India and Singapore launched the next round of review for their existing free trade agreement with a view to further boost bilateral trade and investments between the countries.<br />''<br />''The review round of the free trade agreement, officially known as the Comprehensive Economic Cooperation Agreement was launched by Union Commerce and Industry Suresh Prabhu and&nbsp; Singapore Minister of Trade Relations S Iswaran in Singapore yesterday.<br />''<br />''In a statement, the Commerce Ministry said, the launch of the review signals further deepening of business, economic and trade collaboration between the two countries.<br />''<br />'' Mr Prabhu during his stay in Singapore also participated in the 15th ASEAN Economic Ministers-India Consultations. In the meeting, India reaffirmed the need for review of ASEAN-India Trade in Goods Agreement.<br />''<br />'' Mr Prabhu during his bilateral meeting with Japan's Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry Hiroshige Seko, sought greater Japanese investments in automobiles, cargo aircrafts and manufacturing sectors.<br />
News On AIR | September 2, 2018 9:00 AM
India, Singapore launch next round of free trade agreement review