India hopes to conclude trade deals with US, EU soon: Sitharaman

Union Minister for Finance and Company Affairs Nirmala Sitharaman (file photograph)
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Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday hoped that commerce agreements with US and European Union to be concluded quickly.

“Whether or not it’s UAE, Australia, EFTA space, UK now and with the US and European Union negotiations are actually intensely occurring and may come to conclusion sooner, so emphasis is being made for getting extra free commerce agreements signed,” Sitharaman stated whereas addressing Commerce Conclave organised by Exim Financial institution right here.

Additional she stated that the options of Indian exports are additionally transitional. India’s complete exports reached a file excessive of $825 billion reaching 6 per cent progress over earlier 12 months and considerably $466 billion over 2013-14, whereas international exports grew by solely 4 per cent. India’s exporters managed to quick monitor and cross 6.3 per cent, she stated.

Printed on June 24, 2025