British Trade Secretary Liz Truss and Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal sign U.K.-India ETP agreement
The Hindu
The ETP is said to create immediate opportunities for British businesses in India across industries including food and drink, life sciences and the service sector
British Trade Secretary Liz Truss and Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal have signed the UK-India Enhanced Trade Partnership (ETP) agreement, aimed at doubling bilateral trade by 2030. "Today I signed the U.K.-India Enhanced Trade Partnership with my friend @PiyushGoyal. Together, we have committed to - negotiating a comprehensive free trade deal, starting this autumn, more than doubling trade by 2030 and reducing barriers to trade in key industries,” Ms. Truss said in a tweet on Tuesday. Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his British counterpart Boris Johnson on Tuesday to unleash the trade potential between the 5th and 6th largest economies of the world and by setting an ambitious target of more than doubling bilateral trade by 2030, the Ministry of External Affairs said in a press release on Tuesday.More Related News
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