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India -ASEAN free trade agreement to come into force in January 2010

New Delhi, Nov 23 (ANI) : India and the Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN) have signed a trade in goods Agreement in August, which is envisaged to come into force with effect from January 2010.

Union Minister of State for Trade and Commerce, Jyotiraditya Scindia informed the Lok Sabha about this on Monday.

In a written reply Scindia said : "During the ASEAN-India Free Trade Agreement (FTA) negotiations, domestic consultations were held through various rounds of inter-ministerial meetings and stakeholder dialogues."

"The Agreement will lead to growth in bilateral trade and investment resulting in economic welfare gains to India. Indian exporters of machinery and machine parts, steel and steel products, oilcake, wheat, buffalo meat, automobiles and auto components, chemicals, synthetic textiles, etc. would gain additional market access into the ASEAN countries," he added.

Indian manufacturers would be able to source intermediate products at competitive prices from the ASEAN markets for further reprocessing and export, Scindia said. (ANI)

ASEAN, Africa major exports market for India

New Delhi, Sept 2: India's exports realisation soured by 132 per cent, with the ASEAN region taking a lead recording a growth of 257 per cent between the fiscal 2000-01 and 2006-07, an industry body Assocham said. According to an analysis on regionwise exports by Assocham, Africa's share also rose by 198 per cent, while that of WANA (West Asia and North Africa) and Latin America increased by 197 per cent and 193 per cent respectively. Exports grew by 183 per.....
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