<h1>India and UAE co-chair task force reviews CEPA investment progress, 34% non-oil trade rise, CBDC and export projects</h1> Government representatives from India and the UAE co-chaired the 13th meeting of their High Level Joint Task Force on Investments to review bilateral trade and investment cooperation under the India-UAE Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement. Participants included senior officials, investment entities and agencies from both sides. The parties noted a 34% year-on-year rise in non-oil trade in H1 2025, reviewed joint projects (including a major export complex in Jebel Ali), discussed maritime and space cooperation, and advanced payments and central bank digital currency integration to enable local-currency trade. The co-chairs instructed teams to address investor issues with relevant authorities and to finalise remaining implementation steps.