The Indian cabinet has yesterday approved the signing of the Comprehensive Economic Cooperation and Partnership Agreement (CECPA) with Mauritius. The CECPA covers 310 export.
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India-Mauritius CECPA Shall Contribute to Economic Rebound
19 Fév 2021 16h12
Geopolitical Strategist
The Comprehensive Economic Cooperation and Partnership Agreement (CECPA) between India and Mauritius is about to be finalized after talks on the subject were initiated way back in 2004. Observers note that the recent coming into force of the China-Mauritius Free Trade Agreement might have played a catalyzing effect in the decision by Delhi after nearly fifteen years of on-and-off negotiations.
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Delhi and Port Louis are keen to highlight that it will be the first FTA between India and an African country. Mauritian Finance Minister, Mr Renganaden Padayachy also expressed the wish for a reinforcement of Mauritius as the investment gateway between Africa and India. In a recent interview with Times of India, former Mauritian Foreign Affairs Minister, Mr Nando Bodha highlighted that Mauritius may well be one of the rare African countries where both French and Hindi are com
The Union Cabinet on Wednesday cleared the signing of the Comprehensive Economic Cooperation and Partnership Agreement (CECPA) with Mauritius, providing an institutional mechanism to encourage and improve trade between the two countries. The decision is part of the preparatory work for External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar’s upcoming visit to Mauritius.
The India-Mauritius CECPA will be the first trade agreement to be signed by India with a country in Africa. The pact is a limited agreement which will cover Trade in Goods, Rules of Origin, Trade in Services, Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT), Sanitary and Phytosanitary (SPS) measures, Dispute Settlement, Movement of Natural Persons, Telecom, Financial services, Customs Procedures and cooperation in other areas.