Latest UK India Business Council News & Updates

New Delhi, June 27 (IANS) A practical business utilisation manual for the India-UK Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) was launched by Union Minister of Commerce and Industry Piyush Goyal in London to help businesses in both countries maximise the benefits of the landmark trade pact before it comes into force on July 15, it was announced on Saturday.The ‘UK-India CETA Business Utilisation Manual – A Practical Activation Guide for Indian and UK Businesses’ was launched during an e…

New Delhi, June 24 (IANS) Union Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal will address the India Global Forum and lead a series of government-to-business engagements during his official visit to the United Kingdom from June 25-27, as India and the UK prepare to implement the landmark Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) next month, it was announced on Wednesday. The visit comes ahead of the implementation of the India-UK Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) and the ac…

New Delhi, June 3 (IANS) The UK- India Business Council on Wednesday welcomed United Kingdom’s Secretary of State for Business and Trade, Peter Kyle’s visit to India and called for accelerated implementation of the India-UK Free Trade Agreement (FTA).Secretary Kyle held discussions with Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal on bringing the India-UK FTA into force at the earliest, the industry chamber said.”Bilateral trade between the UK and India is already worth £48 billion a year and …

New Delhi, April 21 (IANS) In a bid to deepen business partnerships between the UK and India across innovation, manufacturing and technology-led sectors, the UK India Business Council (UKIBC) and T-Works Foundation signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on Tuesday.The MoU was signed in Hyderabad in the presence of Gareth Wynn Owen, British Deputy High Commissioner to Telangana, aimed at creating a streamlined pathway for UK companies to ideate, prototype and scale products within India’s f…

New Delhi, Jan 29 (IANS) The UK India Business Council (UKIBC) on Thursday called for a simplified tax regime through exemptions on capital tax gains from foreign portfolio investors FPIs and other investor-friendly reforms from Union Budget 2026-27.The business advisory body also called for strengthening the GIFT City proposition as a globally competitive financial services hub, simplified GST compliance, incentives and support for the telecom sector.It urged the government “to provide increase…