31-Jan-2013
Members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) together with the group’s six major trading partners are slated to begin in May the first round of negotiations to form the world’s largest economic bloc by 2015.
31-Jan-2013
Reuters
A US business group called on the United States and China on Wednesday to develop a long-term plan to address trade and investment concerns and to tackle cybersecurity threats that could undermine their relations.
30-Jan-2013
European Union Trade Commissioner Karel De Gucht will be in Ottawa next week to meet International Trade Minister Ed Fast and look to complete negotiations on the Canada-EU free-trade agreement.
30-Jan-2013
After two years of negotiations, Taiwan and Singapore may be close to signing a free trade agreement.
30-Jan-2013
CNN Chile
En el marco de la cumbre Celac, la zona del pacífico firmó un acuerdo que consiste en cerrar un acuerdo arancelario antes del 31 de marzo de este año, lo que significa que el 90% de los productos van a quedar liberados de todo tipo de arancel en el comercio entre estos países.
30-Jan-2013
India and Australia are expected to hold the fifth round of negotiations in April in a bid to fast track talks for the proposed Free Trade Agreement (FTA).
29-Jan-2013
Quebec could throw a monkey wrench into any free-trade deal between Canada and the European Union if it’s not satisfied with the treaty’s contents, Premier Pauline Marois warned Monday.
29-Jan-2013
The prime minister and his Japanese counterpart have pledged to work together to reach a comprehensive free trade agreement between the two countries.
29-Jan-2013
Uzbekistan might join the free trade zone of the Commonwealth of Independent States by the end of May 2013, Director of the First Department of the CIS States of the Russian Foreign Ministry told reporters on 29 January before the start of ministerial consultations in the CIS Executive Committee, BelTA has learnt.
29-Jan-2013
Bangkok Post
After a series of warnings from civic groups that any international trade agreement without public consultation violates the constitution, the Commerce Ministry finally, albeit reluctantly, held a public hearing on the draft framework of the Thai-EU Free Trade Agreement (FTA) last Wednesday.
28-Jan-2013
Kazakh city of Astana hosts the seventh round of negotiations on free trade agreement between the member states of the Customs Union (CU) and the countries of the European Free Trade Association (EFTA) on January 28-31, Kazakh Economy and Budget planning ministry reported on Monday.
28-Jan-2013
Union Commerce, Industry and Textiles Minister nand Sharma and Rob Davies, Minister of Trade and Industry of South Africa, reviewed the India- Southern African Custom Union (SACU) Preferential Trade Agreement (PTA) negotiations in Johannesburg today.
28-Jan-2013
Argentine president Cristina Fernandez downplayed immediate discussions for the trade and cooperation agreement between EU and Mercosur arguing that the South American block should elaborate and discuss new proposals to be presented to the Europe Union on the last quarter of this year.
28-Jan-2013
Germany and India are hoping for quick progress in talks on a free-trade deal between New Delhi and the European Union, their foreign ministers said today.
28-Jan-2013
New Brunswick fishermen are closely watching negotiations between Canada and the European Union as the two try to hammer out a free trade deal.
28-Jan-2013
An existing trade pact between South Africa and the European Union is presenting a fresh hurdle in negotiations for economic partnership with Kenya.
28-Jan-2013
With imports and exports accounting for nearly half of Chinese economic output last year, trade has become an essential part of its economy and society.
28-Jan-2013
Express Tribune
The South Asia Free Trade Agreement (Safta) appears to be a ‘disaster’ for Pakistan’s agricultural sector and is backed only by the industrial lobby.
28-Jan-2013
Diplo News
Egypt’s Ambassador delivered the original ratification document of the Arab Republic of Egypt on the Free Trade Agreement signed with the Mercosur on 2/8/2010 to the Secretariat of the organization.
27-Jan-2013
The Philippines is conducting a feasibility study for a bilateral free trade agreement with Taiwan that would allow the export of farm products to the Taiwanese market.