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India-Singapore FTA to be ready in weeks
29-Mar-2005 UPI
A Free Trade Agreement between India and Singapore should be ready during the next couple of weeks, India’s finance minister said Monday.
Malaysia, India to sign FTA by year-end
29-Mar-2005 New Straits Times
India and Malaysia are on the verge of signing a comprehensive economic co-operation agreement by year-end. It will include free trade between the two nations.
India to sign free trade agreement with Mauritius
28-Mar-2005 The Tribune
The agreement will liberalise trade in goods and services and even facilitate joint ventures, besides encompassing the existing double taxation avoidance agreement between the two countries.
China pitching for FTA with India
25-Mar-2005 Financial Express
China is pushing for a free trade agreement (FTA) with India which, it claims, would result in the biggest free trade region in the world.
Mercosur resumes EU talks; signs with India
22-Mar-2005 MercoPress
Mercosur and European Union negotiators resumed Monday in Brussels discussions with the purpose of reaching a much delayed free trade agreement between the two blocks. Meantime in New Delhi a framework trade understanding was signed with India.
India signs free trade deal with South American bloc
20-Mar-2005 AFP
India has signed a free trade deal with the South American Mercosur bloc to boost trade. The trade agreement flows from the customs duty accord and now grants reciprocal tariff reductions on 450 items and greater market access.
Vanaspati units seek changes in FTAs with Nepal, Lanka
10-Mar-2005
Vanaspati industry has appealed to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to make suitable amendments in the free trade agreements (FTAs) with Nepal and Sri Lanka.
Indo-Thai FTA numbers leave India Inc worried
21-Feb-2005 Financial Express
India Inc’s worst fears are coming true with early reports indicating a 400:1 trade surplus favouring Thailand in the 82 items of the Early Harvest Scheme during the first three months since the Indo-Thai Free Trade Agreement (FTA) came into effect from September 1, 2004.
Prosper-thy-neighbour in South Asia
15-Feb-2005
The postponement of the Dhaka Summit of Saarc, twice over the past two months, is a setback for the fledgling process of economic integration in South Asia. But that should not prevent India from taking unilateral initiatives for promoting industry and supply capacities in its neighbours, especially Bangladesh.
India, Lanka to draw roadmap for comprehensive economic ties
10-Feb-2005 Financial Express
A comprehensive economic partnership agreement (CEPA) between India and Sri Lanka covering goods, services and investment is all set to become a reality.
No truncated FTA with India: US
9-Feb-2005 Rediff.com
United States said it was against entering in to a limited Free Trade Agreement with India and any bilateral FTA will have to be comprehensive.
Durables industry worried over FTAs and cheap imports
8-Feb-2005
Already reeling under soaring material costs and tight margins, the consumer durables industry has raised concerns about cheap imports from neighbouring countries.
Korea-India FTA may be signed by 2007
1-Feb-2005 Asia Times
South Korea may conclude a free trade agreement (FTA) with India as early as 2007, a ranking South Korean official said.
India, Chile sign framework agreement on economic cooperation
22-Jan-2005 PIB
India and Chile have signed a Framework Agreement on Economic Cooperation to promote expansion of trade by providing limited preferential access to each other initially.
India to align ROO on ASEAN model
20-Jan-2005
India will adopt the Indo-ASEAN FTA criterion for Rules Of Origin (ROO) for all the other trade pacts with Asian countries, including Thailand and Singapore.
Malaysia-India joint study on CECA and possible FTA
19-Jan-2005
Malaysia and India have agreed to undertake a joint feasibility study on the Comprehensive Economic Cooperation Agreement (CECA), which includes the possibility of having Free Trade Agreement (FTA) between the two countries.
Chile president to sign draft FTA with India
17-Jan-2005
The visiting Chilean president will sign a framework free trade agreement with India.
India may sign CEPA with Korea
8-Jan-2005 New Kerala
Korea has expressed interest in investing in infrastructure development in India and the two countries might also sign a Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement to boost bilateral trade.
Japan, India agree to conclude dialogue involving FTA in 1 yr
7-Jan-2005 Kyodo
Japan and India agreed Thursday to conclude in one year the ongoing dialogue on economic cooperation, which involves the possibility of signing a free trade agreement, Japan’s trade minister Shoichi Nakagawa said.
No trade negotiation before Safta implementation - Bangladesh Commerce Secretary
4-Jan-2005 Daily Star
The government will not move ahead with trade negotiations with any party before the South Asian Free Trade Area (Safta) gets implemented on January 1, 2006.