India-Africa bilateral trade grew 9.26% in 2022-23: Goyal

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IANS | 16 Jun, 2023
Bilateral trade of India with Africa grew by 9.26 per cent in 2022-23, reaching almost $100 billion, Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal said while addressing the CII-EXIM Bank conclave on "India-Africa Partnership".

Goyal expressed confidence in achieving the goal of doubling bilateral trade to $200 billion by 2030.

"Blessed with demographic dividend, India-Africa partnership can drive the global progress in this century," the minister said further.

Goyal said that the exports and imports were approximately balanced with exports being $51.2 billion and imports being $46.65 billion in 2022-23.

The minister said that 27 least developed countries of Africa benefit from the duty-free tariff preference on non-reciprocal basis already and free trade agreements (FTAs), and comprehensive economic partnership agreement (CEPA) can be explored with other African countries as well.