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India and UK Launch Free Trade Agreement Negotiations

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..... India and UK Launch Free Trade Agreement Negotiations - News and Press Release Dated:- 13-1-2022 - News - India and UK Launch Free Trade Agreement Negotiations Proposed FTA expected to help double bilateral trade by 2030 FTA to give major fillip to Indian exports in labor intensive sectors like Leather, Textile, Jewellery and processed Agri-products FTA with UK to provide certainty, pr .....

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..... edictability and transparency, creating a more liberal, facilitative and competitive services regime- Shri Piyush Goyal Shri Piyush Goyal calls for enhancement of sectoral cooperation by addressing market access issues and removing trade restrictions FTA will give a big boost to employment generation The Minister of Commerce and Industry, Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution .....

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..... and Textiles, Shri Piyush Goyal launched the Free Trade Agreement negotiations with the United Kingdom along with Rt. Hon. Anne-Marie Trevelyan, UK Secretary of State for International Trade in New Delhi today. The FTA is expected to facilitate the target of doubling bilateral trade between India and United Kingdom by 2030, set by the Prime Ministers of both the nations, Shri Narendra Modi and Mr. .....

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..... Boris Johnson in May 2021. Speaking on the occasion, Shri Piyush Goyal said that both India and UK are vibrant democracies, with a partnership built on our shared history and rich culture. The diverse Indian diaspora in UK, who act as a Living Bridge , adds further dynamism to the relations between the two countries, he added. The Minister said that the FTA with UK is expected to provide c .....

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..... ertainty, predictability and transparency and will create a more liberal, facilitative and competitive services regime. Shri Goyal said that the FTA negotiations with the UK is expected to increase our exports in Leather, Textile, Jewellery and processed Agri products. He added that India is also expected to register a quantum jump in the export of Marine Products through the recognition of 56 .....

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..... marine units of India. The Minister said that the Mutual Recognition Agreements (MRAs) on Pharma could provide additional market access. There is also great potential for increasing exports in service sectors like IT/ITES, Nursing, education, healthcare, including AYUSH and audio-visual services. India would also be seeking special arrangements for movement of its people, he added. The Minis .....

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..... ter assured that subsequent to the unveiling of FTA, the two nations would proactively and regularly engage with each other, for deliberating on the scope and coverage of the trade deal. Observing that UK was a major trade partner of India with substantial bilateral volume of trade in goods and services, Shri Goyal said that the cooperation extended across areas like tourism, tech, startups, educa .....

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..... tion, climate change, etc. and that the two nations were looking forward to a mutually beneficial trade deal with balanced concessions and market access package in a wide range of sectors. Calling for the enhancement of sectoral cooperation by addressing market access issues and removing trade restrictions, Shri Goyal said that it would help generate direct and indirect employment in both natio .....

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..... ns. The Minister said that the India-UK FTA will also contribute in integrating value chains and help augment our mutual efforts to strengthen the resilience of supply chains. Reminding that the leaders of both nations had envisioned launching the FTA Negotiations in early 2022, Shri Goyal expressed his happiness at the successful conclusion of discussions in a timely manner to announce the lau .....

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..... nch of our FTA negotiations today. The Minister also informed that it was also agreed to explore during the FTA negotiations, the possibility of an Interim Agreement to provide quick gains for benefitting businesses in both nations. Our endeavour is to deliver a comprehensive, balanced, fair and equitable FTA, to benefit our small, medium and micro-enterprises in both nations, he said. - New .....

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