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The Japan-India-Africa Business Forum, held on 26 February in Tokyo, explored opportunities for both Asian powers to collaborate on Africa’s sustainable economic development, while leveraging their expertise in technology, finance, and industrial growth. Co-hosted by Japan’s Ministry of Economy, Trade, and Industry (METI) and Nikkei, the event brought together over 2,000 participants from 46 countries […]
Trade between India and Africa increased by 9.3% between fiscal year 2021/2022 and 2022/2023, reaching $98 billion, according to India’s external affairs minister, as more than 30 African countries have benefited from India’s duty-free tariff preference (DFTP) scheme for least-developed countries. Speaking at the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) and Exim Bank of India conclave […]
Morocco and India expressed willingness to ease visa procedures notably for businessmen and tourists, Morocco’s foreign ministry said. This came during a videoconference between Morocco’s foreign minister and his Indian peer Subrahmanyam Jaishankar who expressed satisfaction at the growing ties between the two countries as evidenced by the signing of some forty agreements and memorandums […]