NEW DELHI, May 22 : Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal, on Friday, said the government held a series of high-level bilateral meetings with representatives from Chile, Oman, the Netherlands, the Maldives, Germany, and Egypt to deepen trade, investment, and strategic cooperation.
In a post on X, the minister said the engagements were aimed at strengthening economic ties with key global partners while expanding export opportunities and attracting investments across sectors. The discussions focused on enhancing cooperation in trade, investment and strategic economic partnerships amid evolving global economic conditions.
Goyal also said several meetings were held in Mumbai to strengthen “integrated institutional coordination, service delivery, food safety systems and export quality assurance.”
The discussions form part of the government’s broader efforts to improve regulatory coordination and boost export competitiveness through stronger quality assurance systems and food safety infrastructure.
Highlighting manufacturing and export-oriented initiatives, the minister said the ministry conducted review meetings to accelerate “seafood exports, local manufacturing, value addition and employment generation under the SCALE roadmap.”
The review meetings focused on enhancing domestic manufacturing capabilities, improving value addition and supporting sectors with export potential to create employment opportunities and strengthen industrial growth.
On logistics and infrastructure reforms, Goyal said the government released the LEADS Report 2025 and presented the LEAPS Awards 2025 to improve “logistics efficiency, PM GatiShakti integration and ease of doing business.”
He further highlighted that India’s exports registered a 13.59 per cent growth in April 2026 despite global headwinds, reaching USD 80.80 billion compared to USD 71.13 billion in April 2025.
(UNI)
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