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'Fantastic progress' in trade deal talks with US - India minister
BBC
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July 25, 2025
India is making "fantastic progress" in its trade deal talks with the US, Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal has said. The minister made the comments in London, after signing a landmark free trade deal with the UK on Thursday. Goyal's optimistic...
India-UK Trade Deal: What Each State Is Exporting To The UK Under New FTA
Times Now
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July 25, 2025
In a landmark moment for bilateral relations, the India–UK Free Trade Agreement (FTA) was formally signed on Thursday during Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to the UK, where he met with British Prime Minister Keir Starmer. The agreement,...
African Cocoa Farmers Alliance Pushes For Fair Trade, Sustainable Growth
Daily Independent
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July 25, 2025
1 The Cocoa Farmers Alliance Association of Africa (COFAAA), has reaffirmed its commitment to promoting economic justice, amplifying the voices of cocoa farmers, and driving sustainable innovations that improve the livelihoods of African cocoa...
‘We know our labour markets best,’ Doug Ford, other premiers call for more provincial control on immigration
Now
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July 24, 2025
Ontario Premier Doug Ford says provincial leaders should have more power over immigration, but experts say that changing the system is not that simple. During a press conference on Wednesday following the end of the premier’s Muskoka Summit...
‘I Want To Make Benybite Foods Game-Changer In Nigeria’s Food Processing Industry’
Daily Independent
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July 25, 2025
1 Food processing is becoming an important sector of the Nigerian economy because of the value-addition it brings to the table. One of the companies in the sector is Benybite Foods Nigeria Ltd which has Mr. Benjamin Kayode-Ojo Managing Director...
“Why is Modi Ji silent on “Fugitive” transfer deal with UK?” Congress MP Sukhdeo Bhagat takes jibe on foreign trade deal
The News Mill
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July 25, 2025
Congress MP Sukhdeo Bhagat took a jibe at Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday over the India-UK Free Trade Agreement (FTA), demanding that a “fugitive transfer agreement” be signed alongside it. “FTA has to do with the economy. At the same...
‘Transformative impact of India-UK CETA’, PM Modi lauds landmark trade deal
Mangalorean
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July 25, 2025
‘Transformative impact of India-UK CETA’, PM Modi lauds landmark trade deal New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday praised the historic India-UK Free Trade Agreement (FTA), describing it as a transformative step in the bilateral...
India-UK FTA a transformational milestone for inclusive growth, trade integration
The Morung Express
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Buckinghamshire: Prime Minister Narendra Modi and UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer in a group photograph with industry leaders from India and the UK following the signing of the historic India-UK Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA), in...
Afghanistan and Pakistan Ink Preferential Trade Deal
TOLONews
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Amid ongoing trade tensions between Kabul and Islamabad, Afghanistan’s Ministry of Industry and Commerce has announced the signing of a preferential trade agreement with Pakistan. This agreement was reached during a visit by the Deputy Minister to...
Metro Pacific agri-food unit signs up to acquire Franklin Baker
Inquirer
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July 25, 2025
MANILA, Philippines – The agri-food business of tycoon Manuel Pangilinan-led Metro Pacific Investments Corp. (MPIC) is digging in the food-grade coconut export industry through the acquisition of Franklin Baker Group of Companies. MPIC subsidiary...
The Opium Balloon: Taliban Crackdown Moves Opium Market to Pakistan
Talking Drugs
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July 24, 2025
Since returning to power in 2021, the Taliban have sought to completely eradicate the opium market by banning poppy cultivation in Afghanistan. The ban, enacted in April 2022, has successfully decreased opium production by an estimated 95% by...
Australia, India Likely to Expand Free Trade Pact, Minister Says
Yahoo Finance
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(Bloomberg) -- Australia and India are likely to expand their free trade agreement in the “very near future,” Trade Minister Don Farrell said, while dismissing assertions that President Donald Trump was responsible for Canberra’s decision to lift...
The current beef market
Ogle County Life - Illinois
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Ron Kern Summer is fully upon us and that means those backyard BBQ grills are coming out in force. Burgers, chops, chicken, kabobs you name it it’s going on a smoker, gas grill or charcoal grill somewhere. I gave up on my gas grill several years...
U.S.-Australia trade relations improve with lifted beef import restrictions
SE Nebraska News
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July 24, 2025
Rep. Adrian Smith, U.S. Representative for Nebraska's 3rd District | Adrian Smith Official WebsiteRep. Adrian Smith, U.S. Representative for Nebraska's 3rd District | Adrian Smith Official Website Representative Adrian Smith, who serves as the...
Social gallery: ANZ talks trade at exclusive Jimbour House event
Queensland Country Life
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July 25, 2025
Attendees enjoyed insightful dialogue, networking, and thought leadership from two of the industry's most respected voices - ANZ head of agribusiness Mark Bennett and Louis Dreyfus Company head of cotton, Tony Geitz.
Cook Islands Completes Landmark Crop Pest Survey To Strengthen Trade And Plant Health
Scoop
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Friday, 25 July 2025, 3:47 pm Press Release: PACER Plus Cook Islands' crop pest survey, its first in years, was led by the by the Cook Islands' Ministry of Agriculture in partnership with the PPIU, Australia's DAFF, Northern Australia Quarantine...
Daily Briefing: Highlights of India-UK trade deal
The Indian Express
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July 25, 2025
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who is visiting London, has signed the landmark free trade agreement with his British counterpart, Keir Starmer. The Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) comes against growing volatility triggered by US...
US-Japan Trade Deal Is a Masterpiece
Townhall
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July 25, 2025
President Donal Trump just notched another key trade deal this week with one of America’s biggest trading partners, Japan. America’s negotiator-in-chief managed to secure a half-trillion dollars of investment and preferential treatment for US...
Worrying drop in Durban business confidence index
IOL
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July 24, 2025
The findings of the latest Durban Business Confidence Index (BCI) are raising concerns about future economic growth in the city, with the report indicating that businesses are increasingly pessimistic. The Business Confidence Index assesses...
India, UK sign ‘historic’ free trade deal which will double trade by 2030
The Hindu Business Line
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July 24, 2025
Prime Minister Narendra Modi with his British counterpart Keir Starmer after Britain’s Secretary of State for Business and Trade, Jonathan Reynolds and Union Minister Piyush Goyal signed a free trade agreement, at Chequers Estate, in UK | Photo...