UAE, Cote d’Ivoire Strengthen Ties with New Cooperation Pact

29 Nov 2024

Abu Dhabi, November 29: Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, the UAE Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, welcomed Robert Beugre Mambe, Prime Minister of Cote d'Ivoire, to Abu Dhabi for high-level discussions. The meeting focused on advancing bilateral relations in various fields, including trade, investment, tourism, and economic...

India and Vietnam Agree to Strengthen Trade and Increase Security Cooperation

02 Aug 2024

On Thursday, India and Vietnam agreed to enhance their defense cooperation to ensure greater stability in the Indo-Pacific region and to reinforce efforts for freedom of navigation and overflight in the South China Sea amid China’s assertive stance in the area. The agreement followed discussions between Prime Minister Narendra Modi...

India signs free trade agreement with European Free Trade Association

10 Mar 2024

India has signed a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with the European Free Trade Association (EFTA) bloc, consisting of Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway, and Switzerland. The agreement was signed during a meeting co-chaired by Union Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal in the national capital. The EFTA is a regional trade organization aiming to...

How to Trade Forex Using a Demo Account

20 Dec 2023

Imagine being in an exotic foreign market where you buy a beautiful artifact using local currency. Later, due to favorable economic conditions, the value of the local currency decreases against your home currency. Now, if you were to sell that artifact back home, you'd make a profit purely based on...

New Indian foreign trade policy emphasises on rupee-based foreign trade settlement

31 Mar 2023

India's new Foreign Trade Policy (FTP) 2023 was introduced by the Central government on Friday. It aims to increase exports to USD 2 trillion by 2030 and emphasises rupee-based international trade settlement. Piyush Goyal, the minister of commerce and industry unveiled the FTP 2023, which will take affect on April...

British companies line up to enter country as India, UK trade on cards

12 Dec 2022

UK Trade Secretary Kemi Badenoch met Union Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal for the first time in person on Monday to kick off her tour to India as the sixth round of Free Trade Agreement (FTA) negotiations between the nations gets underway. The sixth round of official negotiations between the UK...

Rupee depreciates below 81-mark against US dollar in early trade, on a first

23 Sep 2022

The rupee fell 44 paise and fell below the 81-mark against the US dollar in early trade on Friday, weighed down by the strong US currency and risk-off sentiment among investors. Forex traders said the escalation of geopolitical risk in Ukraine and rate hikes by the US Federal Reserve and...