The Comprehensive Economic Cooperation and Partnership Agreement (CECPA) between Mauritius and India was signed on 22 February 2021 during the visit of His Excellency H.E Dr. Subrahmanyam Jaishankar to Mauritius. The CECPA marks the first agreement signed between India and an African country.

This agreement covers three key components namely Trade in Goods, Trade in services and economic cooperation. Under Trade in Goods,
• Mauritius gains preferential access into India on a list of 615 products
• India benefits from market access into Mauritius on a list of 310 products

For services, market access will be provided in sectors such as financial services, tourism, education, distribution, ICT and professional services. The CECPA provides an opportunity to consolidate an already longstanding bilateral cooperation between India and Mauritius.

The ratification process having already been agreed upon in Mauritius, the Indian government will be duly informed of this decision as well as the completion of all internal processes for its entry into force once these steps have been completed. We now await for India to complete the ratification process on its side for the coming into force of the agreement.

You can access more information on the CECPA at below link:
Comprehensive Economic Cooperation and Partnership Agreement: Here