New Delhi, July 20 (IANS) India and Spain have agreed to advance technical discussions on interoperability between India’s Unified Payments Interface (UPI) and Spain’s Bizum digital payments platform, according to a statement issued by the Commerce Ministry.The issue was taken up during Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal’s visit to Spain as part of his four-nation tour to Europe from July 13 to 18.Goyal held productive discussions with Carlos Cuerpo Caballero, First Vice-President and Minister of …
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New Delhi, July 14 (IANS) Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal met Jordi Hereu, Minister of Industry and Tourism of Spain, and explored new opportunities to strengthen India-Spain collaboration in trade, investment, manufacturing, innovation, tourism and other future-ready sectors that drive growth, competitiveness and job creation.“We also exchanged views on the India-EU FTA and reaffirmed our commitment to strengthening industrial partnerships, building resilient supply chains and dee…
New Delhi, July 13 (IANS) India and Poland on Monday held discussions and reaffirmed their shared commitment to strengthening cooperation across political engagements, trade and investment, technology, defence, culture, the fight against global terrorism and other areas of mutual interest. The discussions were held during a meeting between Secretary, West, Ministry of External Affairs (MEA), Sibi George, and Poland’s Secretary of State, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Wladyslaw T. Bartoszewski and …
New Delhi, June 30 (IANS) Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal on Tuesday said that with unified payments interface (UPI) now live in Greece, eligible customers can transfer money instantly, securely, and seamlessly, with transaction costs reducing drastically to a fraction of conventional transfer costs.The increasing global acceptance and appreciation of UPI “reflects the trust in Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s vision of building technology-led solutions that create value beyond bor…
New Delhi, May 22 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday announced that ties between India and Cyprus have been elevated to a strategic partnership. He said that Cyprus President Nikos Christodoulides’ visit to India marks the “next milestone” in the shared journey of the two nations. While addressing a joint press meet with President Christodoulides following their talks at Hyderabad House on Friday, PM Modi said, “Cyprus is one of India’s top 10 investors. In the last decade, investme…
New Delhi, May 18 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi will arrive in Norway on Monday to participate in the 3rd India-Nordic Summit and hold bilateral engagements with Norwegian leaders. The visit marks PM Modi’s first trip to Norway and the first visit by an Indian Prime Minister to the country in 43 years. During the visit, he is scheduled to call on King Harald V and Queen Sonja, besides holding bilateral talks with Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Store.Prime Minister will also address …
Gothenburg, May 18 (IANS) As Prime Minister Modi concluded his successful visit to the third leg of his five-nation tour to Sweden on Sunday, Confederation of Swedish Enterprise Director General Jan-Olof Jacke said that the “Free Trade Agreement between the European Union (EU) and India sends a signal to the world that ‘trade is a part of the future, not of the past'”, adding that the trade pact between EU and India is a “fantastic foundation, but it will take more to make it come to full fruiti…
New Delhi/Oslo, May 12 (IANS) Norway’s Ambassador to India, May-Elin Stener, has described Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s upcoming visit to Oslo for the 3rd India-Nordic Summit as “historic”, underlining its importance for strengthening India–Norway relations and expanding cooperation across various sectors. Speaking to IANS ahead of the summit, Stener said the visit carries special significance as it marks the first trip by an Indian Prime Minister to Norway in 43 years.”This is a very import…
Mumbai, April 10 (IANS) India’s growth momentum continues to remain robust, with Q3 GDP expanding by 7.8 per cent and FY26 growth projected at 7.6 per cent, supported by healthy private consumption growth of 8.7 per cent and a sharp 13.3 per cent expansion in manufacturing, according to a new report.According to PL Asset Management, the asset management arm of PL Capital Group (Prabhudas Lilladher), while global markets reacted sharply to disruptions in energy supply and shifting monetary poli…
New Delhi, March 29 (IANS) Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal on Sunday discussed the issue of strengthening India’s trade and investment relations with Africa at a meeting with the ministers and ambassadors of African countries on the sidelines of the WTO ministerial conference in Cameroon. “Had a meaningful engagement with ministers and ambassadors of the Africa Group members on the sidelines of the 14th ministerial conference of the World Trade Organisation (WTO MC14). Held substanti…