India, Canada reiterate commitment to complete trade deal by end of 2026
India and Canada reiterated their commitment to complete a bilateral trade deal by the end of 2026. The pledge came in a joint statement by the two countries' Finance Ministers after the inaugural India-Canada Finance Ministers' Economic and Financial Dialogue held in Toronto. India also expressed its readiness to begin negotiations on a Bilateral Investment Treaty (BIT) 'at the earliest.'
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- India and Canada aim to complete a trade deal by end of 2026
- Announced after the inaugural India-Canada Finance Ministers' Economic and Financial Dialogue in Toronto
- India ready to start Bilateral Investment Treaty (BIT) talks
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