The European Union and India concluded a free-trade agreement after almost two decades of negotiations, part of an effort to deepen economic ties that has gained momentum due to the Trump administration’s aggressive tariff policies.
“We have concluded the mother of all deals,” European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said Tuesday in a social-media post. The head of the EU executive, who was in New Delhi to mark the moment with European Council President Antonio Costa, added that the accord “created a free trade zone of two billion people, with both sides set to benefit.”
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi hailed the agreement as a means of strengthening India’s manufacturing and services sectors while boosting investor confidence in Asia’s third-largest economy.
Today’s guests: Janet Henry, HSBC, Global Chief Economist; Marie-Pierre de Bailliencourt, Institut Montaigne Managing Director; James Lord, Morgan Stanley, Head of FX and Emerging Markets Strategy; Jan Goetz, IQM Computers CEO.
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00:01:07 – India-EU agree to free trade pact after two decades of talks
00:04:51 – Trump: Increasing tariffs on South Korean goods to 25%
00:05:47 – Janet Henry, HSBC Global Chief Economist
00:14:52 – Trump border enforcer leaving Minnesota
00:17:23 – UK’s Starmer says UK won’t choose between US, China
00:17:39 – Marie-Pierre de Bailliencourt, Institut Montaigne Managing Director
00:23:54 – Tuesday headlines
00:24:32 – James Lord, Morgan Stanley Global Head of FX & EM Strategy
00:32:12 – Goldman Sachs’ Solomon upbeat on global markets
00:35:15 – Anta becomes top Puma shareholder with EU1.5B stake
00:38:38 – Jan Goetz, IQM Computers CEO
00:45:32 – Nvidia’s Huang visits China to reopen crucial market
00:46:41 – Alibaba’s backed Moonshot AI releases flagship model
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