Free trade agreement

Australia hopeful of securing FTA with India in 2015: Trade min

Australia is hopeful of securing a high-quality free trade agreement with India this year, trade minister Andrew Robb said today, even as he blamed "bureaucratic hindrance" for the low trade with India as compared to China.

Jan 09, 2015, 13:43 PM IST

EU keen to take restart stalled BTIA negotiations with India

Faced with slowdown and recession in some of its key economies, the European Union has approached India for restarting negotiations on the stalled free trade agreement, a top official has said.

Dec 17, 2014, 12:09 PM IST

Trade with ASEAN to touch $100 billion next year

The two-way trade between India and ASEAN are expected to double from the current level of USD 80 billion by 2022 even as it is expected to touch USD 100 billion by next year on account of increasing commercial engagement between the two sides.

Dec 11, 2014, 13:44 PM IST

Switzerland expects to sign FTA with India soon

Bullish about its companies making huge investments in India, Switzerland expects the long- delayed Free Trade Agreement between the two countries to be signed soon.

Dec 08, 2014, 13:41 PM IST

Processes for inking FTA underway: Philippines assures India

The Philippines, the only country in the 10-nation ASEAN to sign a Free Trade Agreement for services and investments with India, today assured that the internal processes for inking the ambitious bilateral pact was underway.

Nov 13, 2014, 17:45 PM IST

China wins support for APEC trade plan as Obama meets Xi

Chinese President Xi Jinping held informal talks with his US counterpart Barack Obama here Tuesday in a bid to iron out differences between the world's top two economies even as China won support for its "historic" Asia-Pacific trade plan despite American opposition.

Nov 11, 2014, 19:16 PM IST

'India willing to go ahead with free trade pact with EU'

India on Wednesday said it is willing to go in for a free trade agreement (FTA) with the European Union but wants the 27-member bloc to address the issues flagged by New Delhi.

Sep 10, 2014, 19:24 PM IST

India signs FTA in services, investments with ASEAN

India has signed the free trade agreement (FTA) in services and investments with 10-member ASEAN, paving the way for freer movement of professionals and further opening opportunities for investments.

Sep 08, 2014, 21:49 PM IST

Australia says elusive China trade deal close

Australia Thursday said it hopes to complete an elusive free trade agreement with its top export partner China when President Xi Jinping visits in November.

Sep 04, 2014, 07:16 AM IST

India to sign free trade agreement with Asean soon: Kher

India on Wednesday said it has received the free trade agreements on services and investments with ASEAN and it will "shortly" sign the pact.

Sep 03, 2014, 13:04 PM IST

Apparel Exporters ask govt to expedite India-EU FTA

Apparel exporters today sought expeditious finalisation of the India-EU Free Trade Agreement to enable better market access for Indian exporters whose total outbound shipments stood at USD 15.7 billion last year.

Jul 14, 2014, 15:18 PM IST