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Indian Envoy Vinay Kwatra meets US Ambassador-designate Sergio Gor at Mar-a-Lago NEW DELHI: India’s Ambassador to the United States, Vinay Mohan Kwatra, held talks with US Ambassador to India Sergio Gor at Mar-a-Lago in Florida, focusing on strengthening trade ties and the broader bilateral partnership between the two countries.In a post on X, Kwatra said…
US stocks were largely steady on Wednesday, hovering close to record levels as investors navigated a holiday-shortened session ahead of the Christmas break.In early trade, the S&P 500 was flat, a day after closing at its latest all-time high. The Dow Jones Industrial Average edged up 51 points, or 0.1%, while the Nasdaq composite slipped…
Auston Matthews trade rumors (Imagn Images) The Toronto Maple Leafs are not just losing games right now. They are losing clarity. As frustration grows and patience thins, Auston Matthews has become the unavoidable focal point of a season slipping further off the rails. Toronto’s place near the bottom of the Eastern Conference has sparked uncomfortable…
China has escalated trade tensions with India by launching a dispute at the World Trade Organization (WTO) over New Delhi’s policies covering solar cells, solar modules and information technology goods, seeking formal consultations under the global trade body’s dispute settlement mechanism, Reuters reported.The WTO said on Tuesday that China has requested dispute consultations with India,…
Indonesia and the United States have agreed on a new tariff deal after concluding negotiations on its finer details, with the agreement expected to be signed by the two countries’ presidents next month.The deal follows Washington’s decision in July to lower tariffs on Indonesian goods from 32% to 19%. While the reduced rate was announced…
NEW DELHI: India and New Zealand on Monday concluded a free trade agreement (FTA) that is expected to deepen economic ties between the two nations, with both countries vowing to double bilateral trade in the next five years.The FTA, the third to be sealed this year after the ones with UK and Oman, will give…
India and New Zealand have concluded negotiations on a free-trade agreement, but its immediate impact on merchandise trade is likely to be limited given bilateral flows of just $2.1 billion in FY2025, according to a Global Trade Research Initiative (GTRI) analysis.The agreement, finalised on December 22 following a phone call between Prime Minister Narendra Modi…
In the last five years, India has sealed seven significant trade pacts as part of its effort to expand its global economic footprint. (AI image) India announced concluding a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with New Zealand on Monday paving the way for duty-free entry of Indian goods into New Zealand and a planned inflow of…
China on Monday announced imposing provisional anti-subsidy duties on dairy products imported from the European Union, after concluding that the inflow of these goods has harmed its domestic dairy sector.The Chinese commerce ministry, cited by Reuters, said that the duties are set between 21.9% and 42.7% and will be effective from December 23. The announcement…
The trade deal aims to expand cooperation in services, mobility, goods, investment and trade facilitation. (AI image) India-New Zealand trade deal: Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his New Zealand counterpart Christopher Luxon on Monday had a telephonic conversation and announced finalising the India-New Zealand Free Trade Agreement (FTA). Both leaders stressed that this FTA would…
