India-UAE FTA to come into effect from May 1

Monday, 28 March 2022 13:30:15 (GMT+3)   |   Kolkata

The India-United Arab Emirates Comprehensive Economic Cooperation Agreement (CEPA) will come into effect from May 1, 2022, an Indian government official said on Monday, March 28.

The official stated that all formalities have been completed following the signing of India-UAE CEPA on February 18, 2022, and that the relevant legal requirements have been announced and will come into effect from May 1.

This is the first fully free trade agreement signed by India with any country in the last ten years.

AjoyDas
Ajoy Das
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I graduated from the University of Kolkata with a degree in economics and have three decades of experience in reporting for leading print media publications, covering key manufacturing industries like iron and steel, energy (fossil and renewable), chemicals and petrochemicals and mining sectors (coal, bauxite, iron ore and copper). I work as a correspondent for SteelOrbis reporting on the Indian steel industry covering pricing and trade trends across the value chain, capacity creations and utilizations, corporate developments, government policy frameworks and industry related news.

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