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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.
Investment: India to renegotiate tax treaty with Malaysia
24-Dec-2004 Times of India
The ink has hardly dried on the recently-notified revised tax treaty with Malaysia, but India is set to renegotiate it — mainly to prevent ’treaty shopping’.
Malaysian PM calls for FTA with India
20-Dec-2004 Times of India
Malaysian PM Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmed Badawi on Monday underlined the need to strengthen India-Malaysia economic and trade co-operation through a free-trade agreement (FTA).
Twelve-country report on FTAs
15-Dec-2004 ANN
A report on the status of FTA fever in 12 Asian countries: Bangladesh, China, India, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, South Korea, Sri Lanka, Thailand and Vietnam.
Asian free trade vogue could heat up
12-Dec-2004
Free trade agreements are flying around East Asia these days, with even India, from South Asia, getting a piece of the action.
Free trade at a heavy cost for India
12-Dec-2004 Asia Times
The recently signed India-Thailand FTA has stirred a hornet’s nest in India. It is being argued that India has shown unnecessary haste in signing the agreement without fully comprehending its economic implications for Indian industry.
India: Bilateral pacts to go beyond trade
11-Dec-2004 Indian Express
In a major policy shift, the government has decided to convert all preferential/free trade agreements (PFA/FTA) into comprehensive economic cooperation agreements (Ceca).
India, WTO lock horns over FTAs
6-Dec-2004
India made it clear on Monday that it would aggressively push for more regional trade agreements, though it attached importance to the multilateral trading system.
India, SACU gearing up for FTA
24-Nov-2004 Financial Express
India and members of the Southern African Customs Union (SACU) hope to have a “limited scope agreement” for more liberal trading by next year, the first concrete step towards a free trade agreement (FTA).
Go the whole hog on regional trade pacts, says Kamal Nath
18-Nov-2004
Commerce and industry minister Kamal Nath said at the economic editors’ conference here on Wednesday, that bilateral trade agreements will serve as engines for international trade.
The Indian connection
11-Nov-2004
SINGAPORE’S High Commissioner to India is optimistic about a favourable outcome soon to negotiations for an economic cooperation agreement that is expected to open up substantial business opportunities for the two countries.
Singapore Ceca hits a roadblock
10-Nov-2004
The proposed Comprehensive Economic Co-operation Agreement (Ceca) between India and Singapore has hit a bump. The Singapore government has made out a strong case for product-specific relaxation of the rules of origin (ROO) criteria for over 480 items.
Needed: A US-India FTA
9-Nov-2004 Rediff.com
A comprehensive FTA with India would be of strategic importance to the US in its current policy of competitive liberalisation.
INDIA LOOK AHEAD: Have a free trade agreement in services
5-Nov-2004
A better way for India might be to pursue an FTA on services with a developed country.
NCAER slams India-Thailand FTA
23-Oct-2004 Indian Express
Economic think-tank National Council of Applied Economic Research (NCAER) has questioned the usefulness of the Free Trade Agreement (FTA) which India signed with Thailand.
India initiates FTA talks with Gulf Cooperation Council
15-Oct-2004 Economic Times
The government of India has kickstarted the process for clinching a free trade agreement with the Gulf Cooperation Council, with which New Delhi had entered into a framework agreement for economic cooperation in August.
Tom Yam Swamp
10-Oct-2004 Outlook India
The Indo-Thai FTA is great news, but who will it benefit?
Bilateral trade talks falter after enthusiastic starts
6-Oct-2004
Bangladesh is yet to make any clear headway in its bilateral talks in free trade agreements with India, Pakistan and Sri Lanka as well as trade and investment framework agreement with the United States.