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16-Sep-2009
The Rudd Government is being warned the nation will lose more jobs than it will gain if Australia signs a free trade agreement with China.
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16-Sep-2009
EAC partner states were unable to meet the target date of July 31, to complete negotiations of the comprehensive EPA, writes Peter Nyanzi.
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16-Sep-2009
The United States Trade Representative Office has received more than 500 public comments on the pending free trade agreements with South Korea and Colombia, U.S. Trade Representative Ron Kirk said Tuesday.
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15-Sep-2009
The United States said on Monday it was taking a fresh look at whether South Korea is giving US automakers enough access under a draft free trade agreement, which has been stalled by disputes.
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14-Sep-2009
Planters of tea, coffee and spices in southern India are seeking financial support from the government to counter cheaper imports under the Free Trade Agreement (FTA) India signed Aug 13 with the Association of South-East Asian Nations (ASEAN).
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14-Sep-2009
India and Sri Lanka are expected to sign a new economic agreement next year covering both goods and services, said the island nation’s Minister of Investment Promotion Navin Dissanayake.
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14-Sep-2009
As Parliament resumes, Ken Neumann, National Director of the United Steelworkers (USW) today called on Michael Ignatieff and the Liberal caucus to refuse to support the Harper government’s free trade agreement with Colombia when the bill is voted in Parliament next week.
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14-Sep-2009
The Philippines is now negotiating for a slower reduction in tariffs for rice traded under a free-trade scheme among members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean).
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14-Sep-2009
The leaders of South Korea and Italy agreed to expedite a free trade agreement between Seoul and the European Union yesterday in a summit in which culture eclipsed politics.
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14-Sep-2009
William Dymond recalls the heady excitement of early 1997. Brazil’s president was bound for Ottawa, and Canada was pushing for a free-trade agreement with South America’s largest country.
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14-Sep-2009
Jimmy Wang’s tiles can compete with the best brands of Europe, but that is of little use to the Taiwanese manufacturer since the most lethal challenge he faces comes from China.
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14-Sep-2009
Burundi has received euro 4.4 million (US$6.4 million) grant from the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) under the adjustment facility.
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14-Sep-2009
Third SAARC Business Leaders Conclave (SBLC) scheduled for November 22-23,in Colombo, with the theme of ‘Regional Cooperation: a catalyst for socio-economic growth in South Asia’ will aim to provide the right platform for a broader and intense engagement between member governments and South Asian Business community.
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14-Sep-2009
A group led by former Vice-President Teofisto T. Guingona, Jr. and former Senate president Jovito R. Salonga has asked the Supreme Court (SC) anew to quash the trade agreement with Japan.
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14-Sep-2009
Zimbabwe recently joined five other African countries in signing the Eastern and Southern Africa European Commission (ESAEC) Interim Economic Partnership Agreement (IEPA) in Mauritius, Industry and Commerce Deputy Minister Mike Bimha has said.
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13-Sep-2009
A potential market of 1.3 billion people is a very attractive proposition for any government or company, and that was the main reason why six years ago the Thai government tried every means possible to expedite a trade deal with China.
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13-Sep-2009
Centre for WTO Studies
A review of market access barriers faced by Indian exporters in its major trading partners and other select countries, 24 in all.
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12-Sep-2009
South Korea and New Zealand have agreed to make more efforts on the ongoing bilateral free trade negotiations to produce tangible results, Seoul’s foreign ministry said Saturday.
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12-Sep-2009
Thailand on Saturday said it wants to enhance trade ties with India after the operationalisation of the Free Trade Agreement.
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12-Sep-2009
“This decision is an enormous blow for Israel’s economy and foreign relations”, says Jamal Juma’ of the Stop the Wall Campaign.
The Brazilian Parliamentary Commission on Foreign Relations and National Defense has recommended that the parliament should not ratify the Free Trade Agreement (FTA) between Mercosur and the State of Israel until “Israel accepts the creation of the Palestinian state on the 1967 borders”.
