29-Dec-2006
Economic Times
Asean’s primary interest lies in palm oil where it has demanded that duties should be pruned to 30-40% within five years of the implementation of the agreement instead of 50% within 10-12 years period as suggested by India. At present, palm oil attracts a duty of 75%.
17-Dec-2006
Houston Chronicle
The leaders of Japan and India agreed Friday to start talks on forging a bilateral free-trade agreement within two years and to increase cooperation between the two countries’ navies and coast guards.
15-Dec-2006
Hindustan Times
An influential Republican senator has asked President George Bush to negotiate a full scale free trade agreement with India following the successful conclusion of the India-US civil nuclear deal.
3-Dec-2006
Bangladesh Web
A "captive protected" market to Indian suppliers, trade losses for Bangladesh and the issue of farm subsidies cosseted to Indian rice, wheat and sugar producers are among the potential risks.
2-Dec-2006
Financial Express
Asean has given a jolt to India by deciding to almost double its negative list for the proposed free trade agreement (FTA) with India.
1-Dec-2006
Business Standard
Israel is considering a free trade agreement (FTA) with India to reach a bilateral trade target of $5 billion, deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Trade and Industry Eliyahu Yishai has said.
30-Nov-2006
Economic Times
While the US has ruled out the possibility of a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with India, it is prepared to sort out market access issues with the country on a bilateral basis.
22-Nov-2006
Mining Weekly
The South African Customs Unions (Sacu) has formally accepted an offer made by the US government to progress a so-called trade and investment cooperation agreement (Tica), following the breakdown of the more ambitious free-trade agreement (FTA) talks earlier in the year.