New Delhi, March 13 -- Union Minister of Commerce and Industry Piyush Goyal urged industry leaders to fully leverage the opportunities created under the India-EFTA Trade and Economic Partnership Agreement (TEPA), highlighting a USD 100 billion legally binding FDI commitment from the four EFTA nations and the potential to create one million jobs in India.

Addressing a commemorative session on Friday, marking two years since the signing of the agreement, organised by ASSOCHAM via video conference, the Minister described the pact as a momentous occasion and a major milestone in the nation's economic engagement with Europe.

According to the Ministry of Commerce & Industry, Goyal noted that the India-EFTA TEPA marked the beginning of a deepe...