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Negotiations on India, Oman free trade agreement progressing swiftly, pact likely to be inked next month, says official

FP Staff • December 26, 2023, 18:20:16 IST
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“With Oman, there is a very good progress and both sides are very eager to conclude this deal. It may be signed in January 2024,” said a government official

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Negotiations on India, Oman free trade agreement progressing swiftly, pact likely to be inked next month, says official

The negotiations on much-awaited free trade agreement (FTA) between India and Oman are progressing swiftly, with expectations of the agreement being formally signed next month. “With Oman, there is a very good progress and both sides are very eager to conclude this deal. It may be signed in January 2024,” PTI quoted a government official as saying. The second round of negotiations for the pact, officially referred to as the Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA), was successfully concluded earlier this month in Muscat by officials from both countries. The negotiations on the text of most of the chapters have been concluded by both sides. Oman is India’s third-largest export destination among the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries. The pact would help increase exports from India post the free trade agreement, as currently over 80 per cent of its goods enter Oman at an average 5 per cent import duties, and there are not many trade barriers. According to think tank GTRI’s (Global Trade Research Initiative) report, Indian goods worth USD 3.7 billion such as gasoline, iron and steel, electronics, and machinery will get a significant boost in Oman, once both sides reach a comprehensive free trade agreement. Export sectors which could get a boost in Oman include motor gasoline (exports worth USD 1.7 billion), iron and steel products (exports worth USD 235 million), electronics (USD 135 million), machinery (USD 125 million), textiles (USD 110 million), plastics (USD 64 million), boneless meat (USD 50 million), essential oils (USD 47 million), and motor cars (USD 28 million), will benefit from duty elimination, the report has stated. India has implemented a trade agreement with the UAE also in May 2022. Both Oman and UAE are members of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC). “Oman’s GDP is about USD 115 billion and its population is 5 million. Oman’s higher per capita income (USD 25,060) compared to India’s (USD 2,370) could mean a demand for more diversified and possibly higher-value goods and services in Oman, which India could aim to supply,” GTRI Co-Founder Ajay Srivastava has said. The bilateral trade stood at USD 12.39 billion in 2022-23. India’s exports have increased from USD 2.25 billion in 2018-19 to USD 4.48 billion in 2022-23. Imports from the Gulf nation were USD 8 billion in the last fiscal. With inputs from agencies

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