It's the right time to invest in India: Swiss luxury watchmaker Baume & Mercier CEOSwiss luxury watchmakers, particularly Baume & Mercier, are planning significant investments in India due to the India-EFTA trade pact. Des...
28 Sep, 2026, 01.05 AM IST
Mexico, Brazil, UK see rising medical device imports, opening export opportunities for India: ReportMexico, Brazil, the UK, Poland and Canada have emerged as high-growth markets for Indian medical equipment exports, India Exim Bank said. T...
25 Sep, 2026, 01.28 PM IST
New FTAs provide comfort to invest in global supply chains in India: Commerce Secretary Rajesh AgarwalIndia's latest free trade agreements are designed to foster long-term investments within global supply chains, also ensuring tariff stabili...
24 Sep, 2026, 05.47 PM IST
UFlex’s Asepto bets on Egypt to build global aseptic packaging hubAsepto’s $126-million Ain Sokhna plant will add 12 billion packs of annual capacity, taking its India-Egypt capacity to 24 billion packs as...
23 Sep, 2026, 03.46 PM IST
Global order under stress, multilateralism must assert itself strongly: Jaishankar at inaugural UNGA 'Partners for Multilateralism' SummitExternal Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said the global order is under stress from geopolitical competition, tensions and conflicts, calling...
22 Sep, 2026, 11.26 AM IST
Piyush Goyal to chair DPIIT workshop on FTAs, ease of doing business on September 22DPIIT to hold workshop on September 22 to discuss ease of doing business, free trade agreements (FTAs) and trade reforms, with industry bod...
20 Sep, 2026, 01.14 PM IST
India’s strategic autonomy faces a trade test as WTO warns non-aligned economies could pay a price for fragmentationIndia's foreign economic policy aims for broad trade ties. The WTO warns of rising costs in a fragmented global trade system. India's numer...
16 Sep, 2026, 06.47 PM IST
Leather, footwear exports may hit $5.5 billion as UK, EU trade pacts boost growth: CLE Chairman JunejaIndia's leather exports are projected to reach USD 5.5 billion by 2026-27. Trade pacts with the UK and EU will significantly boost these fu...
16 Sep, 2026, 10.12 AM IST
WTO cites India-EFTA trade deal as unilateral mechanism to achieve market access outcomeTrade agreements beyond the multilateral trading system can also offer examples whereby unilateral enforcement mechanisms have been tailore...
15 Sep, 2026, 11.59 PM IST
New FTAs open big export gains across key sectorsThe introduction of eight free trade agreements heralds a new era of duty-free market access, particularly benefiting the electronics, agri...
05 Sep, 2026, 12.01 AM IST
India-New Zealand FTA to come into force next month, grants 100% duty-free access to Indian exportsThe India-New Zealand free trade agreement will officially commence next month. This pact grants India one hundred percent duty-free access...
03 Sep, 2026, 02.13 PM IST
Deepening trade ties, FTA utilisation key to India's USD 1 trillion export target: CII's Sanjay BudhiaIndia aims for one trillion dollars in exports by 2026-27. This ambitious goal requires significant growth in both goods and services. Deep...
01 Sep, 2026, 02.09 PM IST
Indian businesses redesigning supply chain to capture new growth opportunities: ReportIndian businesses are actively redesigning supply chains for resilience and growth. Supplier diversification and strategic inventory are ke...
31 Aug, 2026, 07.20 PM IST
Over 40,000 reforms carried out in last decade for ease of business; Gujarat emerges as front-runner: DPIIT SecyState governments have implemented over 40,000 reforms in the past decade. Gujarat leads these efforts, enhancing the ease of doing busines...
31 Aug, 2026, 02.58 PM IST
India hits FY26 fiscal deficit target, stays on debt-cut path: Nirmala SitharamanIndia's Finance Minister confirmed achieving fiscal deficit targets for 2025-26. The government plans to reduce the debt-to-GDP ratio to fi...
30 Aug, 2026, 01.26 PM IST
ET World Leaders Forum: India set to be a growth market, but companies must up their gameIndia is poised to be a major global growth market over the next decade, driven by seven structural strengths including economic stability,...
21 Aug, 2026, 12.44 AM IST
India’s FTA exports surge, shipments to Singapore and Sri Lanka more than doubleExports to Singapore and Sri Lanka more than doubled in the first quarter. Shipments to the ASEAN region also saw significant growth during...
14 Aug, 2026, 03.16 PM IST