Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal has said that free trade agreements (FTAs) with developed markets such as Australia, UAE and UK will provide greater market access for the domestic agri sector. He added that despite the global slowdown, India's agriculture, animal husbandry and fishery exports now reached at Rs 4 lakh crore.
Besides, FTA with the four-nation European bloc, EFTA, was signed in March 2024, and it is expected to be implemented later this year. The European Free Trade Association (EFTA) members are Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway, and Switzerland.
India implemented trade pacts with Australia and the UAE in 2022. The trade pact with the UK was announced in May. It is likely to be signed soon. Meanwhile, according to the commerce ministry data, the number of preferential certificates of origin issued by India under FTAs with Australia and the UAE rose by 19 per cent and 24.7 per cent respectively, in 2024-25.
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