Time to go on tour again, seeing customers. The best thing in my professional life.

On my way to Netherlands to talk about Customs borders and Trade Compliance. What could possibly be better?

India and the UK have agreed to make further progress on the ongoing negotiations for a free trade agreement (FTA) and also to swiftly organise the next bilateral Economic and Financial Dialogue soon, the British government has said.

India has recently concluded the seventh round of talks with the UK.

At the conclusion of UK Chancellor Jeremy Hunt’s India visit for the G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors meeting, held under India’s 2023 Presidency, the UK’s Treasury department said the finance minister held talks with Indian counterpart Nirmala Sitharaman with a focus on deepening bilateral economic and financial ties.

“At a meeting with Indian Finance Minister Sitharaman, both sides agreed to make further progress on the UK-India Free Trade Agreement and deepen bilateral economic and financial ties,” the Treasury department said in a statement on Saturday.

“They agreed to make swift progress on setting up the next UK-India Economic and Financial Dialogue,” it said.

Hunt, on his first international visit as UK Chancellor, also met with business leaders in Bengaluru and visited the offices of tech multinational Wipro which employs over 4,000 people in the UK.

Source: SiasatDaily

Don’t miss the opportunity to visit the EU Market Access Day in Gothemburg.

On 15th March, Chief Trade Enforcement Officer at the Directorate-General for Trade of the European Commission, Mr. Denis Redonnet, will present the EU’s work and priorities on trade barriers. I will participate in round table talk with Mr. Redonnet.

During the Swedish EU Presidency, the European Commission, the Swedish Ministry for Foreign Affairs, the National Board of Trade Sweden and the West Sweden Chamber of Commerce will organize a Market Access Day in Gothenburg for Swedish companies.

You can read the agenda and programme here: agenda

Register for the EU Market Access Day here: register