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Korea hopeful of trade pact with India by Dec
12-May-2007 Moneycontrol India
South Korea hopes to wrap up a Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) with India by December 2007. The CEPA would encompass trade in goods and services and investment.
Treaty with Japan may legalize dumping toxic waste in India
8-May-2007 RxPG
If the agreements negotiated by Japan with the Philippines and Thailand are anything to go by, the India-Japan Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement that is being worked on by the two governments will open the floodgates to Japan’s municipal, medical and hazardous wastes.
Delhi’s duty-free offer
8-May-2007
Bangladesh’s business leaders are rather dismayed at India’s recent duty-free market access offer, as they have expressed the view that mere duty-free access could not ensure free flow of goods into Indian market unless non-tariff and para-tariff barriers are removed.
Preferential trade agreement with Mauritius on anvil
7-May-2007
In a bid to further deepen their historic relations, India and Mauritius would soon ink a preferential trading agreement (PTA). This would be the first step towards eventually signing a Comprehensive Economic Co-operation and Partnership Agreement covering goods, services and investment on the lines of India-Singapore pact.
Ministers differ on India-Asean FTA
4-May-2007
Rekindling differences with his senior colleague Kamal Nath, Minister of State for Commerce Jairam Ramesh has written to the Prime Minister seeking review of the proposed reduction in customs duty on farm products under the Free Trade Agreement with Asean.
Ramesh bypasses boss, tells PM to reconsider clauses in FTA with ASEAN
4-May-2007
Two days after Panchayati Raj Minister Mani Shankar Aiyar had a dig at the Prime Minister over economic reforms and 9.2 per cent growth at a CII meeting, Minister of State for Commerce Jairam Ramesh has cautioned Manmohan Singh over parts of the proposed free trade agreement (FTA) with the ASEAN group.
Pak wants greater trade but puts conditions on SAFTA
3-May-2007
Pakistan, which is keen on exporting cement and wheat to India, on Thursday said it is willing to fulfil its SAFTA commitments if the issue of non-tariff barriers are addressed.
India may relent on FTA talks with Asean
3-May-2007
India is bending over backwards with regard to its free trade agreement (FTA) talks with an ostensibly disinterested Asean. Sources say the commerce ministry is now considering breaking India’s 709-strong sensitive list with a view to shifting some of them to the normal track, which entails elimination of tariffs latest by 2015.
EU plans to start FTA talks in Asia
2-May-2007
The European Commission has adopted negotiating mandates for new free trade agreements with trade partners in the 10-nation Asean bloc plus India and South Korea, according to a news release from Brussels.
Lanka seeks more investments from India - Prof Peiris
29-Apr-2007
Minister of Export Development and Internal Trade Prof. G.L.Peiris inaugurating a program on the Indo Lanka Free Trade Agreement in Kochi said that it is high time that inhibitions and apprehensions about Sri Lanka were shed. Sri Lanka is an ideal investment destination in South Asia. Investing in Sri Lanka would mean better access to the huge European Union market which does not charge duty on over 200 goods from Sri Lanka.
Woolf lobbies Brussels on Asian liberalisation
27-Apr-2007
Law Society president Fiona Woolf is visiting Brussels today to lobby the European Commission on the liberalisation of legal services in Asia.
India seeks Canada’s help in early conclusion of FTA
27-Apr-2007
India has sought Canada’s help in early conclusion of a Free Trade Agreement with it and said the pact would bring a new era of economic relations between the two countries.
EU: Conclusions on the recommendations to open negotiations with countries of ASEAN, India and South Korea
25-Apr-2007
The EU Council, and the Representatives of the Member States meeting within the Council, officially gave the Commission "the green light" to start FTA negotiations with India, Korea and ASEAN.
EU sees big export rise if Asia trade pacts agreed
23-Apr-2007
European Union exports would rise by 40 billion euros ($54.3 billion) a year if the bloc reaches planned new free trade agreements (FTAs) with countries in Asia, the European Commission said.
India, New Zealand to study on FTA implications
23-Apr-2007
India and New Zealand have agreed to study the potential for a free trade agreement between the two countries.
NZ and India take first FTA steps
23-Apr-2007
New Zealand has agreed to study the potential for a free trade agreement with India, Trade Minister Phil Goff said at the weekend.
European Commission welcomes adoption of negotiating mandates for new free trade agreements with India, Korea and ASEAN
23-Apr-2007 DG Trade
The European Commission has welcomed the formal adoption by European Member States of negotiating mandates for a new generation of Free Trade Agreements with India, South Korea and ASEAN.
India, New Zealand to initiate free trade pact
22-Apr-2007 Earth Times
India and New Zealand have initiated steps to ink a free trade agreement (FTA) but it could be a while before this becomes a reality.
Free trade with India pitched
20-Apr-2007
A free trade agreement between Canada and India would be a major boost to the Port of Halifax’s strategy to become a cargo gateway to North American markets, says the chairman of the Canadian Retail Shippers Association.
Don’t let Kashmir stand in the way of trade ties: India
19-Apr-2007
Pakistan is in violation of the agreement on South Asian Free Trade Area (SAFTA) and the Vienna Convention by discriminating against India in the implementation of the regional accord, aside from risking its credibility as a negotiating partner, Indian High Commissioner Satyabrata Pal told a conference.