{"id":270327,"date":"2023-11-21T19:47:45","date_gmt":"2023-11-21T14:17:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/?p=270327"},"modified":"2023-11-21T19:49:08","modified_gmt":"2023-11-21T14:19:08","slug":"india-australia-economic-cooperation-and-trade-agreement-ecta-77-utilization-by-indian-exporters-in-9-months","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/india-australia-economic-cooperation-and-trade-agreement-ecta-77-utilization-by-indian-exporters-in-9-months\/","title":{"rendered":"India-Australia Economic Cooperation and Trade Agreement (ECTA): 77% utilization by Indian exporters in 9 months"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b>Source: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The post is based on the article<\/span><b> \u201c<\/b><b>India-Australia <\/b><b>Economic Cooperation and Trade Agreement (ECTA)<\/b><b>: 77% utilization by Indian exporters in 9 months<\/b><b>\u201d <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">published in <\/span><b>\u201cBusiness Standard\u201d on 21st November 2023<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><b>Why in the News?<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Indian exporters have benefitted from the India-Australia <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">ECTA. For the first nine months, the utilization rate was 77%.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>What is Utilization Rate in Free Trade Agreements (FTAs)?<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">1) The utilization rate in Free Trade Agreements (FTAs) refers to the extent or percentage to which the benefits and provisions offered by the agreement are actually utilized or taken advantage of by the participating countries or entities.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">2) It measures how much of the trade or economic activity between countries occurs using the preferential terms offered in the FTA.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">3) A higher utilization rate indicates that a larger portion of trade is taking place under the terms and benefits outlined in the FTA.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">4) According to the Asian Development Bank, India\u2019s FTA utilization rate has remained under 25%, among the lowest in Asia. In contrast, FTA utilization by developed countries averages 70-80%.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">5) The reasons for India\u2019s low utilization rate of FTAs are the difficult process of getting a certificate of origin, low awareness about FTAs in the industry and non-tariff barriers, amongst others.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>What is the India-Australia <\/b><b>Economic Cooperation and Trade Agreement (ECTA)<\/b><b>?<\/b><\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_270329\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-270329\" style=\"width: 422px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-270329\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Screenshot-2023-11-21-at-3.54.50%E2%80%AFPM.png?resize=422%2C653&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"India-Australia ECTA\" width=\"422\" height=\"653\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Screenshot-2023-11-21-at-3.54.50%E2%80%AFPM.png?resize=194%2C300&amp;ssl=1 194w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Screenshot-2023-11-21-at-3.54.50%E2%80%AFPM.png?w=644&amp;ssl=1 644w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 422px) 100vw, 422px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-270329\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source: Business Standard<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<table style=\"width: 100%; height: 462px;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr style=\"height: 30px;\">\n<td style=\"height: 30px;\"><b>Specifications<\/b><\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 30px;\"><b>Details<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 30px;\">\n<td style=\"height: 30px;\"><b>Signed in<\/b><\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 30px;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">2022<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 60px;\">\n<td style=\"height: 60px;\"><b>Aim<\/b><\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 60px;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To provide an institutional mechanism to encourage and improve trade between the two countries.<\/span><b>\u00a0<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 60px;\">\n<td style=\"height: 60px;\"><b>Key Features of the agreement\u00a0<\/b><\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 60px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/the-india-australia-trade-agreement\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Read Here<\/span><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 158px;\">\n<td style=\"height: 158px;\"><b>Significance<\/b><\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 158px;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">1) It <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">is the 1st such agreement for India with a developed country in over a decade. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">2) The deal has the potential to raise bilateral trade between India and Australia to nearly $50 billion in the next five years and create at least 10 lakh jobs in the start-up economy.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">3) Provide a model for future FTA with other developed countries.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 124px;\">\n<td style=\"height: 124px;\"><b>Progress of India-Australia ECTA<\/b><\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 124px;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Indian exporters have benefitted from the India-Australia <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">ECTA.For the first nine months, the utilization rate was 77%.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For Indian exporters, sectors that have benefited from the deal include iron and steel products, linens, agri products and electrical conductors.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><strong>UPSC Syllabus:<\/strong> International Relations<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Source: The post is based on the article \u201cIndia-Australia Economic Cooperation and Trade Agreement (ECTA): 77% utilization by Indian exporters in 9 months\u201d published in \u201cBusiness Standard\u201d on 21st November 2023 Why in the News? Indian exporters have benefitted from the India-Australia ECTA. For the first nine months, the utilization rate was 77%. 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