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EFTA & Hong Kong keen on FTA with Malaysia, says Muhyiddin
The European Free Trade Association and Hong Kong are keen to establish a free trade agreement with Malaysia.
European trade bloc EFTA eyes closer ties with Asia
Ministers from the four-nation European economic grouping EFTA agreed on Monday to extend their network of free-trade and investment pacts to India and key Southeast Asian countries.
EFTA and Colombia conclude free trade negotiations
The EFTA States (Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway and Switzerland) and Colombia on 12 June 2008 finalized negotiations on a comprehensive Free Trade Agreement (FTA).
GCC, EFTA to sign FTA by year-end
A free trade agreement between the GCC and the European Free Trade Association could be signed by the end of 2008, the official Saudi Press Agency reported on Monday.
UN Committee recommends that India assess likely impacts of EFTA and EU trade talks
A leading UN Committee has recommended that India review all aspects of its trade negotiations - particularly those with EU and EFTA - to ensure that they do not result in a situation which undermines the rights of people within the country, particularly the most disadvantaged and vulnerable. Meeting last month in Geneva, the Committee also noted its concern about the impact of genetically-modified seeds in India on farmers’ livelihoods.
Algeria seeks free trade deal with West African countries
Algeria is working on signing free trade agreements with the West African Economic and Monetary Union (UEMOA) countries, the union said in a statement Monday.
Canada Introduces Legislation for EFTA Trade Accord
Canada’s government introduced legislation today to implement a free-trade accord with the four-nation European Free Trade Association.
India’s FTA with EFTA nations to include IPRs
A free trade agreement is slated to be finalised between India and the European Free Trade Association (EFTA) by early 2009. The EFTA countries include Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway and Switzerland.
Canada says close to trade deal with Colombia
Canada is "very close" to concluding free trade negotiations with Colombia, Trade Minister David Emerson said on Monday, calling those opposed to the deal on human rights grounds as "dogmatic." Emerson also presented legislation to Parliament to enact a free trade pact with the European Free Trade Association, comprised of Switzerland, Norway, Iceland and Liechtenstein.
IPRs to find place in India’s FTA with EFTA nations
A free trade agreement is slated to be finalised between India and the European Free Trade Association (EFTA) by early 2009. The EFTA countries include Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway and Switzerland.
India wants to conclude trade pact with EFTA in a year: Nath
India on Tuesday said it wants to conclude a Free Trade Agreement with a smaller four-nation European Free Trade Association (EFTA) within a year, even as its ambitious trade pact with the European Union seems to have run into differences.
GCC, EFTA in agreement over free trade
Negotiations for a Free Trade Agreement between the states of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) and the European Free Trade Association (EFTA) have been finalized, said Secretary General of the GCC Abdulrahaman Al-Atiyya on Saturday, after five rounds of talks.
India: Free trade talks launched with four European nations
India is on course to signing its first free trade agreement with the Western world after Commerce and Industry Minister Kamal Nath Saturday launched a joint task force to negotiate a deal with four European nations.
Canada signs free trade deal with EFTA
Canada said it signed its first free trade pact with European countries Saturday, clearing the way for it to boost its commerce there by ties with Iceland, Norway, Switzerland and Liechtenstein.
Canada and EFTA Countries Sign Free Trade Agreement
On January 26, 2008, Canada announced that Minister of International Trade and the Leaders of the EFTA Countries (Iceland, Lichtenstein, Norway, and Switzerland) signed a free trade agreement in Davos, Switzerland on January 26, 2008.
Report of the India-EFTA joint study group
The Joint Study Group recommends that the governments of the EFTA States and India enter into negotiations for a broad-based Trade and Investment Agreement (TIA).
Criticism of the EFTA
Swiss NGOs call for a moratorium on bilateral free trade agreements with developing countries
FTA with EFTA states would benefit Indonesia: Etter
A free trade agreement with the European Free Trade Association would be of benefit to Indonesia, Switzerland’s trade negotiator Ambassador Christian Etter says.
First Pakistan-EFTA meeting concludes: Negotiations to continue in 2008
Pakistan and European Free Trade Association (EFTA) have entered into a market access dialogue
Imports up, exports down one year after Korea-EFTA FTA
A year after a trade deal between Korea and the European Free Trade Association (EFTA) went into effect last September, Korea’s largest trade group said that imports from the four-nation bloc hiked while exports dipped heavily.