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Israel keen on starting FTA talks with Peru

2013-05-14 03:25:58

Israel and Peru expect to kick off negotiations on a bilateral Free Trade Agreement before year's end in order to take advantage of the two economies' complementariness, Israel's ambassador to Peru Modi Ephraim said Monday.

Goods from occupied lands should not be part of trade deal with Israel

2012-05-21 09:38:03

In late 2010, former trade minister Peter Van Loan announced that Canada and Israel would start exploratory talks to upgrade the Canada-Israel Free Trade Agreement (CIFTA). Earlier this year, the Ministry of International Trade finished public consultations and is now in internal discussions to implement the upgrades.

Colombia to begin FTA talks with Israel

2012-03-10 16:23:18

Colombia's Business, Industry, and Tourism minister has announced the first round of Free Trade Agreement (FTA) talks to be held with Israel next week, said Colombian business newspaper Portfolio, Thursday.

'Free trade pact will give Israel access to Arab markets'

2012-01-28 13:03:02

CEO of the Ramat Gan branch of the State Bank of India says India will become hub for Israeli exports to the Mideast once free trade agreement is signed between the 2 countries.

Israel, South Korea aim to sign free trade agreement by April 2012

2011-12-28 03:02:24

The Israeli government has announced that South Korea and Israel will begin free trade talks with the goal to sign a trade pact by April.

Argentina joins regional free trade pact with Israel

2011-09-12 21:27:46

Argentina became the last of five South American countries to sign onto a regional free trade agreement with Israel.

Israel, India to sign free trade agreement

2010-11-30 01:37:46

A new world of opportunities is set to open up before the Israeli entrepreneur. Finance Minister Yuval Steinitz announced Thursday that Israel was set to sign a free trade agreement with India.

Indo-Israeli FTA talks to ride on equal trade opportunities

2010-05-19 01:44:53

A free trade agreement between India and Israel, proposed by the latter about four years ago, has all the trappings for an early completion.

US-Israel trade pact must be updated: senator

2010-04-16 04:51:06

The United States and Israel must modernize their 1985 free trade agreement to better reflect high-tech commerce between the staunch allies, a US senator urged Thursday.

Brazilian president in Israel to mark Mercosur FTA

2010-03-16 02:52:19

Brazilian President Luiz Inácio (Lula) da Silva met with President Shimon Peres in Jerusalem today and said that Brazil had given its final approval for a free trade agreement between Israel and the Mercosur bloc (Brazil, Argentina, Uruguay and Paraguay). The FTA will come into effect in April.

India prioritises Israel on trade pact

2010-02-12 02:08:23

Trade negotiations with New Delhi are a big step for Israel

Israel pushing for trade pact with India

2010-01-12 07:10:44

Israel on Monday said it wants to push for a free trade agreement with India with an objective of tripling bilateral commerce to USD 12 billion over the next four-five years.

Brazilian business leaders look to Israeli know-how

2009-11-15 03:13:10

The decision by Brazil's House of Representatives last week to approve a free trade agreement for Israel with Mercosul, the South American free trade area, could have enormous economic consequences for the Jewish state, a member of the delegation traveling with Peres has told reporters in the president's entourage.

Inconvenient truths about the US-Israel free trade agreement

2009-06-04 03:24:44

The US-Israel Free Trade Area became law in 1985, but ongoing violations of American intellectual property rights and trade laws are fueling heavy losses of American jobs. As the US economy declines many are trying to separate myths from facts about America's first bilateral trade agreement.

US Muslim group seeks to nix US-Israel Free Trade agreement

2009-04-23 03:58:41

Global pharmaceuticals companies, which often argue that Israel should pass stricter legislation to protect intellectual property, have received support from an unexpected corner recently: the Institute for Research: Middle Eastern Policy (IRmep) has filed an urgent petition to the United States Trade Representative demanding the immediate suspension of preferential Israeli access to the US market under the Free Trade Area agreement.

Israel's government abuses Free Trade Agreement with US

2009-03-17 03:18:47

According to a chart of lost revenues and jobs between 1999 and 2008, the last 10 years of the FTA with Israel, the jobs lost to the American public is now an irreversible attribute of the US-Israeli trade relationship.

Documents reveal AIPAC trade secrets leak leading to $71 billion export loss

2009-02-24 08:50:00

Newly released Freedom of Information Act documents reveal details of trade secrets leaked during negotiations of America's first trade agreement with Israel.

Amendment to Mexico-Israel accord to ease trade

2009-02-05 00:00:00

Recently it was reported that Israel and Mexio signed an amendment to their FTA of 2000 aimed at solving a problem faced by many companies that want to transit products made in either Israel or Mexico through a third country, such as the US or the EU.

Israel, Mexico signed the amended Israel-Mexico Free-Trade Agreement

2008-11-25 05:26:08

The newly signed amendment allows for goods originating in Israel or Mexico to undergo minimal processing or storage in a third country such as the US or EU, and still retain duty-free status.

Joint Jordanian-Israeli delegation to discuss trade relations in the USA

2008-07-29 00:59:11

An official joint Jordanian-Israeli delegation met last week with representatives from the office of the United States Trade Representative, Department of State, Department of Commerce, as well as members of Congress and their staffs to promote the expansion and strengthening of the trilateral United States-Jordan-Israel trade relationship.