal stated, emphasising faster implementation deadlines and expanded market access for Indian exporters. He stated that both countries had worked intentionally to minimise the delays witnessed in previous global trade agreements, noting the Oman-United States agreement, which took nearly three years to enter into for…

Oman allowed marble block exports to India under trade pact : Goyal

NEW DELHI : Oman has allowed India to import marble blocks from the Gulf country under the bilateral trade pact, which was signed on December 18, a move that will help India cut marble imports from Turkey, Commerce and Industry Minister Shri Piyush Goyal said on Friday. Oman does not allow export of marble blocks. The two countries inked a Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) on December 18 in Muscat. It is expected to be implemen…

India–Oman CEPA hailed by exporters as a gamechanger for India’s trade growth - Cargo Insights

FIEO welcomes India–Oman CEPA, citing zero-duty access on 98% tariff lines and stronger export, jobs, and services growth. India’s export community is celebrating a landmark moment in the nation’s global trade journey, as the Federation of Indian Export Organisations (FIEO) on Thursday, 18 December 2025, warmly welcomed the signing of the India–Oman Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA). The agreement, signed under the leadership o…