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5-Jun-2007
AllAfrica.com
In the last decade or so, India and South Africa have signed about 35 sectoral bilateral agreements. They are right now concluding a bilateral investment protection agreement and negotiating a preferential trade agreement.
5-Jun-2007
Bangkok Post
Thailand and South Korea will continue to work toward a bilateral free-trade agreement, according to Nitya Pibulsonggram, the minister of foreign affairs. Trade talks between the two countries were now focused on cutting tariffs for rice and fruit, two key Thai exports.
5-Jun-2007
The Trade Development Authority of Pakistan, (TDAP) and the Sri Lanka Trade Development Board (SLTDB) will sign a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to facilitate rapid increase in trade between Pakistan and Sri Lanka under the Free Trade Agreement (FTA).
5-Jun-2007
Deccan Herald
India and Brazil, on Monday, floated a forum of Chief Executive Officers (CEOs) to facilitate both countries achieving a bi-lateral trade of $10 billion by 2010 with the visiting Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva asserting that the new world economic order cannot be negotiated without taking on board two of the most important developing nations.
4-Jun-2007
The Labor Ministry on Monday expressed some reservations on the information contained in the US National Labor Committee report on workers at Jordan’s garment factories which are exporting duty-free under the U.S.-Jordan Free Trade Agreement (FTA).
4-Jun-2007
As the latest entrant into the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA), Libya is a potential trade partner not only for Kenya but the COMESA regional economic bloc which Kenyan President Kibaki currently chairs
4-Jun-2007
The Business Forum has recommended the introduction of penalties to deter Comesa member states from blocking regional trade through non-tariff barriers.
4-Jun-2007
European business leaders in Japan called on the European Commission and the Japanese government to begin talks on a broad economic agreement spanning trade, investment and other issues.
4-Jun-2007
If the agricultural sectors of Caribbean Community (CARICOM) countries are to remain viable amidst reformations to longstanding preferential arrangements and other emerging threats, then the injection of new and added finance into the Region’s agriculture is necessary for it to survive and remain viable.
4-Jun-2007
The full implementation of the Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) by 2008, will mean that The Gambia will lose duty revenue estimated at US$40.719 million per annum representing a significant loss of 91%, said Lamin Damfa, a Senior Staff at the Ministry of Trade.
4-Jun-2007
Union minister of commerce and industry Kamal Nath said on Monday that Brazil and India have set a target of bilateral trade of $ 10 billion by 2010.
4-Jun-2007
South Korea has banned US beef shipments to that country after two recent shipments from Tyson and Cargill contained products that were intended for consumption in the United States.
4-Jun-2007
The Government has announced that Zambia will this year host the 27th Southern African Development Community (SADC) ordinary summit of Heads of State at which President Mwanawasa will assume the chair of the grouping.
4-Jun-2007
The latest in a series of local networking and consulting organisations, set up by Switzerland’s official export promotion agency, has been opened in Pretoria.
4-Jun-2007
The country members of the Bolivarian Alternative of the Americas (ALBA) prepare Monday the first meeting of the Council of Ministers, created during the 5th Summit of that integration mechanism.
4-Jun-2007
Indian interest in the South African economy is growing apace. Planned investments by Indian companies in SA over the coming years reportedly add up to billions of rands.
4-Jun-2007
Government today said a trilateral agreement with trade bloc Mercosur and South Africa Customs Union (SACU) is under consideration to widen the scope of South-South Cooperation.
4-Jun-2007
Thailand and South Korea will continue to work toward a bilateral free-trade agreement, according to Nitya Pibulsonggram, the minister of foreign affairs. Trade talks between the two countries were now focused on cutting tariffs for rice and fruit, two key Thai exports.
4-Jun-2007
Republic of Korea (RoK)’s firms are set to invest further into Viet Nam’s booming economy after a free trade agreement (FTA) between the two nations comes into effect on June 1, according to a report issued by the Korea Trade Investment Promotion Agency (KOTRA).
4-Jun-2007
When it comes to U.S. trade policy, in recent years it has seemed more difficult to gain bipartisan agreement among American policy-makers than to negotiate with foreign governments.
