New Delhi, Sept. 30 -- A group of investors from European Free Trade Association (EFTA) -- Norway, Switzerland Iceland and Liechtenstein -- are arriving New Delhi on Wednesday to announce the first tranche of $100 billion investments they committed under the India-European Free Trade Association (EFTA) free trade agreement, officials said.

The FTA with the EFTA countries, which was finalised in March 2024, will come into effect from October 1, 2025, Union commerce minister Piyush Goyal said while addressing the valedictory session of the UP International Trade Show 2025 (UPITS 2025) in Greater Noida on Monday. Ministers from India and EFTA nations are expected to formally launch the FTA in New Delhi on Wednesday.

Officials, who did not ...