Barclays on Europe-India Trade: What Treasury Teams Need to Know

Sarah J · 2026-05-07T15:08:26.000Z

Europe-India trade is growing fast, accelerated by new EU-India and UK-India free trade agreements. Barclays says the EU is already India's largest trading partner, and geopolitical shifts are pushing the two regions even closer together. However, Barclays warns that a trade deal alone doesn't solve everything. Capital controls, FX rules, and liquidity complexity in India still create real challenges for corporate treasury teams expanding into the market. On the positive side, India has been loosening its regulatory framework. Barclays highlights that companies can now settle intra-group trade in Indian rupees (INR), reducing FX exposure, and that structures like GIFT City and reforms to external commercial borrowing are giving treasurers more tools to work with. The bank's core message is that treasury strategy will determine who wins in India. Companies that build hybrid liquidity models, embrace local regulatory nuance, and invest in their treasury architecture early will be better placed to capture the opportunity than those that don't. https://www.ib.barclays/our-insights/how-can-treasury-prepare-for-growing-Europe-India-trade.html

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