Piyush Goyal invites Australian businesses to invest in India

Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal has said the India-Australia trade pact will raise bilateral trade from the present $26-27 billion to $100 billion by 2030, much faster than initial expectation of rising to $50 billion in five years.  He addressing the University of Melbourne along with Mr. Dan Tehan, Australian Minister for Trade, Tourism and Investment in Melbourne on Wednesday.  “Together this marriage can truly have far reaching dimensions for both our economies and, if I dare say, for the rest of the world also where we can collectively engage and have an outreach to other parts of the world,” he said.The minister invited Australian businesses to invest in India. “We offer you transparency. We offer you our trust, rule of law. We are two democratic nations, two people who love sports, both are members of the Commonwealth,” he said.

Had a very important business interaction with the Australia India Chamber Of Commerce.

Businesses on both sides have demonstrated great excitement for #IndAustECTA & the potential they see in it. The agreement is a stepping stone for much greater engagement between us.pic.twitter.com/vWurrCqAI7

— Piyush Goyal (@PiyushGoyal) April 6, 2022

Later , he also addressed members of the business community from both countries. Goyal said India and Australia have complementarities that can benefit both countries, - India’s huge market and Australia’s investible surplus. He said the India-Australia Economic Cooperation and Trade Agreement (IndAus ECTA) will unlock the huge market of almost 1.4 billion consumers in India to Australian industries.