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EFTA gets rolling
Mint Hyderabad
|October 01, 2025
Amid all the worry, there's some positive news for India on the trade front.
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India's deal with the European Free Trade Association (EFTA), which counts Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway and Switzerland as members, has come into effect from 1 October. Beyond some give-and-take on goods and services, it brings with it a commitment by EFTA countries to invest $100 billion in India over a decade-and-a-half. M
This story is from the October 01, 2025 edition of Mint Hyderabad.
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