Page 6 - Latest Updates on Piyush Goyal
India, Australia to finalise early harvest agreement in next 30 days: Goyal
India and Australia had set a tight deadline of concluding an early harvest agreement - a precursor to FTA or CECA by December 25, as more work needed to be done towards the deal
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Australia's trade minister to visit India to advance FTA negotiations
An official statement by Tehan's office on Tuesday said he will travel to India to advance negotiations on a free trade agreement and promote Australia as a premium destination for students, tourist
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Hyundai must be more forceful in apology, says Piyush Goyal
There have been demands for the company to apologise unequivocally over its Pakistan partner expressing solidarity with the cause of a separate Kashmir
Union Budget 2022-23 aimed at making India future-ready: Piyush Goyal
Speaking at a public function to explain the nuances of the Union Budget in Mumbai today, the Minister said "the budget should be seen as an exercise in continuity to make India future-ready".
FY23 Budget more directional with long-term growth, says Piyush Goyal
The government presented a budget with no tax increases and thus no new revenue generation measures but chose to do record borrowings to fund a budgeted 35% increased capital investment at Rs 7.5 trn
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Export subsidies not yielded results; still India's exports on track: Goyal
While there is a thinking that the government has reduced the export subsidies, the Goyal said the reality is this year, India is going to see a 'record performance in exports'
India on track to achieve $400 bn exports, negotiating FTAs: Goyal
India is on track to achieve the USD 400-billion export target in the current fiscal and is negotiating trade agreements with countries, said Goyal
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Budget 2022: Expect new SEZ legislation in 4-6 months, says Piyush Goyal
Gati Shakti is an enabler and not an added impediment for infrastructure projects in the country, Union Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal said
Rahul does not understand maths, finds sum of everything zero: Piyush Goyal
Goyal's remarks came against the backdrop of Rahul Gandhi's calling the Union Budget 2022-23 a zero-sum budget
It should take 4-6 months on final framework for new SEZ law: Goyal
The commerce ministry is holding consultations with all stakeholders on the proposal to replace the existing law governing SEZs with new legislation, Piyush Goyal said
Goyal reviews fast track implementation of infra projects via PMG portal
The PMG is an institutional mechanism to facilitate the resolution of bottlenecks in infrastructure projects
Make 'vocal for local' a national movement: Goyal tells girl innovators
Piyush Goyal told girl innovators to make 'vocal for local' a national movement and become ambassadors for quality to further promote entrepreneurship in the country.
India no longer signs FTAs just to be part of a group: Piyush Goyal
However, he added that FTA is a two-way traffic and industry should inculcate a greater appetite for risk taking as these pacts cannot give one-sided access for Indian goods and services alone
Services exports crossed $178 bn in 6 months despite Covid: Piyush Goyal
2022 will be the breakthrough year which will unlock the country's exponential value. Services Export for Apr-Dec 2021 reached more than $178 bn despite the Covid-19 pandemic
India's next UPI moment can be Open Network Digital Commerce: Piyush Goyal
ONDC will help the common man get access-new age technology at affordable costs
Govt taking significant steps to boost startup ecosystem: Piyush Goyal
The government is taking significant steps such as resolving the angel tax issue, simplification of tax procedures, and self-certification, Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal said on Friday.
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On track to achieve $650-billion exports target in FY22: Piyush Goyal
India's merchandise exports in April-December was over $301 billion, achieving three fourth of its annual exports target of $400 billion in the first nine months of FY22
Goyal assures full support to IT firms in pushing growth, exports to $1 trn
Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal assured full government support to leaders of top IT companies in pushing the growth of the sector and taking services exports to $1 trn in a decade.
Establish grievance redressal mechanism for farmers in distress: Goyal
Piyush Goyal asked the Food Corporation of India to establish a grievance redressal mechanism so that the government can rapidly react to the farmers and farmer producer organisations in distress
Focus on start-ups from small cities: Piyush Goyal to venture funds
The minister invited venture capitalists (VCs) to explore new sectors for investing, promoting, and protecting young Indian entrepreneurs' intellectual property
