New Delhi, April 27 -- The India-New Zealand Free Trade Agreement (FTA), signed on Monday, is expected to stabilise bilateral trade flows and bring "predictability to trade flows", with Rubix Data Sciences calling it a "timely intervention" amid recent moderation in trade momentum.

Rubix said the FTA comes as a "timely intervention in a bilateral trade relationship that has shown strong growth, but also recent signs of moderation."

Bilateral merchandise trade between the two countries had crossed the USD 1 billion mark in FY2025, but "this momentum softened in FY2026, with total goods trade easing to USD 1.06 billion during April-February," the report noted.

Highlighting the significance of the pact, Rubix said the agreement "is expect...