Piyush Goyal Holds High-Level Economic Engagements in Berlin

Union Minister of Commerce and Industry Piyush Goyal held a series of high-level engagements in Berlin on October 22nd to strengthen India–Germany trade, investment and industrial cooperation. The engagements included a bilateral meeting with German Federal Minister for Economic Affairs and Energy Ms. Katherina Reiche, the inauguration of the India Centre at the German Council on Foreign Relations (DGAP), an India–Germany Business Roundtable and participation in the Berlin Global Dialogue.

During the bilateral meeting, Shri Goyal and Ms. Reiche discussed opportunities for closer industrial collaboration and the potential of the India–EU Free Trade Agreement (FTA) to expand bilateral trade and investment. The two Ministers jointly inaugurated DGAP’s India Centre in Berlin, which is intended to promote policy research and dialogue on India–Germany relations.

The Union Ministers also co-chaired an India–Germany Business Roundtable organised with DGAP and the Asia-Pacific Committee of German Business (APA), with participation from German CEOs and business leaders. In their keynote addresses, Shri Goyal addressed accelerating growth and forging a new trade era, while Ms. Reiche spoke on transforming the FTA into industrial reality. The subsequent interaction focused on translating the prospective India–EU FTA into concrete trade and investment opportunities. (UPDATED ON 23RD OCTOBER 2026)