13-Dec-2008
“Non-Tariff Barriers (NTBs) and bureaucratic procedures are real impediments to the implementation of SAFTA in true perspective therefore the Governments of the respective countries of the region need to enter into policy implementation phase instead of policy formulation”.
13-Dec-2008
The Trade Ministry and Industry Ministry are at odds on how to protect the domestic market from a projected influx of imported goods as the global economic slowdown cuts demand, resulting in massive excess in supply in the international market.
12-Dec-2008
It is now a year and half since Rwanda and Burundi acceded to the East African Community (EAC). Things now seem moving faster.
12-Dec-2008
Lack of political will and enforcement of protocols and treaties is dragging the implementation of the regional integration process, the East African Community (EAC) Chairman and Rwandan President, Mr Paul Kagame has said.
12-Dec-2008
The 6th East African Community (EAC) Common Market talks ended Wednesday positively with negotiators reaching a consensus on new issues.
12-Dec-2008
Southern Africa is at a crossroads. While the rest of the world is heaving and buckling under the weight of the financial crisis, the subcontinent is battling to overcome centuries of colonial and other boundaries through adopting agreements about a free trade area.
12-Dec-2008
The GCC countries and Singapore are expected to sign a free trade agreement (FTA) in Doha in the next few days.
11-Dec-2008
NewsX
Business and government leaders from Canada and India on Wednesday stressed the need for a free trade agreement between the two countries.
11-Dec-2008
The government has sought help from Spain to conclude a comprehensive trade and investment pact with the European Union by the end of next year, Commerce and Industry Minister Kamal Nath said today.
10-Dec-2008
Mercosur presidential summit next week in Brazil has on the table an agenda of several highly sensitive issues that could deepen the rift between senior members Argentina and Brazil and junior members Paraguay and Uruguay, according to Uruguayan parliamentary sources.
10-Dec-2008
The controversial Japan-Philippines Economic Partnership Agreement (JPEPA) takes effect Thursday, December 11, with simple ceremonies in Tokyo, Philippine labor attaché to Japan Danilo Cruz said Wednesday.
10-Dec-2008
Customs Commissioner Napoleon Morales said yesterday that even if it leads to a loss in revenue collection, the agency is ready to implement the Japan-Philippines Economic Partnership Agreement (JPEPA).
10-Dec-2008
Kenya is gunning for a fast-track programme that will enable it sign a comprehensive economic partnership agreement with the European Union by July next year despite opposition from civil society groups.
10-Dec-2008
West Africa civil society platform of the Economic Partnership Agreement has said unrealistic timetable constituted the main constraint facing the Economic Community of West African States in reaching a conclusion on the agreement.
10-Dec-2008
Since emerging as a leading contender for U.S. trade representative under President-elect Barack Obama, Rep. Xavier Becerra has been criticized as both overly protective and not protective enough of U.S. workers in trade agreements.
10-Dec-2008
The European Union Chamber of Commerce in Korea proudly presented the Korea -EU Industrial Cooperation Day on December 10, and the third edition of the EU-Korea Awards, which honor not just European companies, but government authorities who have made a significant contribution to strengthening the relationship between the EU and Korea.
10-Dec-2008
Tico Times
A visit by US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice sparked protest yesterday in the streets by opponents of free trade with the North American giant, a subject Rice is set to discuss here in a conference today.
10-Dec-2008
FTAs often include intellectual property protection that is stronger than the World Trade Organisation requires (known as ‘TRIPS-plus’ protection). This book highlights the likely effects on developing countries of agreeing to these TRIPS-plus provisions, particularly those in US FTAs.
10-Dec-2008
This book argues that the comprehensive and strict obligations these FTAs impose will seriously constrain the developing-country party’s policy-making capacity to pursue national socioeconomic and development goals.
10-Dec-2008
In 2009, bilaterals.org will turn five years old. Major changes are underway to expand and improve the website, which currently houses over 13,000 articles that are consulted by 6,000 different people a day.
