Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal

September 15, 2023 3:44 PM

Union Minister Piyush Goyal stresses establishing Indian companies as MNC

Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal today stressed on establishing Indian companies as multinational corporations (MNC). Addressing the Global Services Export Conclave in New Delhi, the Minister said that the Free Trade Agreements are also meant for engaging with the world and he further assured to facilitate with more opportunities. Mr Goyal also highlighted that over 50 percent of the country's economy is coming out of the services. He added, the services export also showed a 55 p...

September 1, 2023 5:49 PM

The 13th round of negotiations for UK-India FTA to take place in September

The twelfth round of negotiations for the UK-India Free Trade Agreement took place from 8th to 31st August. This was conducted in a hybrid fashion, where a number of UK officials travelled to Delhi for negotiations and others attended virtually. On the 24th and 25th of August, India hosted the G20 Trade and Investment Ministerial Meeting in Jaipur. UK Secretary of State for Business and Trade, Kemi Badenoch visited India for the meeting and met with the Commerce and Industry Minister Pi...

August 4, 2023 5:30 PM

India, Latin American and Caribbean region must work towards larger Global South cooperation in various multilateral forums: Piyush Goyal

Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal has stressed upon the need for enhanced collaboration and trust-building between India and Latin American and Caribbean (LAC) region. Addressing the Special Ministerial Session at the 9th CII India-LAC Conclave in New Delhi, Mr Goyal said, India and the LAC region must work towards larger Global South cooperation in various multilateral forums. He highlighted potential for bilateral collaboration between India and LAC region to stimulate greater invest...

July 4, 2023 1:17 PM

Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal invites Start Ups from the developed world; Says, India provides right ecosystem for them

Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal today stated that India provides the right ecosystem for Start-Ups and invited Start-Ups from the developed world to come to India. Giving the keynote address at StartUp20 Shikhar Summit at Gurugram, the Minister pointed out that India has the advantage of a low-cost ecosystem with huge managerial talent, skills and a young population. He added that India also has the advantage of affordability and is a rules-based economy. He further said that Star...