Rodrigo Chaves Robles, President of Costa Rica, received Dr. Thani bin Ahmed Al Zeyoudi, Minister of State for Foreign Trade, in the Costa Rican capital, San Jose, during a visit by a high-level delegation from the UAE.
Manuel Tovar, Minister of Foreign Trade of Costa Rica, hails the UAE as a "reliable partner and trade gateway" to the Middle East and Gulf countries, following the signing of a Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) between the two countries.
The agreement, which was signed by Thani bin Ahmed Al Zeyoudi, UAE Minister of State for Foreign Trade, and Manuel Tovar, Minister of Foreign Trade of Costa Rica, heralds a new era of bilateral cooperation between the two countries.
India has extended the timeline for duty-free imports of yellow peas by two more months through June 2024, an official notification from the Directorate General of Foreign Trade said on Friday.
The Ministry of Commerce and Industry, through the Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT), issued a notification on Wednesday, permitting the export of an additional 10,000 metric tons (MT) of onions to the UAE, facilitated through the National Cooperative Exports Limited (NCEL).
"This is a genuine milestone for our nation. The expansion of foreign trade is a pillar of the UAE's economic strategy, a driving force of growth and diversification and a catalyst for sectors that focus on innovation, knowledge, and advanced technology," he added.
The Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT), Department of Commerce , in partnership with the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) and other government agencies, is organising the National Conference on Strategic Trade Controls (NCSTC) scheduled for January 30, 2024, at Vigyan Bhawan, New
The countries to which exports of goods (excluding diamonds) from Israel had the largest increases in 2023 were Morocco, Egypt, Hungary, Romania, Uruguay, Lithuania, Hong Kong and Poland
Both imports and exports decreased from 2022, which is understandable given the disruption of commerce in Israel caused by the war in Gaza that began with the attack on October 7, 2023.
The inaugural session of the India-UAE Business Summit included keynote addresses from Union Minister of Commerce and Industry Piyush Goyal, UAE's Minister of State for Foreign Trade Thani bin Ahmed Al Zeyoudi and special remarks from Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel.
The launch was attended by the UAE Minister of State for Foreign Trade, Dr. Thani bin Ahmed Al Zeyoudi and Union Minister of Commerce and Trade, Piyush Goyal.