https://www.taxtmi.com/news?id=73801 The first round of India-Maldives Free Trade Agreement negotiations concluded after virtual, text-based discussions across eight technical sessions and eight policy areas. The parties made substantive progress and reached broad convergence on several issues. The proposed FTA is intended to enhance market access, facilitate investment, promote economic cooperation and support sustainable economic growth. Both sides are pursuing a broad-based, balanced and comprehensive agreement guided by fairness and reciprocity, while also seeking deeper cooperation in tourism, startups, digital payments, MSMEs and trade. en-us Tue, 14 Jul 2026 17:11:24 +0530 Tue, 14 Jul 2026 17:16:03 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/news?id=73801 The first round of India-Maldives Free Trade Agreement negotiations concluded after virtual, text-based discussions across eight technical sessions and eight policy areas. The parties made substantive progress and reached broad convergence on several issues. The proposed FTA is intended to enhance market access, facilitate investment, promote economic cooperation and support sustainable economic growth. Both sides are pursuing a broad-based, balanced and comprehensive agreement guided by fairness and reciprocity, while also seeking deeper cooperation in tourism, startups, digital payments, MSMEs and trade. News - Tue, 14 Jul 2026 17:11:24 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/news?id=73801