Walmart told the U.S. government privately in January that India’s new investment rules for e-commerce were regressive and had the potential to hurt trade ties, a company document seen by Reuters showed. The lobbying effort yielded no result at the time – India implemented the new rules from Feb. 1 – but the document underlines the level of concern at Walmart about the rules. Differences over e-commerce regulations have become one of the biggest issues in frayed trade ties between New Delhi and Washington.
Reuters reveals Walmart told U.S. government India e-commerce rules regressive, warned of trade impact
11 July 2019, 12:00 am 1 minute
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Type: Reuters Best
Sectors: Equities
Regions: Asia