6-Feb-2006
Bahrein Tribune
The GCC-India free trade agreement (FTA) will open over a billion consumers’ market for the Gulf countries.
25-Jan-2006
Hong Kong Standard
China wants closer ties with Saudi Arabia and other Arab states, and is working toward a free-trade agreement with countries in the region, according to Premier Wen Jiabao.
24-Jan-2006
People’s Daily
The third round of free trade area negotiation between China and GCC (Gulf Cooperation Council) was concluded recently in Beijing.
22-Dec-2005
Gulf Daily News
Japanese Ambassador to Bahrain, Takao Natsume, said his government has proposed an FTA to GCC governments but has yet to schedule the beginning of negotiations. "The main stumbling blocks with previous free trade agreements we have been involved in were in the area of agriculture and since the GCC countries are not huge agriculture producers, we don’t see this as a problem here," he said.
22-Dec-2005
Financial Express
The Indian government proposes to initiate negotiations with the Gulf Cooperation Council to conclude a free trade agreement (FTA), Lok Sabha was informed on Wednesday.
16-Dec-2005
Khaleej Times
The Free Trade Agreement (FTA) negotiations between the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries and European Union (EU) have started since 1988. However, there have been always obstacles that prevented the achievement of a final agreement.
5-Nov-2005
Financial Express
Discussions on a possible free trade agreement (FTA) between India and the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) are gaining momentum with the two sides deciding to meet early next year to thrash out important issues like rules of origin (ROO) and differential tariffs which are key to such agreements.
27-Oct-2005
Gulf Daily News
The European Union and the GCC wound up talks on a long stalled free trade deal yesterday without agreement on opening up the region’s lucrative services sector.