Chandigarh, Aug. 19 -- Haryana's MSMEs, industries, farmers and services sector are expected to gain from the India-UK Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA), which provides duty-free access to nearly 99 percent of India's exports to the UK.

The agreement came into effect on July 15, with several products that earlier faced tariffs ranging from 4 percent to 70 percent now receiving zero-duty access to the British market.

Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini said the pact would improve the competitiveness of Haryana-made products, support integration with global value chains and help drive investment, production and employment, reported Times Of India.

"Haryana has strong manufacturing, agriculture, automobile, engineering, texti...