Dubbed the “mother of all trade deals,” the EU–India free trade agreement, concluded after more than two decades of negotiation, appears to be the most consequential for Bangladesh among recent trade deals involving other countries. The agreement delivers market access gains for India in those sectors that have long underpinned Bangladesh’s export success in Europe, notably textiles, apparel, leather, and footwear.

The European Union (EU) and India yesterday announced the “mother of all deals”, a huge trade pact to create a market of two billion people, reached after two decades of negotiations.

The Bank has been advising developing countries to focus attention on cutting trade barriers and boosting regional flows of goods

Talks on preferential trade deals with a dozen countries have stalled since the political changeover in August last year, potentially adding to the challenges related to Bangladesh’s graduation from the club of Least Developed Countries (LDCs) in 2026, according to economists and business leaders.

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Three rounds of meetings of the joint study group were held last year to pave the way for last week’s formal launch of the negotiation.

The leaders sign the 'historic' deal aiming to form a new corridor to bolster trade linking Europe, India, Middle East

Bangladesh has so far signed five bilateral and regional trading agreements to bolster exports, trade and investments with a view to expediting economic growth. 

The next stage of Bangladesh-India relations should involve long-term, innovative projects.

Bangladesh and Kuwait today inked four agreements in military cooperation, road communications, investment protections and diplomatic visa exemptions.