The Chief Executive of the Surrey Board of Trade is hopeful Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s trip to India results in a free trade deal — but is realistic about the chances of that happening.
Anita Huberman says a free trade deal with India would be a big boost for businesses in Surrey and the Lower Mainland.
Whether Harper can get a deal done in such a short time though remains uncertain.
“I think the economic potential is so huge that I’m quite supportive of the prime minister going, but you can only get so much done in six days.”
Harper hopes to set up a deal that would triple the two-way trade totals between the countries from the current five-billion dollars a year to approximately 15 billion by 2015.
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