A free trade agreement (FTA) between Turkey and South Korea that came into effect at the beginning of this month has registered a number of firsts for Turkey, which had exempted its agricultural goods from deals until the Seoul deal but is now aiming to use the new agreement as a template for future FTAs.
Are free trade agreements good for ‘Factory Asia’? This column argues that rather than supporting ‘Factory Asia’, it is more likely that fragmentation trade has prospered despite the noodle bowl of overlapping FTAs in the region.
Le premier tour de négociations de l’Accord de partenariat économique régional intégral (RCEP-Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership ) entre l’ASEAN et six partenaires a commencé jeudi au Brunei.
The Asian Development Bank today said the Indian government should start thinking about consolidating the flurry of free trade agreements it has implemented or is negotiating, by bringing all deals under one mega agreement.
The United States is reviewing trade relations with Burma in a move that could end import duties on thousands of goods from the Southeast Asian country
China and 15 other Asia-Pacific nations have agreed to launch a first round of talks next month aimed at creating one of the world’s largest trading blocs. China is trying to outpace a similar effort by the US.
Les négociations en vue de créer —sans Washington— une immense zone de libre-échange en Asie-Pacifique, censée couvrir la moitié de la population mondiale, devraient s’ouvrir en mai à Brunei, révèle un document officiel consulté mardi par l’AFP.
Dieciséis países de la región Asia Pacífico empezarán a negociar en mayo un acuerdo de libre comercio que repercutirá en la mitad de la población mundial, según un documento.
The trade ministers of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum agreed Sunday to promote free-trade agreements in the Asia-Pacific region just a day after Japan won permission to negotiate a free-trade pact involving many of its members.
ASEAN Briefing is a platform dedicated to the various and increasing number of trade treaties and agreements throughout the ASEAN region, produced by tax and legal professionals Dezan Shira & Associates.
May 2004 article by Focus on the Global South associate Raghav Narsalay on the politics of regional trade negotiations in South Asia. A PDF version with table and graph is available for download here