General / PIB Releases

Indusfood Aims Business Of Usd 1.5 Billion In 2020 Edition

New Delhi, 23rd August 2019

Trade Promotion Council of India (TPCI) will launch two sub shows ‘Indusfood-Tech’ and ‘Indusfood-Chem’ in the forthcoming 2020 edition to be held in NCR Delhi next January. This will establish Indusfood as a fully integrated food processing lifecycle event. Over 1500 top distributors, retailers, food processors and importers are expected to participate in Indusfood – 2020.

WTO reforms must be taken up by all member countries: Piyush Goyal Commerce and Industry Minister addresses the South-South and Triangular Cooperation

New Delhi, 22nd August 2019

The time has come to take on the policies of protectionism and unilateral measures by some developed countries that are having an adverse effect on global free trade and if this continues there will be recession in the world and no country will escape it, said Union Minister of Commerce & Industry and Railways, Piyush Goyal.

9th Session Of India-kenya Joint Trade Committee Held In New Delhi

New Delhi, 21st August 2019

The 9th Session of the India-Kenya Joint Trade Committee (JTC) was held on 19th – 20th August 2019 in New Delhi. The Indian delegation was led by Union Minister of Commerce & Industry and Railways, Piyush Goyal. The Kenyan delegation was led by Peter Munya, Minister of Industry, Trade and Cooperatives, Government of the Republic of Kenya.

Joint Media Statement

The 8th Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (Rcep) Intersessional Ministerial Meeting 2-3 August 2019, Beijing, China

Commerce & Industry Minister addresses interactive session on emerging opportunities to enlarge India’s exports India’s exports must contribute USD one trillion to the economy: Piyush Goyal

New Delhi, 31st July 2019

An interactive session was organized in New Delhi today by the Commerce & Industry Ministry on emerging opportunities to enlarge India’s exports to US and China.

Commerce and Industry Minister reviews action plan to achieve Rs. One Lakh Crore GMV on GeM in FY 2019-20 Ease of registration and greater transparency key to on board more buyers and sellers: Piyush Goyal

New Delhi, 19th July, 2019

Union Minister of Commerce & Industry and Railways, Piyush Goyal, last evening, chaired a meeting to review and formulate an action plan for Government e Marketplace (GeM) to achieve a target for Rs. lakh crore Gross Merchandise Volume (GMV) on GeM in FY 2019-20.

Joint Statement of the 13th Meeting of the India-UK Joint Economic and Trade Committee

New Delhi, 18th July, 2019

Union Minister of Commerce & Industry and Railways Piyush Goyal, and Secretary of State for International Trade of the UK, Dr Liam Fox, met in London for the 13th meeting of the India-UK Joint Economic and Trade Committee (JETCO) on 15th July 2019. At the end of the meeting a Joint Statement was issued, which is as follows: