India urges early finalisation of Preferential Trade Agreement with Southern Africa
The Dollar Business Bureau | @TheDollarBiz Finalising SACU TPA negotiations will help India conclude negotiations on India-SACU-MERCOSUR trilateral agreement on trade Radha Mohan Singh, India’s Minister for Agriculture, has urged for an early finalisation of the India and Southern African Customs Union (SACU) Preferential Trade Agreement (PTA) which will help protect Indian exports against fluctuations in the western markets. In a meeting with Senzeni Zokwana, Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, South Africa, Radha Mohan Singh said that bilateral trade between India and South Africa stood at $11.15 billion in FY2013-14, which is commendable considering the economic turmoil and global recession witnessed in EU and USA. He also urged his South African counterpart to increase imports of grapes, wheat, sugar and ...
