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NEW DELHI: India and the four-nation European Free Commerce Affiliation (EFTA) on Sunday signed free commerce settlement within the presence of Union commerce & business minister Piyush Goyal.Talking concerning the settlement Goyal mentioned, “EFTA commits $100 billion investment in India under free trade pact in the next 15 years.””It is a momentous occasion. The signing of the Trade and Economic Partnership Agreement with the European Free Trade Association marks the culmination of nearly 15 years of hard work, tremendous energy, and effort,” he added.Prime Minister Narendra Modi in a written message additionally congratulated everybody concerned within the negotiations saying, “Heartiest congratulations and best wishes to the negotiators and signatories involved in the signing of India-EFTA Trade and Economic Partnership Agreement (TEPA).” “Despite structural diversities in many aspects, our economies possess complementarities that promise to be a win-win situation for all nations,” the message learn.Goyal, co-chaired a gathering concerning the India-EFTA commerce deal in New Delhi on Sunday. EFTA consists of Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway, and Switzerland, aiming to spice up free commerce and financial integration.India and EFTA have been negotiating a few deal known as the Commerce and Financial Partnership Settlement (TEPA) since January 2008 to strengthen their financial connections. The settlement covers numerous areas like commerce in items, guidelines of origin, mental property rights (IPRs), commerce in providers, funding promotion, cooperation, authorities procurement, technical obstacles to commerce, and commerce facilitation.EFTA already has 29 free commerce agreements (FTAs) with 40 international locations, together with as Canada, Chile, China, Mexico, and Korea.The European Free Commerce Affiliation (EFTA) members are Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway, and Switzerland.(With inputs from businesses)

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