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Commerce Ministry launches ‘Leveraging FTAs’ outreach in Jaipur to spur exports
✍️ The Economic Times
🗓 18 Oct 2026, 05:16 PM
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The Ministry of Commerce and Industry held a Leveraging FTAs outreach program in Jaipur, aiming to help Indian exporters tap free‑trade agreements for higher sales.
The Ministry of Commerce and Industry conducted an outreach program titled “Leveraging FTAs” in Jaipur, Rajasthan, focusing on strategies to increase Indian exports through existing free‑trade agreements.
The event featured presentations by senior ministry officials and trade experts, highlighting sectors with high export potential and outlining steps exporters can take to benefit from preferential market access under FTAs with countries such as the United Arab Emirates, Australia, and the European Union.
Participants included representatives from small‑ and medium‑size enterprises, industry bodies, and state trade promotion agencies, who were encouraged to align their product standards and documentation with FTA requirements.
The ministry indicated that the outreach is part of a broader push to diversify export markets and improve India’s trade balance, and it plans to replicate similar programs in other states.
The event featured presentations by senior ministry officials and trade experts, highlighting sectors with high export potential and outlining steps exporters can take to benefit from preferential market access under FTAs with countries such as the United Arab Emirates, Australia, and the European Union.
Participants included representatives from small‑ and medium‑size enterprises, industry bodies, and state trade promotion agencies, who were encouraged to align their product standards and documentation with FTA requirements.
The ministry indicated that the outreach is part of a broader push to diversify export markets and improve India’s trade balance, and it plans to replicate similar programs in other states.