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September 3, 2025, 04:03 PM - 2 min read
The free trade agreement signed between India and the four-European nation bloc, EFTA, in March, 2024, will come into force from October 1 this year and have “legally binding provisions” set by India
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July 28, 2025, 10:46 AM - 2 min read
The government will conduct around 1,000 outreach programmes across India over the next 20 days to educate industries and state authorities about the India-UK Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA), signed on July 24.
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June 11, 2025, 05:00 PM - 4 min read
Bureaucratic hurdles remain the biggest impediment to Swiss businesses in India, said Switzerland’s State Secretary for Economic Affairs, Helene Budliger Artieda
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April 30, 2025, 04:05 PM - 3 min read
Union Minister of Commerce and Industry, Piyush Goyal, recently met Norway’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Espen Barth Eide, to deliberate on the implementation of the India-European Free Trade Association (EFTA) Trade and Economic Partnership Agreement (TEPA).
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February 24, 2025, 04:15 PM - 2 min read
Switzerland and other European Free Trade Association (EFTA) nations, including Iceland, Liechtenstein, and Norway, have committed to investing USD 100 billion in India over the next 15 years.
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February 10, 2025, 04:36 PM - 3 min read
India is taking a significant step towards strengthening its trade and investment ties with the European Free Trade Association (EFTA) by setting up a dedicated EFTA desk.
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February 10, 2025, 04:25 PM - 3 min read
India has taken a significant step to boost trade and investment relations with the European Free Trade Association (EFTA) by setting up a dedicated EFTA desk.
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March 11, 2024, 06:29 PM - 2 min read
According to details outlined in the agreement documents, wines imported from EFTA countries will witness duty concessions akin to those extended to Australia. Notably, there will be no concessions for wines priced below USD 5. However, for wines priced between USD 5 and USD 15, a gradual reduction in duties from 150% to 50% over a decade is anticipated.
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March 11, 2024, 11:36 AM - 2 min read
"Under the FTA, India will lift or partially remove customs tariffs on 95.3 per cent of industrial imports from Switzerland (excluding gold) either immediately or with transition periods," the Swiss government said in a statement.
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March 9, 2024, 11:43 AM - 2 min read
"The Trade and Economic Partnership Agreement (TEPA) between India and EFTA covers wide-ranging matters such as trade in goods and services, rules of origin, intellectual property rights (IPR), investment promotion, trade facilitation, and sustainable development," a source elaborated.
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March 5, 2024, 10:10 AM - 2 min read
"This is the first FTA for India where it has been able to get a commitment on investment and employment from the partner nations. The EFTA countries are looking at investing in joint ventures in areas such as pharmaceuticals, especially medical devices, certain chemicals, food processing, and engineering products," disclosed an official closely monitoring the negotiations.
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