Big win for Europe as it taps India’s 1.45 billion consumers under historic dealIndia and the European Union have signed a historic free trade agreement. This deal will significantly boost European exports to India. Tar...
27 Jan, 2026, 08.02 PM IST
“We did it. We delivered the mother of all deals”: India, EU seal landmark FTAIndia and the European Union have signed a significant Free Trade Agreement. This pact aims to boost trade between the two economic giants....
27 Jan, 2026, 07.19 PM IST
India-EU FTA highlights: 'Mother-of-all deals' eliminates aircraft tariffs, cuts duties on alcohol, food & chemicalsIndia and the European Union have finalized an 18-year-long Free Trade Agreement, featuring extensive tariff cuts on over 90% of EU goods. ...
27 Jan, 2026, 07.16 PM IST
Cheaper treats from Europe: What the EU–India trade deal means for Indian consumersA new EU-India free trade agreement will bring cheaper European goods to India. Expect lower prices on wine, spirits, beer, and olive oil. ...
27 Jan, 2026, 02.26 PM IST
India's agri, processed food items to get duty-free access to Oman under trade pactIndia and Oman have signed a new trade agreement. This pact grants duty-free access to Oman for Indian agricultural and processed food prod...
19 Dec, 2025, 06.36 PM IST
India-EFTA trade pact explained: Tariff cuts, sectoral benefits, and investment commitmentsIndia's free trade agreement with the four-nation European Free Trade Association (EFTA) came into effect, aiming to boost commerce and inv...
01 Oct, 2025, 01.51 PM IST
India-EFTA trade pact: Swiss wines, apparels, watches to get cheaper in IndiaIndia’s free trade pact with EFTA, effective Wednesday, will lower tariffs on Swiss products like wines, chocolates, apparel, and watches, ...
30 Sep, 2025, 08.51 PM IST
5 world market themes for the week aheadCentral bank decisions in Britain, Switzerland, and Norway will show the rate cutting trend, while retail sales data from the US and China ...
15 Jun, 2024, 09.21 AM IST
PepsiCo trials for well-oiled India chip machine onPepsiCo India is experimenting with replacing palm oil and palmolein with a blend of sunflower oil and palmolein in Lay's, the country's la...
09 May, 2024, 12.01 PM IST
"India will be world's premier manufacturing, service hub": Swiss Secretary lauds India-EFTA Trade Economic Partnership AgreementSwiss State Secretary lauds the USD 100-billion free trade pact between India and EFTA. India will be the premier manufacturing and service...
11 Mar, 2024, 04.11 PM IST
India inks pact with EFTA, gets $100 billion commitmentIndia signed a significant trade agreement with the European Free Trade Association (EFTA) comprising Switzerland, Norway, Liechtenstein, a...
10 Mar, 2024, 11.30 PM IST
Nestle, Danone see price hikes slowing after years of sharp increasesDanone and Nestle plan to slow price increases in 2024, while Unilever expects price increases to ease. The industry cites rising input cos...
23 Feb, 2024, 04.35 PM IST
- Cocoa industry upset over withdrawal of import duty on powdered beans
Import of cocoa beans and products have been steadily moving up with the country increasing its processing capacity in recent years.
13 Jul, 2017, 12.50 PM IST
Indians may get high end Swiss chocolates at cheaper ratesIndian consumers may get high-end Swiss chocolates at cheaper rates as the government is likely to reduce import duty on the product under ...
02 Mar, 2014, 12.44 PM IST
Belgian chocolatiers in bitter war against foreign chocolates that claim to be 'Belgian'“Those products are of lower quality, are cheaper, but look like the Belgian chocolate products that are also in those shops.”
08 Jun, 2013, 04.01 AM IST
- The chocolate wars
Manufacturers want to use vegetable oil instead of cocoa butter to make chocolate and save money, but consumers aren't buying that.
08 Aug, 2007, 01.41 AM IST
- Huge potential for Indo-Belgian trade
Huge opportunities were available for developing trade between India and Belgium, Georges L C Baekelmans, executive council member of Indo-...
05 Jun, 2007, 09.10 PM IST