Piyush Goyal
India, UK FTA likely to be finalised this year, says Commerce Secretary
Commerce Secretary Sunil Barthwal told media persons that the deal is likely to be finalised before end of this year, as all contentious issues have been resolved. The deal is aimed at propelling growth and creating jobs. Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal had recently visited London to conclude the 11th round of talks to finalise the FTA. Barthwal too had accompanied him.
India's economic scale, market potential enabling startups to flourish: Piyush Goyal
Addressing the ‘Startup20 Shikhar’ in Gurugram, Goyal, the Minister for Commerce & Industry, Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution and Textiles, said that there must be a global effort to nurture inclusive, supportive and sustainable startup ecosystems in all parts of the world to address global challenges.
Ensure affordable credit to MSMEs to achieve $1 tn merchandise exports target: Piyush Goyal
He gave these directions during a meeting called recently to discuss the issue of increasing the availability of export credit to the MSME exporters. The meeting was attended by top officials of 21 banks including the State Bank of India, Bank of Baroda, Punjab National Bank, Canara Bank, Union Bank of India, Bank of India and Central Bank of India among others.
India open to FTA talks bilaterally or individually with African nations: Piyush Goyal
He said India is open to free trade agreement (FTA) negotiations bilaterally or individually with African countries or Africa as a whole. The minister reiterated that this is the beginning of a new engagement and reaffirmed that India would act as a trusted partner to expand trade, commerce, business, investment and opportunities between the two nations.
Cabinet okays up to 10% hike in MSP of several commodities
Minister for Food and Consumer Affairs, Commerce and Textiles Piyush Goyal said that the government's top priority is to keep inflation in check and therefore, in recent times, it has increased procurement so that the common man does not feel the pinch while the entire burden of price rise is borne by the government.
India, Canada agree to enhance cooperation for investment promotion, info exchange
This was finalised after both the countries concluded the 6th India-Canada Ministerial Dialogue on Trade and Investment in Ottawa on Monday.Union Commerce minister Piyush Goyal and Canadian Minister for International Trade Mary Ng concluded the negotiations for their respective countries.
Commerce minister Piyush Goyal to co-chair India-Canada ministerial trade dialogue
MDTI is a bilateral mechanism which provides institutional mechanism to discuss a broad spectrum of trade and investment related issues and cooperation areas. The dialogue will focus on various themes, including strengthening the bilateral trade relationship between India and Canada, investment promotion and cooperation.
Wheat export ban to stay to ensure domestic supplies, check inflation, says Piyush Goyal
Speaking to media persons in Rome, where he is currently on an official visit, Goyal noted that wheat procurement has begun and initial figures related to buying are "very satisfactory". He expressed hope that despite unseasonal rains, the harvest will be good. The minister went on to add that adequate supplies need to be ensured in the country of wheat, once the procurement is over.
'Huge delta of opportunities in India': Piyush Goyal at India-France business summit
Goyal, who is currently on a tour of France, while addressing the India-France Business Summit and CEOs Roundtable in Paris on Tuesday, said: "We are one of the largest consumers of goods and services. Exports of goods and services are growing by over 50 per cent, and we hope to continue this growth trajectory. We hope to see our exports of goods and services triple from $765 billion to $2 trillion by 2030."
India-France Business Summit in Paris on April 11
Union Minister of Commerce and Industry Piyush Goyal along with Olivier Becht, Minister delegate of Foreign Trade, Government of France, will co-chair the summit. Officials said that the summit will focus on themes including building a green future, emerging technologies, defence cooperation and cooperation in the Indo-Pacific regions.
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